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Standard front

Standard economy-first Front play: Bot Lab and Vehicle Plant almost immediately, Advanced Metal Extractor around 9 minutes, with a mixed T1 army of Blitz, Rocketeer, Pawn and Janus sent to hold the wider gap and then middle.

#eco · 935 distinct matches · 127 players · 75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1063 · 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 935 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 0:35–8:30

    Some games also: Vehicle Plant (41%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex · 1 wind

    The example game in this phase · 99 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:35 · typical 0:47
    3. RoverScout
    4. Mex ×2
    5. RoverScout
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. Mex
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    9. Mex
    10. SentrySentry
    11. JanusJanus ×2
    12. Mex ×2
    13. JanusJanus
    14. SentrySentry ×2
    15. JanusJanus
    16. SentrySentry
    17. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    18. SentrySentry
    19. BeamerBeamer
    20. JanusJanus
    21. BeamerBeamer
    22. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    23. OverwatchOverwatchfor Geo
    24. BlitzBlitz ×3
    25. Wind
    26. BlitzBlitz ×2
    27. Wind
    28. BlitzBlitz ×3
    29. Wind
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. Wind
    32. BlitzBlitz ×2
    33. Wind
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. ShellshockerArty
    36. Wind
    37. SentrySentry
    38. ShellshockerArty
    39. SentrySentry
    40. Wind
    41. Con turret
    42. ShellshockerArty
    43. SentrySentry
    44. Wind ×2
    45. SentrySentry
    46. ShellshockerArty
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ShellshockerArty
    49. Wind
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    51. Wind
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    53. ShellshockerArty
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Wind
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    57. Wind
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    59. ShellshockerArty
    60. Wind
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    62. Wind
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. ShellshockerArty
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    67. Wind
    68. SentrySentry
    69. Wind ×2
    70. ShellshockerArty
    71. Wind ×3
    72. ShellshockerArty
    73. Wind ×3
    74. SentrySentry
    75. Wind
    76. SentrySentry
    77. Wind
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind ×2
    82. SentrySentry
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:11 · typical 8:52
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:35 · 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 (45%) · Lazarus (44%) · tick (40%) · centurion (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 7 wind

  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%) · blitz (39%) · rocketeer (39%) · 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 · 153 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind ×2
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret ×2
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. Construction BotCon bot
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Construction BotCon bot
    25. Converter
    26. Energy storage
    27. Wind
    28. Converter ×2
    29. Energy storage
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. Converter ×2
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Construction BotCon bot
    37. Converter ×2
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Con turret ×2
    43. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant ×2done 12:19
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. BlitzBlitz ×2
    47. Wind
    48. Con turret
    49. BlitzBlitz ×2
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. Converter
    56. Con turret
    57. Converter
    58. BlitzBlitz
    59. Wind
    60. BlitzBlitz ×2
    61. Converter ×2
    62. BlitzBlitz ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. BlitzBlitz ×2
    67. Converter ×2
    68. BlitzBlitz ×2
    69. VeilVeil
    70. BlitzBlitz
    71. Converter
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. Converter ×2
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Con turret ×2
    76. BlitzBlitz ×2
    77. Converter
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Converter
    80. BlitzBlitz ×2
    81. Converter
    82. BlitzBlitz
    83. Wind
    84. BlitzBlitz
    85. Con turret
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Converter
    88. BlitzBlitz ×2
    89. Wind
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. Con turret
    92. BlitzBlitz ×2
    93. Converter
    94. BlitzBlitz ×4
    95. Wind
    96. BlitzBlitz ×3
    97. Converter
    98. BlitzBlitz
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. BlitzBlitz ×2
    102. Pit BullPit Bull
    103. Converter
    104. BlitzBlitz ×2
    105. Wind
    106. BlitzBlitz ×3
    107. Wind
    108. BlitzBlitz ×5
    109. Wind
    110. BlitzBlitz ×5
    111. Wind ×2
    112. BlitzBlitz ×2
    113. Wind
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    116. Wind
    117. BlitzBlitz
    118. Con turret
    119. BlitzBlitz
    120. Wind
    121. Con turret
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. Wind
    124. BlitzBlitz ×2
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. BlitzBlitz ×2
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz ×2
    130. Con turret
    131. BlitzBlitz ×2
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Con turret
    135. BlitzBlitz ×2
    136. Wind
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Wind
    139. BlitzBlitz
    140. Wind
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. Wind
    143. BlitzBlitz ×2
    144. Wind ×2
    145. BlitzBlitz ×2
    146. Wind
    147. BlitzBlitz ×2
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. BlitzBlitz
    151. Converter
    152. BlitzBlitz
    153. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (40 OS, 18/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:18 · in 68% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:17 · 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

1063 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008462131
3:001624140105
4:002712540333
5:0038681188813
6:00507620991526
7:00631429842459
8:00766238713365
9:00908746324312
10:001066653085060
11:001260858195701
12:001481563136521
13:001744069817256
14:002018375848093
15:002263083948939
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

Viltrum

40.3 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
893 metal received · 77445 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:45Middle 50%: 0:35–8:30 · n=670
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:37–0:59 · n=753
Advanced Metal Extractor8:52Middle 50%: 8:00–10:03 · n=845

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