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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 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:33 · 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 · 34 steps
    1. TickTick
    2. Wind
    3. TickTick
    4. Wind
    5. PawnPawn
    6. Mex
    7. PawnPawn
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. Mex
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Mex
    15. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    16. Wind
    17. Mex
    18. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    19. Wind
    20. SentrySentry
    21. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    22. Wind
    23. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    24. LazarusLazarus
    25. Wind
    26. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    27. CenturionCenturion
    28. Wind
    29. SentrySentry
    30. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    31. Wind
    32. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    33. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    34. 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 · 257 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. PawnPawn
    11. Wind
    12. PawnPawn
    13. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:50
    14. PawnPawn
    15. Con turret
    16. PawnPawn
    17. Wind
    18. PawnPawn
    19. Con turret
    20. PawnPawn
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. PawnPawn
    23. Wind
    24. Construction BotCon bot
    25. PawnPawn
    26. Wind ×2
    27. PawnPawn
    28. Wind
    29. Construction BotCon bot
    30. PawnPawn
    31. Wind ×3
    32. TickTick ×2
    33. Wind
    34. TickTick
    35. SentrySentry
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. TickTick
    39. Wind ×2
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind
    42. TickTick
    43. Wind
    44. TickTick
    45. Wind
    46. Construction BotCon bot
    47. TickTick
    48. Wind ×2
    49. TickTick
    50. Converter
    51. TickTick ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. TickTick
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:22
    55. Wind
    56. TickTick
    57. Wind
    58. TickTick
    59. Converter
    60. TickTick
    61. Wind
    62. TickTick ×2
    63. Wind
    64. TickTick ×2
    65. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    66. Converter
    67. TickTick
    68. Wind
    69. TickTick ×3
    70. Wind
    71. TickTick ×2
    72. Converter
    73. TickTick
    74. Wind
    75. TickTick
    76. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    77. TickTick
    78. Wind
    79. TickTick ×2
    80. Wind
    81. TickTick
    82. Converter
    83. TickTick
    84. Wind
    85. TickTick ×2
    86. Wind
    87. TickTick
    88. Wind ×2
    89. TickTick
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind
    94. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    95. TickTick
    96. Wind
    97. PawnPawn
    98. Wind
    99. PawnPawn
    100. Wind
    101. PawnPawn
    102. Converter
    103. PawnPawn
    104. Wind
    105. PawnPawn ×3
    106. Wind
    107. PawnPawn
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. PawnPawn ×2
    111. Wind
    112. PawnPawn ×2
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Con turret
    116. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    117. PawnPawn
    118. Wind
    119. PawnPawn ×2
    120. Wind
    121. PawnPawn
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. PawnPawn
    125. Con turret
    126. Wind
    127. PawnPawn
    128. Wind
    129. PawnPawn
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. PawnPawn
    133. Con turret
    134. PawnPawn ×4
    135. Converter
    136. PawnPawn ×2
    137. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:11
    138. PawnPawn ×2
    139. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    140. Wind
    141. PawnPawn ×3
    142. Wind
    143. PawnPawn ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. PawnPawn ×3
    147. Wind
    148. PawnPawn ×4
    149. Wind
    150. PawnPawn ×2
    151. Converter
    152. PawnPawn
    153. Wind
    154. PawnPawn ×2
    155. Wind
    156. PawnPawn ×2
    157. Construction BotCon bot
    158. Wind
    159. PawnPawn
    160. Converter
    161. Construction BotCon bot
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Wind
    164. PawnPawn
    165. Wind
    166. Construction BotCon bot
    167. Wind
    168. PawnPawn ×2
    169. Wind ×2
    170. PersecutorPersecutordone 12:38
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Construction BotCon bot
    175. PawnPawn
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 13:26
    180. Wind ×2
    181. PawnPawn
    182. Wind
    183. PawnPawn
    184. Wind
    185. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    186. PawnPawn
    187. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    188. Wind
    189. PawnPawn
    190. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    191. PawnPawn
    192. Wind
    193. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    194. Converter
    195. PawnPawn
    196. PersecutorPersecutor
    197. Wind
    198. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    199. PawnPawn
    200. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    201. Wind
    202. PawnPawn
    203. Wind ×2
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×4
    206. PawnPawn
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. PawnPawn ×2
    210. Wind
    211. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    212. PawnPawn
    213. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    214. PawnPawn
    215. Wind
    216. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    217. PawnPawn
    218. Converter
    219. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    220. Wind
    221. PawnPawn ×3
    222. Wind
    223. BeamerBeamer
    224. PawnPawn
    225. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    226. Converter
    227. TickTick
    228. Wind
    229. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    230. TickTick
    231. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    232. TickTick
    233. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    234. TickTick
    235. Wind
    236. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    237. TickTick ×3
    238. Wind
    239. Con turret
    240. TickTick
    241. Converter
    242. ArchangelArchangeldone 14:34
    243. TickTick
    244. Wind
    245. TickTick ×2
    246. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    247. Wind
    248. ArchangelArchangel
    249. TickTick
    250. Converter
    251. TickTick
    252. Con turret
    253. TickTick ×2
    254. Con turret
    255. TickTick ×5
    256. Converter
    257. TickTick ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BeanBro's (45 OS, 22/08/2026); 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

BeanBro

45.0 OS · 22/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
54 metal received · 52597 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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