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Standard front

Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard economy-first Front play: Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant up immediately, units trickle to the coast and middle, with an Advanced Metal Extractor around 9:00 as the eco transition.

#eco · 1697 distinct matches · 247 players · 74% of Armada Front games · team won 61% of 1991 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 constructor by 7:43

  1. Open mex and wind, drop Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant almost immediately.
  2. Pump Blitz, Rocketeer and Pawn to the coast to stop leaks first.
  3. Add Centurion and Janus once first units are moving up.
  4. Form units into a line pushing toward middle as numbers grow.
  5. Upgrade to Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transition kicks in.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1697 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

  1. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 1 winddone ~0:44, middle half 0:33–0:55

    Some games also: wind (48%) · Vehicle Plant (35%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 105 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:45 · typical 0:47
    4. RoverScout ×5
    5. BlitzBlitz ×3
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. BlitzBlitz
    10. WhistlerMissile truck
    11. Mex
    12. JanusJanus
    13. Mex
    14. JanusJanus
    15. Mex
    16. JanusJanus
    17. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    18. Con turret
    19. Mex
    20. SentrySentry
    21. WhistlerMissile truck
    22. SentrySentry
    23. ShellshockerArty ×2
    24. JanusJanus ×2
    25. StoutStout
    26. BlitzBlitz
    27. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. WhistlerMissile truck
    30. Wind
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. Wind
    33. WhistlerMissile truck
    34. Wind ×2
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Wind
    37. RoverScout
    38. Wind
    39. RoverScout
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. RoverScout
    43. Wind
    44. RoverScout
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind
    47. WhistlerMissile truck
    48. Wind
    49. BlitzBlitz
    50. Wind
    51. WhistlerMissile truck
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×2
    54. BlitzBlitz
    55. Wind
    56. OverwatchOverwatch
    57. WhistlerMissile truck
    58. Wind ×2
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Wind
    61. WhistlerMissile truck
    62. Wind
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. Wind
    65. WhistlerMissile truck
    66. Wind
    67. BlitzBlitz
    68. Wind
    69. WhistlerMissile truck
    70. Wind
    71. BlitzBlitz
    72. Wind
    73. Twilight
    74. WhistlerMissile truck
    75. Wind
    76. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    77. BlitzBlitz
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:15 · typical 9:01
    79. Wind
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    81. WhistlerMissile truck
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    87. Wind
    88. WhistlerMissile truck
    89. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    90. Wind
    91. JanusJanus
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. JanusJanus
    95. BlitzBlitz
    96. WhistlerMissile truck
    97. GroundhogGroundhog
    98. RoverScout
    99. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    100. RoverScout
    101. Wind
    102. RoverScout
    103. Converter
    104. RoverScout
    105. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:38 · typical 0:44
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Rocketeer6 Rocketeer

    Some games also: Lazarus (49%) · tick (46%) · centurion (40%) · con vehicle (32%) · janus (32%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 6 wind

  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine14Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry

    Some games also: rocketeer (46%) · energy storage (43%) · Lazarus (38%) · con bot (37%) · Radar Tower (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 24 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 207 steps
    1. RoverScout ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. RoverScout
    4. Wind
    5. RoverScout
    6. Wind ×2
    7. RoverScout
    8. TickTick
    9. Wind
    10. TickTick
    11. RoverScout
    12. TickTick
    13. Converter
    14. TickTick
    15. RoverScout
    16. TickTick
    17. RoverScout
    18. TickTick
    19. Construction BotCon bot
    20. RoverScout
    21. Wind
    22. RoverScout
    23. Construction BotCon bot
    24. RoverScout
    25. Construction BotCon bot
    26. RoverScout
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Construction BotCon bot
    30. RoverScout
    31. Construction BotCon bot
    32. RoverScout
    33. TickTick
    34. RoverScout
    35. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    36. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    37. TickTick
    38. Wind
    39. RoverScout
    40. TickTick ×2
    41. RoverScout
    42. TickTick
    43. RoverScout
    44. Wind
    45. TickTick
    46. Converter
    47. TickTick
    48. RoverScout
    49. TickTick
    50. RoverScout
    51. ShipyardShipyarddone 12:24
    52. TickTick ×2
    53. RoverScout
    54. TickTick
    55. RoverScout
    56. Wind
    57. TickTick
    58. RoverScout
    59. TickTick ×2
    60. RoverScout
    61. Wind
    62. EelSubmarinedone 12:39
    63. TickTick
    64. RoverScout
    65. TickTick
    66. Converter
    67. TickTick
    68. RoverScout
    69. TickTick
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    71. RoverScout
    72. TickTick ×2
    73. RoverScout
    74. EelSubmarine
    75. TickTick
    76. Wind
    77. RoverScout
    78. TickTick ×2
    79. RoverScout
    80. TickTick
    81. RoverScout
    82. TickTick
    83. EelSubmarine
    84. TickTick
    85. RoverScout
    86. Converter
    87. TickTick
    88. RoverScout
    89. TickTick
    90. RoverScout
    91. TickTick ×2
    92. RoverScout
    93. TickTick
    94. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    95. TickTick
    96. RoverScout
    97. TickTick
    98. RoverScout
    99. TickTick
    100. RoverScout
    101. TickTick ×2
    102. RoverScout
    103. Wind
    104. EelSubmarine
    105. TickTick
    106. RoverScout
    107. TickTick
    108. RoverScout
    109. TickTick
    110. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    111. TickTick
    112. RoverScout
    113. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    114. Wind
    115. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    116. TickTick
    117. Converter
    118. RoverScout
    119. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    120. TickTick
    121. EelSubmarine
    122. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    123. TickTick
    124. RoverScout
    125. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    126. TickTick
    127. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    128. RoverScout
    129. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    130. TickTick
    131. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    132. TickTick
    133. RoverScout
    134. Wind
    135. TickTick
    136. RoverScout
    137. EelSubmarine
    138. TickTick
    139. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    140. TickTick
    141. RoverScout
    142. TickTick
    143. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    144. RoverScout
    145. TickTick
    146. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    147. TickTick
    148. RoverScout
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    152. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    153. TickTick
    154. RoverScout
    155. TickTick
    156. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    157. TickTick
    158. RoverScout
    159. TickTick
    160. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    161. RoverScout
    162. TickTick
    163. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:25
    164. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    165. TickTick
    166. RoverScout
    167. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    168. Wind
    169. EelSubmarine
    170. TickTick
    171. RoverScout
    172. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    173. OspreyHeavy transport
    174. TickTick
    175. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    176. TickTick
    177. RoverScout
    178. TickTick
    179. RoverScout
    180. TickTick
    181. FalconFighter
    182. TickTick
    183. RoverScout
    184. Converter
    185. Wind
    186. EelSubmarine
    187. FalconFighter
    188. TickTick
    189. RoverScout
    190. TickTick
    191. FalconFighter
    192. TickTick
    193. RoverScout
    194. FalconFighter
    195. TickTick
    196. RoverScout
    197. TickTick
    198. FalconFighter
    199. EelSubmarine
    200. RoverScout
    201. TickTick
    202. Wind
    203. Construction ShipCon ship
    204. FalconFighter
    205. TickTick
    206. RoverScout
    207. TickTick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is starbird's (33 OS, 24/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:17 · in 68% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:23 · in 64% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1991 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008402131
3:001618135108
4:002699522333
5:0038471127787
6:00503519231426
7:00625127172302
8:00753535453173
9:00897343264069
10:001053850054807
11:001237355335546
12:001452759766406
13:001685764686999
14:001922071817826
15:002185478698687
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Front play wins more often than Suicide front and produces more metal by 15:00 while losing less of it.

  • + Metal produced reaches 22627 by 15:00, well above Suicide front's 20142.
  • + Own metal lost is 8944 by 15:00, lower than enemy metal destroyed ratio of Suicide front.
  • − First unit lost already at 1:43, showing exposure despite the safer position.
  • − Blitz dominates army share at 25%, leaving fewer Centurion for anti-swarm.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

starbird

32.7 OS · 24/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
319 metal received · 8934 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:44Middle 50%: 0:33–0:55 · n=1329
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:41–1:14 · n=1284
Advanced Metal Extractor9:01Middle 50%: 8:09–10:15 · n=1562

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