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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 · 1137 distinct matches · 143 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1296 · 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 1137 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 · 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 (43%) · tick (41%) · centurion (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

    The example game in this phase · 46 steps
    1. Solar
    2. TickTick
    3. TickTickfor Pond
    4. PawnPawn
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. PawnPawn ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. CenturionCenturion
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    14. Mex ×2
    15. RocketeerRocketeer
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Wind
    18. CenturionCenturion
    19. Wind
    20. BeamerBeamer
    21. RocketeerRocketeer
    22. Wind
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    24. RocketeerRocketeer
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    26. Wind
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. BeamerBeamer
    29. Wind
    30. RocketeerRocketeer
    31. Wind ×2
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Wind
    34. RocketeerRocketeer
    35. Construction BotCon bot
    36. Wind
    37. SentrySentry
    38. RocketeerRocketeer
    39. BeholderBeholder
    40. Wind
    41. Mex
    42. RocketeerRocketeer
    43. Wind
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    45. Wind
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
  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 · 226 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    3. Con turret
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    5. Con turret
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. RocketeerRocketeer
    11. BeholderBeholder
    12. RocketeerRocketeer
    13. Energy storage
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    16. Energy storage
    17. RocketeerRocketeer
    18. Converter
    19. Construction BotCon bot
    20. Energy storage
    21. LazarusLazarus
    22. Wind
    23. Construction BotCon bot
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. TickTick ×2
    27. Wind ×2
    28. TickTick ×2
    29. Wind ×2
    30. TickTick ×2
    31. Wind ×2
    32. TickTick ×2
    33. Wind ×2
    34. TickTick
    35. Wind
    36. TickTick
    37. Wind ×2
    38. TickTick ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. TickTick
    42. Wind
    43. TickTick
    44. Wind ×2
    45. TickTick ×4
    46. Wind
    47. TickTick
    48. Wind
    49. TickTick ×10
    50. Converter
    51. TickTick ×4
    52. Twilight
    53. TickTick ×18
    54. Converter
    55. TickTick ×7
    56. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:02
    57. TickTick ×6
    58. Converter
    59. Mex
    60. TickTick ×2
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. TickTick ×2
    63. Wind
    64. TickTick ×2
    65. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    66. SentrySentry
    67. Wind
    68. TickTick ×2
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. SentrySentry
    72. TickTick ×2
    73. Wind
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. TickTick
    77. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    78. Wind
    79. TickTick
    80. Wind
    81. TickTick
    82. Wind
    83. TickTick
    84. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    85. TickTick
    86. Wind
    87. TickTick ×2
    88. Wind
    89. Construction BotCon bot
    90. Wind
    91. Construction BotCon bot
    92. Converter
    93. Construction BotCon bot
    94. Wind
    95. Construction BotCon bot
    96. Wind
    97. Construction BotCon bot
    98. Wind
    99. Construction BotCon bot
    100. Wind
    101. Construction BotCon bot
    102. Wind
    103. Construction BotCon bot
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Con turret
    107. Wind
    108. PawnPawn
    109. Con turret
    110. PawnPawn
    111. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    112. Wind
    113. PawnPawn
    114. Con turret
    115. TickTick
    116. PawnPawn
    117. Con turret
    118. PawnPawn
    119. Wind
    120. PawnPawn
    121. JunoJuno
    122. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 11:40
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. TickTick
    126. PawnPawn
    127. Wind
    128. PossumPossum
    129. Wind
    130. PawnPawn
    131. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. PawnPawn
    136. TickTick
    137. Wind ×2
    138. PawnPawn
    139. PossumPossum
    140. Wind
    141. PawnPawn
    142. Wind
    143. PawnPawn
    144. PersecutorPersecutornot finished by 15:00
    145. Wind ×2
    146. TickTick
    147. PawnPawn
    148. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:47
    149. Wind
    150. PawnPawn
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. PawnPawn
    154. TickTick
    155. Wind
    156. PawnPawn ×2
    157. Wind
    158. PawnPawn ×4
    159. TickTick
    160. PawnPawn
    161. Wind ×2
    162. PawnPawn ×3
    163. Wind
    164. PawnPawn
    165. TickTick
    166. PawnPawn ×3
    167. Wind
    168. PawnPawn ×2
    169. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    170. TickTick
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. PawnPawn ×4
    175. Wind
    176. PawnPawn
    177. TickTick
    178. PawnPawn ×4
    179. Wind
    180. PawnPawn ×3
    181. TickTick
    182. PawnPawn ×4
    183. Wind
    184. PawnPawn ×3
    185. TickTick
    186. PawnPawn ×7
    187. TickTick
    188. Wind
    189. PawnPawn ×2
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. PawnPawn ×4
    193. TickTick
    194. PawnPawn ×7
    195. Wind
    196. TickTick
    197. PawnPawn ×5
    198. Wind
    199. PawnPawn ×2
    200. TickTick
    201. PawnPawn ×2
    202. Wind
    203. PawnPawn ×5
    204. TickTick
    205. PawnPawn ×4
    206. Converter
    207. PawnPawn ×2
    208. Wind
    209. PawnPawn
    210. TickTick
    211. Wind
    212. PawnPawn ×6
    213. Wind
    214. PawnPawn
    215. TickTick
    216. PawnPawn ×5
    217. Wind
    218. PawnPawn
    219. TickTick
    220. Wind
    221. PawnPawn ×3
    222. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    223. PawnPawn ×2
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×2
    226. PawnPawn

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]_Doni's (51 OS, 08/10/2026); 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

1296 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
6:00505920881516
7:00630929452448
8:00763537953332
9:00907846214252
10:001068352874979
11:001261557855647
12:001483963506479
13:001741969627188
14:002017276078094
15:002269483658973
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

[Grump]_Doni

51.0 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
43 metal received · 85649 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=819
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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