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Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard economy-first Front play: Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant up immediately, units trickle to the coast and middle, with an Advanced Metal Extractor around 9:00 as the eco transition.

#eco · 1687 distinct matches · 243 players · 74% of Armada Front games · team won 60% of 1981 · 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 1687 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
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 1 winddone ~0:44, middle half 0:33–0:55

    Some games also: wind (48%) · Vehicle Plant (35%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:39 · typical 0:44
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Rocketeer6 Rocketeer

    Some games also: Lazarus (49%) · tick (46%) · centurion (40%) · con vehicle (32%) · janus (32%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 6 wind

    The example game in this phase · 46 steps
    1. TickTick
    2. Wind
    3. TickTick
    4. Mex
    5. TickTick
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Mex
    11. Con turret
    12. CenturionCenturion
    13. Mex
    14. CenturionCenturion
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. SentrySentry
    18. RocketeerRocketeer
    19. Wind
    20. Mex
    21. RocketeerRocketeer
    22. Wind
    23. SentrySentry
    24. Wind
    25. RocketeerRocketeer
    26. Wind
    27. RocketeerRocketeer
    28. Wind
    29. RocketeerRocketeer
    30. Wind
    31. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    32. Wind
    33. RocketeerRocketeer
    34. Wind
    35. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    36. Construction BotCon bot
    37. Converter
    38. Construction BotCon bot
    39. Mex
    40. Converter
    41. LazarusLazarus ×2
    42. Converter
    43. SentrySentry
    44. RocketeerRocketeer
    45. Mex
    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: rocketeer (45%) · energy storage (43%) · Lazarus (38%) · con bot (37%) · Radar Tower (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 24 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 439 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeer
    2. Wind
    3. RocketeerRocketeer
    4. Wind
    5. RocketeerRocketeer
    6. Wind
    7. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    8. Wind
    9. RocketeerRocketeer
    10. Wind
    11. RocketeerRocketeer
    12. Wind
    13. RocketeerRocketeer
    14. Con turret
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. CenturionCenturion
    18. Wind
    19. Mex
    20. Wind
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    25. Wind
    26. Construction BotCon bot
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. CenturionCenturion
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Energy storage
    35. Wind
    36. CenturionCenturion
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:24
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. CenturionCenturion
    42. Energy storage
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter ×2
    47. Wind ×3
    48. TickTick
    49. Energy storage
    50. TickTick
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:38 · typical 9:01
    55. Wind
    56. TickTick
    57. Converter
    58. TickTick
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. TickTick
    62. Converter
    63. SentrySentry
    64. Wind ×3
    65. TickTick
    66. Wind
    67. SentrySentry
    68. Energy storage
    69. Wind
    70. TickTick
    71. Wind ×3
    72. TickTick
    73. Wind ×3
    74. TickTick
    75. CenturionCenturion
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind
    78. TickTick ×2
    79. Wind
    80. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    81. TickTick
    82. Wind ×2
    83. TickTick
    84. Wind
    85. TickTick
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. TickTick
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. TickTick
    93. Converter
    94. Con turret
    95. TickTick
    96. Wind
    97. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    98. Con turret
    99. LazarusLazarus
    100. TickTick ×2
    101. Wind ×2
    102. LazarusLazarus
    103. TickTick
    104. Wind
    105. TickTick
    106. Wind ×3
    107. LazarusLazarus
    108. TickTick
    109. Wind ×3
    110. CenturionCenturion
    111. TickTick
    112. Wind ×3
    113. TickTick
    114. Wind
    115. CenturionCenturion
    116. TickTick
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. TickTick
    120. Wind ×3
    121. TickTick
    122. LazarusLazarus
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. TickTick
    126. Construction BotCon bot
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. TickTick
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Construction BotCon bot
    133. TickTick
    134. Converter
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind
    137. TickTick
    138. LazarusLazarus
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. TickTick
    142. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    143. Wind ×2
    144. LazarusLazarus
    145. TickTick
    146. Wind ×2
    147. PawnPawn
    148. Converter
    149. TickTick
    150. Wind
    151. PawnPawn
    152. Wind
    153. TickTick
    154. Wind
    155. PawnPawn
    156. TickTick
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×2
    159. PawnPawn
    160. Wind
    161. TickTick
    162. Wind
    163. PawnPawn
    164. Wind
    165. TickTick
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. PawnPawn
    169. Con turret
    170. TickTick
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Wind
    173. TickTick
    174. Wind
    175. PawnPawn
    176. Wind
    177. TickTick
    178. PawnPawn
    179. Con turret
    180. Wind
    181. TickTick
    182. Wind ×2
    183. PawnPawn
    184. TickTick
    185. Wind ×2
    186. PawnPawn
    187. TickTick
    188. Wind ×2
    189. PawnPawn
    190. Wind
    191. TickTick
    192. Wind ×2
    193. PawnPawn
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    198. PawnPawn
    199. TickTick
    200. Wind ×5
    201. PawnPawn
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind ×2
    204. PawnPawn
    205. Wind
    206. TickTick
    207. Converter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. PawnPawn
    211. TickTick
    212. Wind ×2
    213. PawnPawn
    214. Converter ×2
    215. TickTick
    216. Converter
    217. PawnPawn
    218. Mex
    219. Con turret
    220. TickTick
    221. PawnPawn
    222. Converter ×2
    223. TickTick
    224. Converter
    225. PawnPawn
    226. TickTick
    227. Converter
    228. PawnPawn
    229. TickTick
    230. Wind ×2
    231. PawnPawn
    232. Wind ×2
    233. TickTick
    234. Wind ×3
    235. PawnPawn
    236. TickTick
    237. Wind
    238. PawnPawn
    239. Wind ×4
    240. TickTick
    241. PawnPawn
    242. Wind
    243. TickTick
    244. Wind ×2
    245. PawnPawn
    246. Wind ×2
    247. TickTick
    248. Wind
    249. PawnPawn
    250. Wind
    251. TickTick
    252. Con turret
    253. Wind ×2
    254. PawnPawn
    255. TickTick
    256. PawnPawn
    257. Wind
    258. TickTick
    259. Wind
    260. PawnPawn
    261. Wind
    262. Construction BotCon bot
    263. TickTick
    264. Wind ×2
    265. Con turret
    266. PawnPawn
    267. TickTick
    268. Wind ×2
    269. PawnPawn
    270. TickTick
    271. Wind
    272. PawnPawn
    273. Wind
    274. TickTick
    275. PawnPawn
    276. Wind
    277. TickTick
    278. Converter
    279. PawnPawn
    280. Wind
    281. TickTick
    282. Wind
    283. PawnPawn
    284. Wind
    285. SentrySentry
    286. Converter
    287. TickTick
    288. PawnPawn
    289. Wind
    290. TickTick
    291. Wind
    292. Converter
    293. PawnPawn
    294. TickTick
    295. Converter ×2
    296. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    297. PawnPawn
    298. Wind
    299. TickTick
    300. Converter
    301. PawnPawn
    302. Wind
    303. TickTick
    304. Wind
    305. PawnPawn
    306. Wind
    307. TickTick
    308. PawnPawn
    309. SentrySentry
    310. Wind ×3
    311. TickTick
    312. PawnPawn
    313. Wind ×2
    314. TickTick
    315. Con turret
    316. Wind
    317. PawnPawn
    318. Wind ×2
    319. TickTick
    320. Wind ×2
    321. PawnPawn
    322. Wind ×2
    323. TickTick
    324. Con turret ×2
    325. SentrySentry
    326. PawnPawn
    327. Converter
    328. TickTick
    329. Wind ×2
    330. PawnPawn
    331. Converter
    332. TickTick
    333. Wind
    334. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    335. PawnPawn
    336. Wind
    337. TickTick
    338. Con turret
    339. Converter
    340. TickTick
    341. PawnPawn
    342. Wind
    343. TickTick
    344. PawnPawn
    345. TickTick
    346. Wind ×2
    347. PawnPawn
    348. TickTick
    349. Wind
    350. PawnPawn
    351. TickTick
    352. Wind
    353. PawnPawn
    354. TickTick
    355. Wind ×3
    356. PawnPawn
    357. TickTick
    358. Wind ×2
    359. PawnPawn
    360. TickTick
    361. Con turret
    362. Wind
    363. PawnPawn
    364. Wind
    365. TickTick
    366. Wind
    367. Converter
    368. PawnPawn
    369. Wind
    370. Converter
    371. TickTick
    372. Wind ×2
    373. PawnPawn
    374. Converter
    375. Con turret
    376. TickTick
    377. PawnPawn
    378. TickTick
    379. Wind ×3
    380. PawnPawn
    381. TickTick
    382. Wind ×3
    383. PawnPawn
    384. Wind
    385. TickTick
    386. Wind
    387. PawnPawn
    388. Wind
    389. TickTick
    390. Wind ×2
    391. PawnPawn
    392. Wind ×2
    393. TickTick
    394. Con turret
    395. PawnPawn
    396. Wind
    397. TickTick
    398. Wind ×2
    399. Con turret
    400. PawnPawn
    401. TickTick
    402. Wind
    403. PawnPawn
    404. TickTick
    405. Wind ×2
    406. PawnPawn
    407. TickTick
    408. Wind
    409. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    410. Wind ×2
    411. TickTick
    412. PawnPawn
    413. Wind
    414. Converter
    415. TickTick
    416. PawnPawn
    417. Wind
    418. TickTick
    419. Wind
    420. PawnPawn
    421. TickTick
    422. Converter ×2
    423. Wind
    424. PawnPawn
    425. Wind
    426. TickTick
    427. Wind
    428. PawnPawn
    429. TickTick
    430. Converter
    431. Wind ×2
    432. PawnPawn
    433. TickTick
    434. PawnPawn
    435. Wind ×2
    436. TickTick
    437. PawnPawn
    438. Wind ×2
    439. TickTick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is XuunnY's (32 OS, 12/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:17 · in 68% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:23 · in 64% 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

1981 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008402131
3:001619134108
4:002700522333
5:0038471127787
6:00503519341428
7:00624927222309
8:00753335453177
9:00897043294073
10:001052950054812
11:001236455365547
12:001452759886408
13:001685764687002
14:001922072077830
15:002185478718698
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

XuunnY

31.8 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

10 received units · includes a constructor
1998 metal received · 34289 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:44Middle 50%: 0:33–0:55 · n=1323
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:41–1:13 · n=1277
Advanced Metal Extractor9:01Middle 50%: 8:09–10:15 · n=1555

Played most by

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