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Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first opening with Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant, transitioning into the role's usual Blitz/Rocketeer/Pawn/Janus mix to defend the coast and hold the line near middle.

#eco · 1072 distinct matches · 140 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1224 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 0:48

  1. Take mex and wind, start bot lab and vehicle plant together.
  2. Finish vehicle plant and begin Blitz, Rocketeer, Pawn and Janus mix.
  3. Send first units to the coast to stop leaks, not straight to mid.
  4. Add Janus or Centurion once first units are out, then form up as a line.
  5. Push T2 constructor out once the line holds middle.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1072 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
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 1 winddone ~0:45, middle half 0:35–8:32

    Some games also: Vehicle Plant (41%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex · 1 wind

    The example game in this phase · 80 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:42 · typical 0:48
    4. RoverScout ×5
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    6. BlitzBlitz
    7. Mex
    8. BlitzBlitz ×2
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. JanusJanus
    11. Mex
    12. JanusJanus
    13. Mex
    14. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    15. Mex
    16. JanusJanus
    17. RoverScout
    18. BeamerBeamer
    19. RoverScout ×3
    20. JanusJanus ×2
    21. Mex
    22. JanusJanus
    23. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    24. OverwatchOverwatch
    25. WhistlerMissile truck
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. ShellshockerArty ×2
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    29. ShellshockerArty
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    33. OverwatchOverwatch
    34. BlitzBlitz ×4
    35. Wind
    36. BlitzBlitz
    37. JanusJanus
    38. Wind ×2
    39. JanusJanus
    40. Wind
    41. JanusJanus
    42. Wind ×2
    43. JanusJanus
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ShellshockerArty
    46. BeamerBeamer
    47. Wind
    48. Mex
    49. Wind
    50. ShellshockerArty
    51. Wind
    52. ShellshockerArty
    53. Wind
    54. Con turret
    55. ShellshockerArty ×2
    56. BlitzBlitz
    57. Wind
    58. BlitzBlitz
    59. Wind
    60. BlitzBlitz
    61. Wind
    62. BlitzBlitz
    63. Wind
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:56 · typical 8:54
    65. Wind ×2
    66. BlitzBlitz
    67. Wind ×2
    68. JanusJanus
    69. Wind
    70. JanusJanus
    71. Energy storage
    72. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    73. BlitzBlitz ×4
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. BlitzBlitz ×6
    76. RoverScout ×9
    77. BlitzBlitz ×5
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    79. BlitzBlitz ×5
    80. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:14 · typical 0:45
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry

    Some games also: rocketeer (46%) · con bot (44%) · Lazarus (44%) · tick (41%) · centurion (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine13Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry

    Some games also: energy storage (46%) · rocketeer (39%) · blitz (38%) · pawn (36%) · Lazarus (35%)

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 25 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. BlitzBlitz ×6
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. BlitzBlitz
    7. Con turret
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. BlitzBlitz
    10. Con turret
    11. BlitzBlitz
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Con turret
    14. BlitzBlitz
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. BlitzBlitz
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. TickTick ×3
    19. LazarusLazarus
    20. TickTick ×7

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is xabre's (47 OS, 05/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:18 · in 68% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:17 · in 67% 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

1224 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008492131
3:001625141105
4:002711543333
5:0038541201817
6:00506221051523
7:00630929612441
8:00763538093334
9:00907346214277
10:001068452875006
11:001261557835680
12:001483063506488
13:001741969687184
14:002016375838083
15:002271483748960
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard economy-first Front play, winning slightly more than suicide front at 63% with a bigger metal lead by 15:00.

  • + Metal produced reaches 22704 by 15:00, highest of the two front roles.
  • + Own metal lost stays lower relative to produced, 8967 vs 22704 by 15:00.
  • − First unit lost already at 1:44, same as suicide front despite safer position.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

xabre

47.1 OS · 05/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
189 metal received · 68763 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:45Middle 50%: 0:35–8:32 · n=775
Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:39–0:58 · n=865
Advanced Metal Extractor8:54Middle 50%: 8:02–10:00 · n=981

Played most by

Hummell104games of this buildWashedGamuer95games of this buildLeohvm86games of this buildXad67games of this buildImmort42games of this build
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