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Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard economy-first Front play: Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant up almost immediately, Advanced Metal Extractor around 9 minutes, with Blitz, Rocketeer, Pawn and Janus trickling out to hold and push the middle over the full 15 minutes.

#eco · 1138 distinct matches · 143 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1297 · 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 1138 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 0:36–8:32

    Some games also: Vehicle Plant (42%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex · 1 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:39 · 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 (43%) · tick (41%) · centurion (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

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

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

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is yubiyubi's (45 OS, 09/10/2026); 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 7:16 · 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

1297 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008452131
3:001621143105
4:002707545333
5:0038531202813
6:00505920891516
7:00630729482450
8:00763437983332
9:00907646234252
10:001068052884987
11:001260857865652
12:001483463526481
13:001741369637190
14:002016875948094
15:002268483578974
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

yubiyubi

45.4 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

21 received units · includes a constructor
729 metal received · 68546 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:45Middle 50%: 0:36–8:32 · n=820
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:40–0:58 · n=917
Advanced Metal Extractor8:53Middle 50%: 8:02–9:59 · n=1035

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