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Standard front

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 · 1709 distinct matches · 249 players · 74% of Armada Front games · team won 61% of 2004 · 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 1709 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 0:33–0:56

    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
    2. Solar
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:42 · typical 0:44
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 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 · 29 steps
    1. TickTick ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. CenturionCenturion
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. CenturionCenturion
    9. Mex
    10. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    11. Mex
    12. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    13. SentrySentry
    14. BeamerBeamer
    15. RocketeerRocketeer ×5
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. BeamerBeamer
    18. LazarusLazarus
    19. TickTick
    20. LazarusLazarus
    21. Con turret
    22. Construction BotCon bot
    23. Wind
    24. TickTick
    25. Energy storage
    26. Wind
    27. TickTick ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine14Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry

    Some games also: rocketeer (46%) · energy storage (43%) · Lazarus (38%) · con bot (38%) · Radar Tower (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 227 steps
    1. TickTick ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. RocketeerRocketeer
    6. Wind
    7. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    8. Wind
    9. BeamerBeamer
    10. RocketeerRocketeer
    11. Wind
    12. RocketeerRocketeer ×3
    13. OverwatchOverwatch
    14. Wind
    15. RocketeerRocketeer
    16. Wind ×8
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×4
    19. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:44 · typical 0:47
    20. Wind
    21. ShellshockerArty
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ShellshockerArty
    24. Wind ×4
    25. PawnPawn
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    28. PawnPawn ×3
    29. Wind ×2
    30. PawnPawn
    31. Wind
    32. PawnPawn ×5
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    36. Con turret
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. Mex
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 9:27
    43. Con turret
    44. StoutStout
    45. Wind ×2
    46. StoutStout ×2
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. StoutStout
    50. Wind
    51. Con turret
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. TickTick
    57. StoutStout
    58. TickTick
    59. Wind
    60. TickTick
    61. Converter
    62. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    63. TickTick
    64. Wind
    65. RoverScout
    66. TickTick ×3
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. RoverScout
    70. TickTick ×2
    71. RoverScout
    72. TickTick
    73. Wind
    74. RoverScout
    75. TickTick
    76. Converter
    77. TickTick
    78. RoverScout ×2
    79. TickTick
    80. Wind
    81. RoverScout
    82. TickTick
    83. Con turret
    84. RoverScout
    85. TickTick
    86. RoverScout
    87. TickTick
    88. Converter
    89. RoverScout
    90. TickTick
    91. RoverScout
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind
    94. RoverScout
    95. Con turret
    96. TickTick
    97. RoverScout ×2
    98. TickTick
    99. RoverScout
    100. TickTick
    101. Converter
    102. RoverScout
    103. TickTick
    104. RoverScout
    105. TickTick
    106. Wind
    107. TickTick
    108. RoverScout
    109. Wind
    110. TickTick
    111. RoverScout
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. TickTick
    115. BlitzBlitz
    116. Wind
    117. TickTick ×2
    118. RoverScout
    119. Wind
    120. TickTick
    121. Advanced solar
    122. Converter
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. TickTick
    125. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 12:21 · typical 9:00
    126. TickTick
    127. RoverScout
    128. BlitzBlitz
    129. Construction BotCon bot
    130. Converter
    131. RoverScout
    132. BlitzBlitz
    133. RoverScout
    134. Wind
    135. RoverScout ×4
    136. Converter
    137. RoverScout
    138. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    139. RoverScout
    140. Construction BotCon bot
    141. Advanced solar
    142. RoverScout ×2
    143. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    144. RoverScout ×6
    145. Construction BotCon bot
    146. RoverScout
    147. Converter
    148. RoverScout
    149. TickTick
    150. RoverScout ×2
    151. TickTick
    152. Converter
    153. RoverScout
    154. TickTick
    155. RoverScout
    156. TickTick
    157. RoverScout
    158. TickTick
    159. RoverScout
    160. Converter
    161. TickTick
    162. RoverScout ×2
    163. TickTick
    164. RoverScout
    165. TickTick ×2
    166. RoverScout
    167. TickTick ×2
    168. RoverScout
    169. TickTick ×2
    170. RoverScout
    171. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    172. TickTick
    173. Converter
    174. RoverScout
    175. TickTick ×2
    176. LazarusLazarus ×2
    177. RoverScout
    178. Converter
    179. TickTick ×4
    180. RoverScout
    181. TickTick ×3
    182. Con turret
    183. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:48
    184. RoverScout
    185. Converter
    186. TickTick
    187. RoverScout
    188. TickTick
    189. RoverScout
    190. TickTick ×3
    191. RoverScout
    192. TickTick ×2
    193. Converter
    194. TickTick
    195. RoverScout
    196. TickTick ×3
    197. RoverScout
    198. TickTick ×2
    199. RoverScout
    200. TickTick ×2
    201. Converter
    202. TickTick ×2
    203. RoverScout
    204. TickTick ×3
    205. RoverScout
    206. TickTick
    207. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    208. TickTick ×2
    209. RoverScout
    210. TickTick ×3
    211. RoverScout
    212. TickTick ×2
    213. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    214. TickTick
    215. RoverScout
    216. TickTick ×2
    217. RoverScout
    218. TickTick ×2
    219. RoverScout
    220. TickTick ×2
    221. RoverScout
    222. TickTick ×2
    223. RoverScout
    224. TickTick ×2
    225. RoverScout
    226. TickTick
    227. RoverScout

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ieNemo's (34 OS, 03/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:17 · 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

2004 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008402131
3:001619135109
4:002700522333
5:0038471126783
6:00503519371427
7:00625027262302
8:00753535483173
9:00897543324071
10:001055050154810
11:001238455405547
12:001453759986404
13:001688964946999
14:001926072177829
15:002185578738701
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

ieNemo

33.6 OS · 03/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
22 metal received · 19601 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:44Middle 50%: 0:33–0:56 · n=1341
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:41–1:14 · n=1292
Advanced Metal Extractor9:00Middle 50%: 8:09–10:15 · n=1575

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