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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 · 1186 distinct matches · 145 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 62% of 1353 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 constructor by 7:43

  1. Open mex and wind, drop Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant almost immediately.
  2. Pump Blitz, Rocketeer and Pawn to the coast to stop leaks first.
  3. Add Centurion and Janus once first units are moving up.
  4. Form units into a line pushing toward middle as numbers grow.
  5. Upgrade to Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transition kicks in.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1186 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 0:35–8:13

    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 (45%) · Lazarus (44%) · tick (42%) · centurion (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

    The example game in this phase · 46 steps
    1. Solar
    2. TickTick ×2
    3. PawnPawn
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. PawnPawn ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. CenturionCenturion
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. RocketeerRocketeer
    11. Con turret
    12. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    13. Mex
    14. RocketeerRocketeer
    15. Mex
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Wind
    19. CenturionCenturion
    20. Wind
    21. RocketeerRocketeer
    22. Wind
    23. RocketeerRocketeer
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    25. Wind
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. RocketeerRocketeer
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. Wind
    30. BeholderBeholder
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    32. Wind
    33. RocketeerRocketeer
    34. Wind
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    36. RocketeerRocketeer
    37. Wind
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    39. Construction BotCon bot
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    41. Wind
    42. LazarusLazarus
    43. Wind
    44. RocketeerRocketeer
    45. Wind
    46. RocketeerRocketeer
  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 (40%) · 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 · 191 steps
    1. Wind
    2. BeamerBeamer
    3. Con turret
    4. RocketeerRocketeer
    5. Twilight
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Energy storage
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. Energy storage
    12. CenturionCenturion
    13. Energy storage
    14. Converter
    15. CenturionCenturion
    16. Con turret
    17. BeholderBeholder
    18. Converter
    19. HarpoonHarpoon ×2
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:13 · typical 8:53
    21. Wind
    22. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:23
    33. Wind
    34. PawnPawn
    35. Wind
    36. PawnPawn
    37. Wind
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. PawnPawn
    40. Wind
    41. TickTick
    42. Wind
    43. Construction BotCon bot
    44. PawnPawn ×2
    45. Converter
    46. PawnPawn
    47. TickTick
    48. Construction BotCon bot
    49. PawnPawn ×3
    50. TickTick
    51. Construction BotCon bot
    52. PawnPawn ×2
    53. BeamerBeamer
    54. PawnPawn
    55. TickTick
    56. Converter
    57. Construction BotCon bot
    58. PawnPawn ×3
    59. Con turret
    60. TickTick
    61. Construction BotCon bot
    62. BeamerBeamer
    63. PawnPawn ×3
    64. TickTick
    65. Construction BotCon bot
    66. Con turret
    67. Converter
    68. PawnPawn
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    70. PawnPawn ×2
    71. TickTick
    72. Con turret
    73. Construction BotCon bot
    74. PawnPawn ×3
    75. TickTick
    76. Con turret
    77. Converter
    78. Construction BotCon bot
    79. PawnPawn
    80. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:49
    81. PawnPawn
    82. Wind
    83. PawnPawn
    84. Wind
    85. TickTick
    86. Construction BotCon bot
    87. BeamerBeamer
    88. PawnPawn ×3
    89. Wind
    90. PawnPawn ×2
    91. VeilVeil
    92. TickTick
    93. Converter
    94. Construction BotCon bot
    95. PawnPawn ×4
    96. Wind
    97. PawnPawn ×2
    98. Wind
    99. TickTick
    100. Construction BotCon bot
    101. PawnPawn ×2
    102. Wind
    103. PawnPawn ×4
    104. TickTick
    105. Construction BotCon bot
    106. PawnPawn ×2
    107. Wind
    108. PawnPawn ×5
    109. TickTick
    110. PawnPawn
    111. Construction BotCon bot
    112. Wind
    113. PawnPawn
    114. Converter
    115. PawnPawn ×2
    116. Wind
    117. PawnPawn ×3
    118. TickTick
    119. Wind
    120. Construction BotCon bot
    121. PawnPawn
    122. Wind ×2
    123. PawnPawn ×5
    124. Wind ×2
    125. TickTick
    126. PawnPawn
    127. Construction BotCon bot
    128. Wind
    129. PawnPawn ×2
    130. Wind
    131. PawnPawn ×2
    132. Wind ×2
    133. PawnPawn ×2
    134. TickTick
    135. PawnPawn
    136. Construction BotCon bot
    137. Wind
    138. PawnPawn
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. PawnPawn ×3
    142. Wind
    143. PawnPawn ×2
    144. TickTick
    145. Construction BotCon bot
    146. PawnPawn
    147. CrossbowCrossbow
    148. Wind
    149. PawnPawn
    150. Wind
    151. CrossbowCrossbow
    152. PawnPawn
    153. CrossbowCrossbow
    154. Wind
    155. PawnPawn ×2
    156. Wind
    157. PawnPawn ×3
    158. Wind
    159. PawnPawn ×9
    160. Wind ×2
    161. PawnPawn ×2
    162. Converter
    163. PawnPawn
    164. Wind
    165. PawnPawn ×3
    166. Wind
    167. PawnPawn
    168. Wind
    169. PawnPawn ×3
    170. Wind
    171. PawnPawn ×3
    172. Wind
    173. PawnPawn ×2
    174. Wind
    175. PawnPawn
    176. Wind
    177. PawnPawn ×5
    178. Wind
    179. PawnPawn ×2
    180. Wind
    181. PawnPawn ×2
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. PawnPawn ×2
    185. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:56 · typical 0:47
    186. PawnPawn ×2
    187. Wind
    188. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    189. PawnPawn ×2
    190. Wind ×2
    191. PawnPawn ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]_Doni's (51 OS, 10/10/2026); 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 7:17 · 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

1353 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008442131
3:001621143105
4:002709545333
5:0038551200813
6:00506020801512
7:00629929412450
8:00762437803332
9:00906046094251
10:001066152434952
11:001259157465677
12:001477463056491
13:001737669067192
14:002008975638079
15:002265682958940
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Front play wins more often than Suicide front and produces more metal by 15:00 while losing less of it.

  • + Metal produced reaches 22627 by 15:00, well above Suicide front's 20142.
  • + Own metal lost is 8944 by 15:00, lower than enemy metal destroyed ratio of Suicide front.
  • − First unit lost already at 1:43, showing exposure despite the safer position.
  • − Blitz dominates army share at 25%, leaving fewer Centurion for anti-swarm.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Grump]_Doni

50.9 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
86 metal received · 29717 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:45Middle 50%: 0:35–8:13 · n=857
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:40–0:58 · n=946
Advanced Metal Extractor8:53Middle 50%: 8:02–10:00 · n=1079

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