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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 · 70 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:35 · typical 0:47
    3. RoverScout
    4. Mex
    5. RoverScout ×2
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehiclefor Pond
    7. Wind
    8. RoverScout ×2
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. Mex
    11. JanusJanus ×2
    12. Mex
    13. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    14. JanusJanus
    15. SentrySentry
    16. BeamerBeamer
    17. SentrySentry
    18. BlitzBlitz ×2
    19. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    21. Mex
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    23. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    24. Wind ×2
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Wind
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. BeholderBeholder
    29. Wind
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    32. Wind
    33. BlitzBlitz
    34. Wind
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Wind
    37. BlitzBlitz
    38. Wind
    39. Con turret
    40. RoverScout ×2
    41. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Geo
    42. RoverScout
    43. MauserMauser
    44. Wind
    45. MauserMauser
    46. Wind
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 8:53
    48. MauserMauser
    49. Wind
    50. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    51. Wind
    52. BullBulldone 6:35
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    55. Wind
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    57. Wind ×5
    58. Energy storage
    59. Wind
    60. Energy storage ×2
    61. Wind
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    65. Mex
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Con turret
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:24 · 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 (43%) · 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 (35%)

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

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

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 ↗

113 received units · includes a constructor
3972 metal received · 25147 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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