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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 · 1007 distinct matches · 135 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1154 · 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 1007 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Windfor Geo
    3. Mexfor Geo
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:50 · 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

    The example game in this phase · 25 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3for Geo
    3. TickTick ×10
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Geo
    5. Con turretfor Geo
    6. CenturionCenturion
    7. Mexfor Geo
    8. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    9. TickTick ×4
    10. Mexfor Geo
    11. TickTick
    12. Mexfor Geo
    13. RocketeerRocketeer
    14. SentrySentryfor Geo
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    17. Mex
    18. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    19. LazarusLazarus
    20. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    21. Construction BotCon botfor Geo
    22. Con turret
    23. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    24. Windfor Geo
    25. RocketeerRocketeer
  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 · 106 steps
    1. Windfor Geo
    2. RocketeerRocketeer
    3. Windfor Geo
    4. RocketeerRocketeer
    5. Windfor Geo
    6. PawnPawn
    7. Windfor Geo
    8. PawnPawn
    9. Windfor Geo
    10. PawnPawn
    11. Windfor Geo
    12. PawnPawn
    13. BeamerBeamer
    14. Windfor Geo
    15. PawnPawn
    16. Windfor Geo
    17. PawnPawn
    18. BeamerBeamer
    19. Windfor Geo
    20. PawnPawn
    21. Windfor Geo
    22. LazarusLazarus
    23. Windfor Geo
    24. OverwatchOverwatch
    25. Wind ×4for Geo
    26. GauntletGauntletdone 8:25
    27. Wind ×2for Geo
    28. Energy storagefor Geo
    29. Wind ×6for Geo
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    31. Windfor Geo
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    33. Windfor Geo
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    35. Windfor Geo
    36. Con turret
    37. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:23
    38. Wind ×3for Geo
    39. Energy storagefor Geo
    40. Construction BotCon botfor Geo
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    42. Construction BotCon botfor Geo
    43. Windfor Geo
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2for Geo
    45. Construction BotCon botfor Geo
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    47. Windfor Geo
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2for Geo
    51. Windfor Geo
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    53. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    54. Wind ×2for Geo
    55. Con turretfor Geo
    56. SentrySentry
    57. Wind ×3for Geo
    58. SentrySentryfor Geo
    59. Wind ×2for Geo
    60. TickTick
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    62. Windfor Geo
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. TickTick
    65. Windfor Geo
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    67. TickTick
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    69. Wind ×2for Geo
    70. TickTick
    71. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    72. TickTick
    73. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    74. Windfor Geo
    75. TickTick
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    77. TickTick
    78. Wind ×2for Geo
    79. TickTick
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teethfor Geo
    81. TickTick ×2
    82. Windfor Geo
    83. TickTick ×2
    84. Wind ×3for Geo
    85. TickTick ×3
    86. Windfor Geo
    87. TickTick ×2
    88. Wind ×2for Geo
    89. TickTick ×2
    90. Windfor Geo
    91. TickTick
    92. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geodone 13:08 · typical 8:54
    93. Wind ×3for Geo
    94. TickTick
    95. Wind ×2for Geo
    96. TickTick
    97. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo
    98. Wind ×20for Geo
    99. Converterfor Geo
    100. Wind ×2for Geo
    101. Converterfor Geo
    102. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo
    103. Windfor Geo
    104. Converterfor Geo
    105. Windfor Geo
    106. Converterfor Geo

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SHORTBUS_VIP's (47 OS, 30/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

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

1154 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008482131
3:001625141105
4:002715542333
5:0038651200821
6:00507421121523
7:00631429852452
8:00763738533361
9:00907946814319
10:001068453295064
11:001259858205719
12:001482163656527
13:001741969967244
14:002017276218099
15:002267783768960
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

SHORTBUS_VIP

46.7 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
43 metal received · 16807 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=730
Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:37–0:58 · n=817
Advanced Metal Extractor8:54Middle 50%: 8:02–10:01 · n=923

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