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 · 1004 distinct matches · 135 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1149 · Recently observed
Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 0:47
- Open 3 mex then Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant almost together.
- Layer wind while both labs start producing.
- Send early units to coast first to stop leaks, not middle.
- Add Construction Turrets as "Blitz", "Rocketeer", "Janus" mix builds up.
- Transition into Advanced Metal Extractor once T2 con is out.
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 1004 GAMESFollow 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
Up to the Bot Lab
Economy
2Mex
1Wind
Order
Bot 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
Vehicle Plantdone 0:22 · typical 0:48
Scout ×2
- 2
Bot Lab to 5:00
Economy
4Mex
3Wind
Army
1 Sentry
Some games also: rocketeer (46%) · con bot (44%) · Lazarus (44%) · tick (41%) · centurion (36%)
By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind
The example game in this phase · 29 steps
Scout
Con vehicle- Wind ×2
- Mex ×2
Con vehicle- Mex
Janus- Mex
Janus- Mex
Scout ×2for Geo- Mex
Scout ×2for Geo
Con vehicle
Beamer
Janus ×2
Sentry- Wind
Janus- Wind ×3
Janus- Energy storage
Beamer
Janus- Con turret
Beamer ×3
Janus
Beamer- Con turret
- 3
5:00 to 10:00
Economy
1Mex
14Wind
Builders
2 Con turret
Army
1 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 · 143 steps
Blitz
Arty- Wind ×2
Arty- Wind
Arty- Wind ×2
Arty- Wind
Arty- Wind
Arty- Wind
Arty- Con turret
Arty
Sentry- Con turret
Arty- Wind
Arty- Wind ×2
Blitz- Wind
Blitz- Wind ×2
Blitz ×2- Wind
Blitz- Wind
Blitz- Wind
- Mex
- Wind ×2
Blitz ×2- Con turret
- Wind
Blitz
Radar Tower- Wind
Blitz- Wind
- Mex
- Wind
Blitz ×2- Con turret
Blitz
T2 mexdone 9:13 · typical 8:54- Con turret
Blitz- Wind
Blitzfor Suicide front- Wind ×3
Blitzfor Suicide front- Wind
Blitzfor Suicide front- Wind ×2
Blitz ×2for Suicide front- Wind
Blitz ×3for Suicide front
Blitz- Con turret
Blitzfor Suicide front
T2 mex- Con turret
Blitz
Sentry
Aircraft Plantdone 10:23
Sentry- Wind
Sentry- Wind
Heavy transport
Light transport
Sentry
Light transport ×2- Wind
Con aircraft
Sentry
Heavy transport- Wind
Sneaky Pete- Wind
T2 mex- Wind
T2 mex- Wind ×6
Beamer- Wind ×8
Beamer
Scout plane- Wind
Scout plane- Wind
- Energy storage ×2
- Wind
Beamer- Wind
T2 mex- Wind ×2
Beamer
Vehicle Plantdone 12:27- Wind
Vehicle Plantdone 12:35- Wind
Beamer- Con turret
Blitz ×2for Suicide front
T2 mex- Con turret
Blitzfor Suicide front- Con turret
Beamer
Blitzfor Suicide front- Con turret
Blitzfor Suicide front- Energy storage
Blitz ×4for Suicide front
T2 mex
Blitz ×3for Suicide front- Energy storage
Blitz ×2for Suicide front
Scout plane
Blitzfor Suicide front
Scout plane
Blitz ×2for Suicide front
Blitz
Scout plane- Energy storage
Blitz
Hovercraft Platformdone 13:37
Scout plane ×2
Crocodile ×12
Con hovercraft
Shipyarddone 14:30
Con hovercraft ×2
Crocodile ×2
Destroyerdone 14:49
Crocodile ×5
Skater
Crocodile
Dolphin
Crocodile
Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (48 OS, 30/09/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
Nothing regular.
You get
4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:18 · in 68% of games
1 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
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
1149 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Own metal lost: This build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 333 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 848 | 21 | 31 |
| 3:00 | 1625 | 141 | 105 |
| 4:00 | 2715 | 541 | 333 |
| 5:00 | 3868 | 1200 | 820 |
| 6:00 | 5076 | 2112 | 1522 |
| 7:00 | 6326 | 2986 | 2445 |
| 8:00 | 7649 | 3871 | 3358 |
| 9:00 | 9080 | 4688 | 4311 |
| 10:00 | 10693 | 5341 | 5062 |
| 11:00 | 12622 | 5828 | 5713 |
| 12:00 | 14834 | 6385 | 6524 |
| 13:00 | 17440 | 7010 | 7232 |
| 14:00 | 20176 | 7623 | 8103 |
| 15:00 | 22684 | 8377 | 8967 |
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
haaven
47.6 OS · 30/09/2026
Open source match ↗5 received units · includes a constructor
832 metal received · 22821 energy received
Typical milestones
Played most by
Hummell98games of this buildhaaven94games of this buildLeohvm83games of this buildXad63games of this buildImmort42games of this buildSupporting games
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