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Standard front

Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Front economy-first opening with Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant thrown down almost immediately, transitioning into a mixed Blitz/Rocketeer/Pawn/Janus army feeding the middle over the game.

#eco · 1031 distinct matches · 138 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1178 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 0:47

  1. Open 3 mex then Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant almost together.
  2. Layer wind while both labs start producing.
  3. Send early units to coast first to stop leaks, not middle.
  4. Add Construction Turrets as "Blitz", "Rocketeer", "Janus" mix builds up.
  5. Transition into Advanced Metal Extractor once T2 con is out.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1031 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 0:35–8:09

    Some games also: Vehicle Plant (41%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex · 1 wind

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:44 · 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 (45%) · Lazarus (44%) · tick (41%) · centurion (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

    The example game in this phase · 39 steps
    1. Wind
    2. TickTick ×2
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    5. Mex
    6. CenturionCenturion
    7. TickTick ×3
    8. CenturionCenturion
    9. PawnPawn
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. RocketeerRocketeer
    12. Mex
    13. Wind
    14. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    15. Wind
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. Mex
    18. LazarusLazarus
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Wind
    21. RocketeerRocketeer
    22. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    23. RocketeerRocketeer
    24. Construction BotCon bot
    25. Wind
    26. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    27. Wind
    28. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    29. Wind
    30. LazarusLazarus
    31. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    32. Wind
    33. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    34. TickTick
    35. RocketeerRocketeer
    36. Wind
    37. RocketeerRocketeer
    38. CenturionCenturion
    39. Wind
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

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

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

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

    The example game in this phase · 203 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeer
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. RocketeerRocketeer
    4. Mex
    5. RocketeerRocketeer
    6. Wind
    7. RocketeerRocketeer
    8. Mex
    9. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    12. RocketeerRocketeer
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    18. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    20. RocketeerRocketeer
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    22. RocketeerRocketeer
    23. Wind
    24. LazarusLazarus
    25. RocketeerRocketeer
    26. LazarusLazarus
    27. Energy storage
    28. RocketeerRocketeer
    29. Wind
    30. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    31. Wind
    32. Mex
    33. RocketeerRocketeer
    34. LazarusLazarus
    35. RocketeerRocketeer
    36. CenturionCenturion
    37. RocketeerRocketeer
    38. Wind
    39. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    40. PawnPawn
    41. Mex
    42. PawnPawn ×2
    43. Wind
    44. PawnPawn
    45. RocketeerRocketeer
    46. PawnPawn
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:05 · typical 8:54
    48. PawnPawn
    49. RocketeerRocketeer
    50. PawnPawn
    51. RocketeerRocketeer
    52. PawnPawn
    53. Wind
    54. PawnPawn ×2
    55. Con turret
    56. PawnPawn
    57. Wind
    58. PawnPawn ×3
    59. Wind
    60. PawnPawn ×3
    61. Wind
    62. PawnPawn
    63. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    64. PawnPawn ×2
    65. Wind
    66. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    67. PawnPawn ×2
    68. Wind
    69. PawnPawn
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind
    72. PawnPawn
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. Wind
    75. PawnPawn
    76. Energy storage
    77. PawnPawn
    78. Wind
    79. PawnPawn
    80. Wind
    81. PawnPawn
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. PawnPawn
    85. Advanced solar
    86. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    87. PawnPawn
    88. Wind
    89. Con turret
    90. PawnPawn
    91. Wind
    92. Advanced solar
    93. PawnPawn
    94. Wind
    95. PawnPawn
    96. Advanced solar
    97. PawnPawn
    98. Wind
    99. Advanced solar
    100. PawnPawn
    101. Wind
    102. Advanced solar
    103. PawnPawn
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. PawnPawn ×2
    106. Wind
    107. PawnPawn ×5
    108. Wind
    109. PawnPawn ×2
    110. Advanced solar
    111. PawnPawn
    112. Wind
    113. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    114. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    115. Wind
    116. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    117. PawnPawn
    118. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    119. Con turret
    120. PawnPawn
    121. Wind
    122. PawnPawn
    123. Con turret
    124. StarlightStarlightdone 12:44
    125. Con turret
    126. PawnPawn
    127. Wind
    128. Advanced solar
    129. Con turret
    130. PawnPawn ×2
    131. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:08 · typical 0:48
    132. Wind
    133. PawnPawn ×2
    134. Wind
    135. PawnPawn ×2
    136. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 14:00
    137. PawnPawn ×4
    138. Wind
    139. PawnPawn ×4
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. PawnPawn ×2
    142. Wind
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. PawnPawn
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. PawnPawn
    147. BlitzBlitz
    148. PawnPawn
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. PawnPawn
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. PawnPawn
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. PawnPawn
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. PawnPawn
    157. BlitzBlitz
    158. PawnPawn
    159. BlitzBlitz
    160. PawnPawn
    161. BlitzBlitz
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. PawnPawn
    166. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    167. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    168. BlitzBlitz
    169. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    170. PawnPawn
    171. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    172. BlitzBlitz
    173. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    174. PawnPawn
    175. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    176. BlitzBlitz
    177. PawnPawn
    178. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. PawnPawn
    181. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    184. PawnPawn
    185. BlitzBlitz
    186. PawnPawn
    187. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    188. BlitzBlitz
    189. PawnPawn
    190. BlitzBlitz
    191. PawnPawn
    192. BlitzBlitz
    193. PawnPawn
    194. BlitzBlitz
    195. PawnPawn
    196. BlitzBlitz
    197. PawnPawn
    198. BlitzBlitz
    199. PawnPawn
    200. BlitzBlitz
    201. PawnPawn
    202. BlitzBlitz
    203. PawnPawn

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is JustSomeGuy's (40 OS, 02/10/2026); 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

1178 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008482131
3:001627141105
4:002716542333
5:0038681203819
6:00507621121523
7:00632029742422
8:00763938233347
9:00908346414308
10:001069653295042
11:001262558255692
12:001483963816492
13:001743369777174
14:002016376218077
15:002267783748941
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Front play wins more often than suicide front and produces more metal by 15:00, reflecting its safer positioning.

  • + Metal produced reaches 22219 by 15:00, above suicide front's 19882
  • + Own losses of 8949 stay under enemy metal destroyed's near-equal 8347
  • − First unit lost by 1:44 shows exposure even from the safer side
  • − Wider gap to defend demands disciplined coast-then-mid unit movement
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

JustSomeGuy

40.5 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
548 metal received · 8573 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:45Middle 50%: 0:35–8:09 · n=746
Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:38–0:59 · n=832
Advanced Metal Extractor8:54Middle 50%: 8:02–10:01 · n=940

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