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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 · 1008 distinct matches · 135 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1155 · 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 1008 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 · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:45 · 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 · 42 steps
    1. Solar
    2. TickTick ×2
    3. PawnPawn
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. TickTick ×3
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. CenturionCenturion
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Con turret
    10. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    11. Mex
    12. RocketeerRocketeer
    13. Mex
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. SentrySentry
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. Wind
    18. Mex
    19. LazarusLazarus
    20. Wind
    21. CenturionCenturion ×2
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Wind
    24. Mex
    25. Wind
    26. RocketeerRocketeer
    27. SentrySentry
    28. Wind ×2
    29. RocketeerRocketeer
    30. Wind
    31. SentrySentry
    32. Wind
    33. RocketeerRocketeer
    34. CenturionCenturion
    35. Wind
    36. RocketeerRocketeer
    37. BeamerBeamer
    38. Wind
    39. RocketeerRocketeer
    40. Wind
    41. Mex
    42. Construction BotCon bot
  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 · 279 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Mex
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Con turret
    6. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    7. Con turret
    8. Converter
    9. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    10. Energy storage
    11. RocketeerRocketeer
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Energy storage
    14. Construction BotCon botfor Geo
    15. Converter
    16. Energy storage
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Construction BotCon bot
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:06 · typical 8:54
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Converter
    29. Construction BotCon bot
    30. Wind ×5
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. SentrySentry
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:27
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. Wind
    43. PawnPawn ×2
    44. Wind
    45. PawnPawn
    46. Wind
    47. TickTick
    48. Wind
    49. Construction BotCon bot
    50. Wind
    51. PawnPawn
    52. Wind
    53. PawnPawn
    54. Wind
    55. PawnPawn
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. TickTick
    59. Construction BotCon bot
    60. Wind
    61. PawnPawn ×3
    62. TickTick
    63. Construction BotCon bot
    64. PawnPawn ×3
    65. TickTick
    66. Construction BotCon bot
    67. Converter
    68. PawnPawn ×3
    69. Wind
    70. TickTick
    71. Wind
    72. Construction BotCon bot
    73. Wind
    74. PawnPawn
    75. Wind
    76. PawnPawn
    77. Wind
    78. PawnPawn
    79. Wind
    80. TickTick
    81. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    82. Construction BotCon bot
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. PawnPawn
    86. Wind
    87. PawnPawn
    88. Wind
    89. Con turret
    90. PawnPawn
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Converter
    94. Construction BotCon bot
    95. PawnPawn
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Con turret
    98. PawnPawn
    99. Wind ×2
    100. PawnPawn
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. TickTick
    104. Construction BotCon bot
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind
    107. PawnPawn
    108. Wind
    109. PawnPawn
    110. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:59
    111. Wind
    112. PawnPawn
    113. Converter
    114. TickTick
    115. Construction BotCon bot
    116. PawnPawn ×2
    117. Wind
    118. PawnPawn
    119. Wind
    120. PawnPawn ×3
    121. TickTick
    122. Construction BotCon bot
    123. PawnPawn
    124. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    125. PawnPawn
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. PawnPawn ×2
    129. Wind
    130. PawnPawn ×2
    131. Wind
    132. TickTick
    133. PawnPawn
    134. Construction BotCon bot
    135. PawnPawn
    136. Wind
    137. PawnPawn
    138. Wind
    139. PawnPawn ×4
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. TickTick
    143. Construction BotCon bot
    144. PawnPawn
    145. Wind
    146. PawnPawn
    147. Wind
    148. PawnPawn ×2
    149. Wind
    150. PawnPawn ×3
    151. Wind
    152. TickTick
    153. Construction BotCon bot
    154. PawnPawn
    155. Wind
    156. PawnPawn ×2
    157. Converter
    158. PawnPawn ×3
    159. Wind ×2
    160. TickTick
    161. PawnPawn
    162. Construction BotCon bot
    163. Wind
    164. PawnPawn ×2
    165. Pit BullPit Bull
    166. PawnPawn
    167. Wind
    168. PawnPawn ×3
    169. Wind
    170. TickTick
    171. Wind
    172. PawnPawn
    173. Construction BotCon bot
    174. PawnPawn ×2
    175. Wind
    176. PawnPawn ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. PawnPawn ×2
    180. Wind
    181. PawnPawn
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind
    184. PawnPawn ×3
    185. Wind
    186. PawnPawn ×3
    187. TickTick
    188. Wind ×2
    189. PawnPawn ×5
    190. Converter
    191. Wind
    192. PawnPawn
    193. TickTick
    194. Con turret
    195. PawnPawn ×2
    196. Wind ×2
    197. PawnPawn ×2
    198. Wind
    199. PawnPawn ×2
    200. Wind
    201. PawnPawn
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. PawnPawn ×4
    205. Con turret
    206. Converter
    207. PawnPawn ×3
    208. TickTick
    209. PawnPawn ×2
    210. Wind
    211. PawnPawn
    212. TickTick
    213. CrossbowCrossbow ×2
    214. Con turret
    215. CrossbowCrossbow ×5
    216. Con turret
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. CrossbowCrossbow ×4
    220. Con turret
    221. CrossbowCrossbow ×2
    222. Con turret
    223. Wind
    224. PawnPawn
    225. CrossbowCrossbow
    226. Converter
    227. TickTick ×2
    228. Con turret
    229. PawnPawn
    230. CrossbowCrossbow
    231. Wind
    232. PawnPawn
    233. CrossbowCrossbow
    234. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    235. LazarusLazarus
    236. Con turret
    237. CrossbowCrossbow
    238. Wind
    239. PawnPawn
    240. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    241. CrossbowCrossbow
    242. TickTick
    243. Con turret
    244. TickTick
    245. Wind
    246. PawnPawn
    247. CrossbowCrossbow
    248. Converter
    249. PawnPawn ×2
    250. Con turret
    251. PawnPawn
    252. LazarusLazarus
    253. Wind
    254. PawnPawn ×3
    255. TickTick ×2
    256. Wind
    257. PawnPawn ×2
    258. Converter
    259. PawnPawn ×2
    260. LazarusLazarus
    261. PawnPawn ×2
    262. Wind
    263. PawnPawn
    264. TickTick ×2
    265. PawnPawn ×4
    266. LazarusLazarus
    267. PawnPawn
    268. Converter
    269. Wind
    270. PawnPawn ×2
    271. TickTick
    272. PawnPawn
    273. TickTick
    274. PawnPawn ×4
    275. Wind
    276. LazarusLazarus
    277. PawnPawn ×3
    278. Converter
    279. TickTick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]_Doni's (51 OS, 26/08/2026); 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

1155 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008482131
3:001625141105
4:002715542333
5:0038631200820
6:00507221121523
7:00631429862450
8:00763638633360
9:00907946824312
10:001067953355062
11:001258858215713
12:001481563776524
13:001741369857236
14:002016876198094
15:002266983748952
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

[Grump]_Doni

50.8 OS · 26/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
474 metal received · 89735 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=818
Advanced Metal Extractor8:54Middle 50%: 8:02–10:01 · n=923

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