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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 · 1700 distinct matches · 248 players · 74% of Armada Front games · team won 61% of 1994 · 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 1700 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. Wind
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:33 · 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 · 53 steps
    1. TickTick
    2. Wind
    3. TickTick
    4. Mex
    5. TickTick
    6. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. CenturionCenturion
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Mex
    14. CenturionCenturion
    15. Mex
    16. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    17. Wind
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Wind
    20. RocketeerRocketeer
    21. Wind ×2
    22. SentrySentry
    23. RocketeerRocketeer
    24. Wind
    25. RocketeerRocketeer
    26. Wind
    27. RocketeerRocketeer
    28. Wind
    29. RocketeerRocketeer
    30. Wind
    31. RocketeerRocketeer
    32. Converter
    33. RocketeerRocketeer
    34. Converter
    35. RocketeerRocketeer
    36. Converter
    37. Construction BotCon bot
    38. Wind
    39. Construction BotCon bot
    40. Wind
    41. RocketeerRocketeer
    42. Wind
    43. RocketeerRocketeer
    44. Wind
    45. RocketeerRocketeer
    46. Wind
    47. RocketeerRocketeer
    48. Wind
    49. RocketeerRocketeer ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. RocketeerRocketeer
    52. Energy storage
    53. Con turret
  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 · 296 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeer
    2. Wind
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind
    5. Mex
    6. RocketeerRocketeer
    7. Wind ×2
    8. RocketeerRocketeer
    9. Wind ×2
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind ×2
    14. SentrySentry
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind ×2
    17. CenturionCenturion
    18. Wind
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. CenturionCenturion
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. CenturionCenturion
    29. SentrySentry
    30. Wind ×3
    31. SentrySentry
    32. Wind
    33. SentrySentry
    34. Wind ×2
    35. CenturionCenturion
    36. Wind ×2
    37. SentrySentry
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. SentrySentry
    42. CenturionCenturion
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. SentrySentry
    46. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:36 · typical 9:00
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. LazarusLazarus
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter ×2
    52. LazarusLazarus
    53. Con turret
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. LazarusLazarus
    57. Wind ×3
    58. LazarusLazarus
    59. Wind ×5
    60. LazarusLazarus
    61. Wind
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    63. Wind ×3
    64. PawnPawn
    65. Wind ×3
    66. PawnPawn
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. PawnPawn
    70. Con turret
    71. PawnPawn
    72. Wind
    73. PawnPawn
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. PawnPawn
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. PawnPawn
    81. Mex
    82. Converter
    83. PawnPawn
    84. Wind ×5
    85. PawnPawn
    86. Wind ×3
    87. PawnPawn
    88. Wind ×3
    89. PawnPawn
    90. Wind ×3
    91. PawnPawn
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Mex
    94. Wind
    95. PawnPawn
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Con turret
    98. PawnPawn
    99. Converter ×2
    100. PawnPawn
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. PawnPawn
    105. Wind
    106. PawnPawn
    107. Wind ×4
    108. PawnPawn
    109. Wind ×3
    110. PawnPawn
    111. Wind ×3
    112. PawnPawn
    113. Wind ×2
    114. PawnPawn
    115. Wind ×3
    116. PawnPawn
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind
    119. PawnPawn
    120. Wind ×3
    121. PawnPawn
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. PawnPawn
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. PawnPawn
    129. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. PawnPawn
    133. Wind ×2
    134. PawnPawn
    135. Wind ×3
    136. SentrySentry
    137. PawnPawn
    138. Wind ×3
    139. PawnPawn
    140. Wind ×3
    141. PawnPawn
    142. Converter
    143. Mex
    144. PawnPawn
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. PawnPawn
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. PawnPawn
    153. Wind ×3
    154. PawnPawn
    155. Wind
    156. Converter
    157. Con turret
    158. PawnPawn
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. PawnPawn
    162. Mex
    163. PawnPawn
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. PawnPawn
    168. Wind ×3
    169. PawnPawn
    170. Wind ×2
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Wind
    173. Con turret
    174. PawnPawn
    175. Wind ×2
    176. PawnPawn
    177. Wind
    178. PawnPawn
    179. Wind ×3
    180. PawnPawn
    181. Wind
    182. PawnPawn
    183. Wind ×4
    184. PawnPawn
    185. Wind ×2
    186. Energy storage
    187. PawnPawn
    188. Converter
    189. Con turret
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Con turret
    192. PawnPawn
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×2
    195. Converter
    196. Con turret
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. PawnPawn
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Con turret
    203. Wind ×2
    204. PawnPawn
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×2
    207. Con turret
    208. PawnPawn
    209. Wind
    210. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    211. Wind
    212. PawnPawn
    213. Wind ×3
    214. Con turret
    215. PawnPawn
    216. Wind ×3
    217. PawnPawn
    218. Wind ×3
    219. PawnPawn
    220. Con turret
    221. PawnPawn
    222. Wind ×2
    223. PawnPawn
    224. Converter
    225. PawnPawn ×2
    226. Wind ×2
    227. PawnPawn
    228. Converter
    229. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:44
    230. Con turret
    231. PawnPawn
    232. Wind
    233. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:50
    234. PawnPawn
    235. Converter
    236. PawnPawn
    237. Wind
    238. PawnPawn
    239. Wind
    240. PawnPawn ×2
    241. Wind ×3
    242. PawnPawn ×2
    243. Wind
    244. PawnPawn
    245. Wind ×2
    246. PawnPawn
    247. Wind
    248. PawnPawn
    249. Wind
    250. PawnPawn ×2
    251. Wind ×3
    252. PawnPawn ×2
    253. Wind ×2
    254. PawnPawn
    255. Wind ×2
    256. PawnPawn ×2
    257. Converter
    258. PawnPawn
    259. Wind
    260. PawnPawn
    261. Converter
    262. PawnPawn
    263. Wind
    264. PawnPawn
    265. Converter
    266. PawnPawn
    267. Wind
    268. PawnPawn
    269. Converter
    270. PawnPawn ×2
    271. Converter
    272. Con turret
    273. PawnPawn
    274. Converter
    275. PawnPawn ×4
    276. Wind ×2
    277. PawnPawn ×2
    278. Wind ×2
    279. PawnPawn ×3
    280. Wind
    281. PawnPawn
    282. Wind ×2
    283. PawnPawn
    284. Wind
    285. PawnPawn ×3
    286. Wind ×3
    287. PawnPawn ×2
    288. Wind ×2
    289. PawnPawn ×2
    290. Wind
    291. PawnPawn
    292. Con turret
    293. Wind
    294. PawnPawn
    295. Wind
    296. PawnPawn

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 7:24 · 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

1994 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008402131
3:001618135108
4:002700522333
5:0038471128787
6:00503519281428
7:00625027202303
8:00753535463173
9:00897343304071
10:001054250114810
11:001237555405548
12:001452859986409
13:001685964707001
14:001921771867827
15:002184978708694
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

32.4 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
52 metal received · 43350 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=1332
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:41–1:13 · n=1286
Advanced Metal Extractor9:00Middle 50%: 8:09–10:15 · n=1564

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