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Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's standard economy-first opening, building Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant immediately then teching up with an Advanced Metal Extractor around 9:00, transitioning into a mixed Blitz/Rocketeer/Pawn/Janus army to hold and push middle.

#eco · 1068 distinct matches · 140 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1219 · 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 1068 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 · 121 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:43 · typical 0:48
    4. RoverScout ×2
    5. Wind
    6. RoverScout ×3
    7. Wind
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    9. Mex
    10. BlitzBlitz ×2
    11. JanusJanus
    12. Mex
    13. JanusJanus
    14. Mex
    15. JanusJanus ×2
    16. Mex
    17. JanusJanus ×2
    18. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×7
    20. ShellshockerArty
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    22. ShellshockerArty
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    24. ShellshockerArty
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    26. ShellshockerArty ×3
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    28. ShellshockerArty
    29. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    30. ShellshockerArty ×2
    31. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    32. Wind
    33. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    34. SentrySentry
    35. ShellshockerArty
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    37. Wind
    38. BlitzBlitz ×2
    39. Wind
    40. BlitzBlitz ×2
    41. SentrySentry
    42. Wind
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    45. Wind
    46. BlitzBlitz ×3
    47. Wind
    48. BlitzBlitz
    49. Wind
    50. BlitzBlitz ×2
    51. SentrySentry
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. SentrySentry
    56. BlitzBlitz
    57. Wind
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:13 · typical 8:53
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Wind
    61. BlitzBlitz
    62. Energy storage
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. Wind
    65. BlitzBlitz
    66. Wind
    67. BlitzBlitz
    68. Wind
    69. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    70. BlitzBlitz
    71. Wind
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    75. Wind
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    77. BlitzBlitz
    78. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    79. Wind
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×8
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. BeholderBeholder
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    87. Wind
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. SentrySentry
    91. BlitzBlitz
    92. Wind
    93. BlitzBlitz
    94. Wind
    95. BlitzBlitz
    96. Wind
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. Wind
    99. BlitzBlitz
    100. Wind
    101. BlitzBlitz
    102. Wind
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. Wind
    105. BlitzBlitz
    106. Wind
    107. BlitzBlitz
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind
    110. BlitzBlitz
    111. Wind
    112. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    113. Con turret
    114. Wind
    115. BlitzBlitz
    116. SentrySentry
    117. Wind
    118. Con turret
    119. BlitzBlitz
    120. SentrySentry
    121. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:25 · 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

  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 (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 125 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz
    2. Wind
    3. SentrySentry
    4. BlitzBlitz
    5. Wind
    6. BlitzBlitz
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. BlitzBlitz ×2
    10. Wind
    11. BlitzBlitz
    12. PawnPawn
    13. BlitzBlitz
    14. Wind
    15. PawnPawn
    16. BlitzBlitz
    17. PawnPawn
    18. Wind
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. PawnPawn
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. Wind
    23. PawnPawn
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. PawnPawn
    26. BlitzBlitz
    27. Wind
    28. PawnPawn
    29. BlitzBlitz
    30. PawnPawn
    31. Wind
    32. BlitzBlitz
    33. PawnPawn
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. PawnPawn
    37. Wind
    38. BlitzBlitz
    39. PawnPawn
    40. Wind
    41. BlitzBlitz
    42. PawnPawn
    43. Wind
    44. BlitzBlitz
    45. PawnPawn
    46. Wind
    47. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 13:26
    48. BlitzBlitz
    49. PawnPawn
    50. Wind
    51. BlitzBlitz
    52. PawnPawn
    53. Wind
    54. BlitzBlitz
    55. PawnPawn
    56. Wind
    57. BlitzBlitz
    58. PawnPawn
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. PawnPawn
    61. BlitzBlitz
    62. PawnPawn
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. PawnPawn
    65. BlitzBlitz
    66. PawnPawn
    67. BlitzBlitz
    68. PawnPawn
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. PawnPawn
    71. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. PawnPawn
    74. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    75. BlitzBlitz
    76. PawnPawn
    77. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    80. PawnPawn
    81. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    82. BlitzBlitz
    83. PawnPawn
    84. BlitzBlitz
    85. PawnPawn
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. PawnPawn
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. PawnPawn
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. PawnPawn
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. PawnPawn
    94. BlitzBlitz
    95. PawnPawn
    96. BlitzBlitz
    97. PawnPawn
    98. BlitzBlitz
    99. PawnPawn
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. PawnPawn
    102. BlitzBlitz
    103. PawnPawn
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. PawnPawn
    106. BlitzBlitz
    107. PawnPawn
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. PawnPawn
    110. BlitzBlitz
    111. PawnPawn
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. PawnPawn
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. PawnPawn
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. PawnPawn
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. PawnPawn
    120. BlitzBlitz
    121. PawnPawn
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. PawnPawn
    124. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    125. BlitzBlitz

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is XXMACGAMERXX's (37 OS, 04/10/2026); 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 68% 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

1219 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008492131
3:001625141105
4:002711541333
5:0038541202816
6:00506221111522
7:00631129702424
8:00763838123332
9:00907646244273
10:001068852885001
11:001262257865677
12:001483463526488
13:001742569817166
14:002017675948075
15:002274183748952
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

XXMACGAMERXX

36.9 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
343 metal received · 12170 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=773
Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:39–0:58 · n=861
Advanced Metal Extractor8:53Middle 50%: 8:02–10:00 · n=976

Played most by

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