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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 · 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 (43%) · tick (41%) · centurion (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

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

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

50.8 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
1964 metal received · 111279 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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