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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 · 1004 distinct matches · 135 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1149 · 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 1004 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 · 213 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:48 · typical 0:48
    3. RoverScout ×2
    4. JanusJanus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. JanusJanus
    7. Wind
    8. JanusJanus
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. RoverScout
    11. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    12. Mex
    13. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    14. Mex
    15. WhistlerMissile truck
    16. JanusJanus
    17. SentrySentry
    18. Mex
    19. JanusJanus
    20. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    21. BeamerBeamer
    22. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    23. BeamerBeamer
    24. WhistlerMissile truck
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. SentrySentry ×2
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Con turret
    29. BlitzBlitz
    30. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    31. WhistlerMissile truck ×2
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    33. Energy storage
    34. WhistlerMissile truck
    35. Mex
    36. WhistlerMissile truck
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. Wind
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    40. WhistlerMissile truck
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    42. Wind
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    47. Wind
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    49. Wind
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    51. Wind ×5
    52. BeamerBeamer
    53. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    54. Wind
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    56. Con turret
    57. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    58. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    59. Wind
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    61. BeamerBeamer
    62. GauntletGauntletdone 7:59
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Mex
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. BlitzBlitz
    83. Wind
    84. BlitzBlitz
    85. Wind
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. SentrySentry
    88. Mex
    89. BlitzBlitz
    90. Wind
    91. BlitzBlitz ×2
    92. Mex
    93. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:20
    94. Mex
    95. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    96. BlitzBlitz
    97. Wind ×2
    98. BeamerBeamer
    99. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    100. Con turret ×2
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    103. BeamerBeamer
    104. Wind
    105. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    106. Wind
    107. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    108. Wind
    109. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    110. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 10:41
    111. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    112. Wind
    113. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    114. Wind
    115. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    116. RoverScout
    117. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    118. Wind
    119. RoverScout
    120. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    121. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    122. RoverScout
    123. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    124. RoverScout
    125. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    126. Wind
    127. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    128. RoverScout
    129. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    130. Wind
    131. RoverScout
    132. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    133. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    134. RoverScout
    135. Wind
    136. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    137. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    138. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    139. Wind
    140. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    141. Wind
    142. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    143. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    144. Wind
    145. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    146. Wind
    147. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    148. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    149. Wind
    150. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    151. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    152. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    153. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    154. Wind
    155. Con turret
    156. Wind
    157. RoverScout
    158. Wind
    159. RoverScout
    160. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    161. RoverScout
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind ×2
    164. RoverScout ×2
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    169. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    170. Wind ×3
    171. RoverScout
    172. Wind
    173. RoverScout
    174. Mex
    175. Wind
    176. RoverScout
    177. Wind
    178. BeamerBeamer
    179. RoverScout ×2
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    182. RoverScout
    183. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    184. Wind
    185. RoverScout
    186. Wind
    187. RoverScout
    188. Wind
    189. RoverScout
    190. Wind
    191. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    192. RoverScout ×2
    193. Wind
    194. RoverScout
    195. Wind
    196. RoverScout
    197. Wind
    198. RoverScout
    199. BeamerBeamer
    200. RoverScout
    201. Wind ×2
    202. RoverScout
    203. Wind
    204. RoverScout
    205. Wind
    206. RoverScout ×2
    207. Wind
    208. RoverScout
    209. Wind
    210. RoverScout
    211. Wind ×2
    212. RoverScout
    213. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:24 · 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 (36%)

    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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 99 steps
    1. RoverScout ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. RoverScout
    4. TickTick
    5. Wind
    6. RoverScout ×2
    7. Wind
    8. TickTick
    9. BeamerBeamer
    10. RoverScout
    11. Wind
    12. BlitzBlitz
    13. Wind ×2
    14. TickTick
    15. BlitzBlitz
    16. TickTick
    17. Wind
    18. BlitzBlitz
    19. TickTick
    20. Wind ×2
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. TickTick
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind
    26. CatalystCatalystdone 14:52
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Wind
    29. TickTick
    30. Wind
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. Wind
    33. TickTick
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Con turret
    36. Con turret
    37. TickTick
    38. Wind
    39. BlitzBlitz
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind
    42. BlitzBlitz
    43. TickTick
    44. Wind ×2
    45. BlitzBlitz
    46. TickTick
    47. Con turret
    48. BlitzBlitz
    49. Wind
    50. TickTick
    51. Wind
    52. BlitzBlitz
    53. TickTick
    54. Wind
    55. BlitzBlitz
    56. TickTick
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Con turret
    61. TickTick
    62. Wind
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. TickTick
    65. Wind ×2
    66. BlitzBlitz
    67. TickTick
    68. Con turret
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. TickTick
    71. Wind ×2
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. TickTick
    74. Wind
    75. Con turret
    76. BlitzBlitz
    77. TickTick
    78. Wind
    79. BlitzBlitz
    80. TickTick
    81. Wind
    82. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    83. TickTick
    84. Wind
    85. TickTick
    86. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    87. Wind
    88. TickTick
    89. Wind ×2
    90. TickTick ×2
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind
    94. TickTick
    95. Wind
    96. TickTick
    97. CatalystCatalyst
    98. TickTick
    99. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (44 OS, 30/09/2026); 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

1149 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008482131
3:001625141105
4:002715541333
5:0038681200820
6:00507621121522
7:00632629862445
8:00764938713358
9:00908046884311
10:001069353415062
11:001262258285713
12:001483463856524
13:001744070107232
14:002017676238103
15:002268483778967
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

DRM

44.1 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
1605 metal received · 27137 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=726
Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:37–0:58 · n=815
Advanced Metal Extractor8:54Middle 50%: 8:02–10:01 · n=919

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