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Standard front

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 · 993 distinct matches · 133 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1132 · 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 993 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 · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:44 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

    The example game in this phase · 41 steps
    1. Solar
    2. TickTick ×2
    3. PawnPawn
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. PawnPawn
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. CenturionCenturion
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. RocketeerRocketeer
    10. Con turret
    11. RocketeerRocketeer
    12. Mex
    13. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    14. Mex
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. RocketeerRocketeer
    17. Mex
    18. SentrySentry
    19. LazarusLazarus
    20. Wind
    21. CenturionCenturion
    22. Wind
    23. RocketeerRocketeer
    24. Wind
    25. BeamerBeamer
    26. RocketeerRocketeer
    27. Wind
    28. RocketeerRocketeer
    29. Wind
    30. RocketeerRocketeer
    31. Wind
    32. RocketeerRocketeer
    33. Wind
    34. Construction BotCon bot
    35. Wind
    36. LazarusLazarus
    37. Wind
    38. RocketeerRocketeer
    39. Wind
    40. RocketeerRocketeer
    41. 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 · 282 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeer
    2. Wind
    3. RocketeerRocketeer
    4. CenturionCenturion
    5. BeamerBeamer
    6. Wind
    7. RocketeerRocketeer
    8. Wind
    9. BeamerBeamer
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Con turret
    17. TickTick ×4
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    19. TickTick
    20. Energy storage
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. TickTick
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    24. TickTick
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    26. TickTick
    27. Energy storage
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. TickTick ×2
    30. Energy storage
    31. TickTick ×2
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:58 · typical 8:53
    33. TickTick ×2
    34. Con turret
    35. TickTick
    36. Converter
    37. TickTick ×2
    38. Converter
    39. TickTick
    40. Wind
    41. TickTick ×2
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. TickTick
    46. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:09
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. PawnPawn
    57. Wind
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    59. PawnPawn
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. PawnPawn
    63. Wind ×2
    64. TickTick
    65. Wind
    66. PawnPawn ×3
    67. TickTick
    68. Converter
    69. Construction BotCon bot
    70. PawnPawn ×3
    71. Wind
    72. TickTick
    73. Construction BotCon bot
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. PawnPawn ×2
    77. Wind
    78. PawnPawn
    79. Wind
    80. TickTick
    81. Wind
    82. Construction BotCon bot
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. PawnPawn
    86. Wind
    87. PawnPawn ×2
    88. TickTick
    89. Construction BotCon bot
    90. Converter
    91. PawnPawn
    92. Wind
    93. PawnPawn
    94. Wind
    95. PawnPawn
    96. Wind
    97. TickTick
    98. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    99. Construction BotCon bot
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. PawnPawn ×2
    103. Wind
    104. PawnPawn
    105. TickTick
    106. Construction BotCon bot
    107. Wind
    108. PawnPawn
    109. Converter
    110. PawnPawn ×2
    111. TickTick
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Construction BotCon bot
    114. Wind
    115. PawnPawn
    116. Converter
    117. PawnPawn
    118. Wind ×2
    119. PawnPawn
    120. Wind
    121. Construction BotCon bot
    122. PawnPawn ×2
    123. Wind
    124. PawnPawn
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Construction BotCon bot
    128. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    129. Con turret
    130. PawnPawn
    131. Wind
    132. PawnPawn ×2
    133. Wind
    134. Construction BotCon bot
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret
    137. Wind
    138. PawnPawn ×2
    139. Wind
    140. PawnPawn
    141. Con turret
    142. PawnPawn
    143. Wind
    144. PawnPawn
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. PawnPawn
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. LazarusLazarus
    152. PawnPawn
    153. Wind
    154. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:22
    155. PawnPawn
    156. Wind ×2
    157. PawnPawn
    158. Wind
    159. Pit BullPit Bull
    160. LazarusLazarus
    161. PawnPawn
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. PawnPawn
    165. Wind
    166. PawnPawn
    167. Wind ×2
    168. LazarusLazarus
    169. Wind
    170. PawnPawn
    171. Wind ×2
    172. PawnPawn ×2
    173. Wind
    174. LazarusLazarus
    175. PawnPawn
    176. Wind ×2
    177. PawnPawn
    178. Converter
    179. PawnPawn ×2
    180. Wind
    181. PawnPawn ×2
    182. Wind
    183. LazarusLazarus
    184. PawnPawn ×2
    185. Wind ×3
    186. PawnPawn ×4
    187. LazarusLazarus
    188. PawnPawn
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. PawnPawn
    192. Wind
    193. PawnPawn ×2
    194. Wind
    195. PawnPawn ×4
    196. LazarusLazarus
    197. Wind
    198. PawnPawn ×2
    199. Wind
    200. PawnPawn ×2
    201. Wind
    202. PawnPawn
    203. Converter
    204. PawnPawn ×2
    205. LazarusLazarus
    206. PawnPawn
    207. Wind
    208. PawnPawn
    209. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    210. Wind
    211. PawnPawn ×2
    212. Wind ×2
    213. PawnPawn ×3
    214. LazarusLazarus
    215. PawnPawn ×2
    216. Converter
    217. PawnPawn ×3
    218. Con turret
    219. Wind
    220. PawnPawn
    221. Wind
    222. PawnPawn
    223. Wind
    224. Con turret
    225. PawnPawn ×2
    226. Wind
    227. PawnPawn
    228. Wind
    229. Con turret
    230. PawnPawn ×3
    231. Converter
    232. Wind
    233. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 14:00
    234. Wind
    235. PawnPawn ×5
    236. Wind
    237. PawnPawn ×3
    238. Wind ×2
    239. PawnPawn ×2
    240. Wind
    241. PawnPawn ×3
    242. Wind
    243. PossumPossum
    244. PawnPawn ×2
    245. Converter
    246. PawnPawn ×2
    247. PossumPossum
    248. PawnPawn ×2
    249. Wind
    250. PawnPawn
    251. Wind
    252. PawnPawn ×2
    253. Wind
    254. PossumPossum
    255. PawnPawn ×5
    256. Wind
    257. PawnPawn
    258. Con turret
    259. Converter
    260. PawnPawn
    261. Wind
    262. PawnPawn ×3
    263. Con turret
    264. PawnPawn
    265. Wind ×2
    266. PawnPawn
    267. Con turret
    268. PawnPawn
    269. Wind
    270. PawnPawn ×2
    271. Wind
    272. PawnPawn ×2
    273. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:54
    274. PawnPawn ×2
    275. Converter
    276. Wind
    277. PawnPawn ×2
    278. Wind ×3
    279. PawnPawn
    280. Wind
    281. PawnPawn ×4
    282. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]_Doni's (51 OS, 25/09/2026); 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 69% 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

1132 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008462131
3:001625141105
4:002716541333
5:0038681200817
6:00508321131522
7:00633229962419
8:00766238673347
9:00909046694310
10:001069453185050
11:001262558255709
12:001484563906523
13:001744970097234
14:002018076218098
15:002270483748944
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

[Grump]_Doni

50.6 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
337 metal received · 86056 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=715
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:37–0:58 · n=802
Advanced Metal Extractor8:53Middle 50%: 8:01–10:02 · n=907

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