Update the Outpost
Keep the unit's return route near its task but away from the most obvious sweep.
TACTICAL GUIDE
How do you place a Garrison and an Outpost?
Use an Outpost to keep one unit returning to its task, and a Garrison to anchor the wider team—place backups off the hottest frontline so one sweep does not erase every return path.
Reviewed Sep 4, 2026 · Current evidence separated from version-sensitive values
QUICK ANSWER
Use an Outpost to keep one unit returning to its task, and a Garrison to anchor the wider team—place backups off the hottest frontline so one sweep does not erase every return path.
CHOOSE YOUR CURRENT STATE
Choose the structure by who needs to return
Use an Outpost for one unit and a Garrison for the wider team, then build redundancy before extending the line.
Add a recoverable Garrison
Build a second usable direction so one loss does not collapse every approach.
Stop guessing at the radius
Check role, supplies, terrain and the current on-screen placement state in order.
PROCEDURE
Follow these steps
Decide who the spawn serves: Outpost = one squad; Garrison = team infrastructure (per hub spawn guide).
Read the active objective and enemy pressure before building on the marker itself.
Place an Outpost close enough to return quickly, far enough that one explosive sweep does not wipe squad and spawn together.
Add backup Garrisons away from the single frontline point so the team can recover when the forward spawn falls.
Defend or relocate before extending farther; report the new mark on squad/command chat.
Exact supply costs, spacing and lock distances: verify in current build—hub deliberately withholds universal numbers until captured.
COMMON PITFALLS
Avoid these mistakes
- Only one Garrison on the frontline ("a failure waiting to happen").
- Dropping an Outpost on the objective center under constant enemy contact.
- Publishing invented meter spacing or supply costs.
- Building spawn toys while Nodes/economy are still empty at match start.
QUICK ANSWERS
Place Garrison & Outpost questions
What is the difference between an Outpost and a Garrison?
An Outpost is the squad-level return point; a Garrison is team infrastructure. Use the Outpost for the unit's current task and Garrisons for redundant team approaches.
Should I place an Outpost directly on the objective?
Usually nearby, not on the hottest point—close enough to return, far enough to survive a sweep. Terrain and pressure decide the exact spot.
Who places Garrisons?
Squad Leaders are called out in hub guidance to add backup Garrisons. Confirm the current role permissions in-game.
What if the forward spawn falls?
Stop feeding the lost route, fall back to a safe spawn, restore an Outpost, then rebuild a redundant Garrison before the next push.
SOURCES & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY
What this guide can verify
These guides separate first-party release facts, dated catalogues and observed gameplay behavior. Version-sensitive values or features remain unstated when the current sources do not verify them.