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Standard front

Armada Front build order · Supreme Isthmus

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 · 1007 distinct matches · 135 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1154 · 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 1007 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:33 · 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 (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BeanBro's (45 OS, 29/08/2026); 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 7:18 · 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

1154 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008482131
3:001625141105
4:002715542333
5:0038651200821
6:00507421121523
7:00631429852452
8:00763738533361
9:00907946814319
10:001068453295064
11:001259858205719
12:001482163656527
13:001741969967244
14:002017276218099
15:002267783768960
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

BeanBro

45.3 OS · 29/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
23 metal received · 44927 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=730
Vehicle Plant0:48Middle 50%: 0:37–0:58 · n=817
Advanced Metal Extractor8:54Middle 50%: 8:02–10:01 · n=923

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