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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 · 973 distinct matches · 130 players · 74% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1106 · 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 973 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 0:35–8:46

    Some games also: Vehicle Plant (42%)

    By 0:28 in all: 2 mex · 1 wind

    The example game in this phase · 218 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:53 · typical 0:47
    4. RoverScout ×5
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    6. JanusJanus
    7. Mex
    8. JanusJanus
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Mex
    11. JanusJanus ×2
    12. Mex
    13. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    14. Wind
    15. JanusJanus
    16. Wind
    17. BlitzBlitz ×4
    18. Con turret
    19. BlitzBlitz ×3
    20. Con turret
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. Mex
    23. BlitzBlitz
    24. Wind
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Wind ×2
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Wind
    29. BlitzBlitz
    30. Wind ×2
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. Energy storage
    33. BlitzBlitz ×2
    34. Metal storage
    35. BlitzBlitz ×2
    36. Converter
    37. BlitzBlitz
    38. Converter
    39. BlitzBlitz
    40. Mex
    41. BlitzBlitz
    42. Converter
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    45. Converter
    46. BlitzBlitz
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    48. Con turret
    49. BlitzBlitz
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    51. Wind
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    53. BlitzBlitz ×2
    54. Wind
    55. SentrySentry
    56. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    57. SentrySentry
    58. Mex
    59. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    60. Wind
    61. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    62. SentrySentry
    63. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    64. Wind ×2
    65. BlitzBlitz
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:15 · typical 8:53
    71. Wind ×2
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. Wind ×2
    74. BeamerBeamer
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. BeamerBeamer
    78. Wind ×2
    79. BeamerBeamer
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    84. Wind ×5
    85. Converter
    86. NettleNettle
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    89. Wind
    90. WhistlerMissile truck
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. WhistlerMissile truck
    96. Wind
    97. WhistlerMissile truck
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    100. Converter
    101. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    104. Wind
    105. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    106. Wind
    107. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    112. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    113. Wind
    114. BlitzBlitz ×2
    115. Wind
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. BlitzBlitz ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. Wind
    124. Energy storage
    125. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    126. Wind
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Wind
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Con turret
    135. BlitzBlitz
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. BlitzBlitz
    139. Con turret
    140. RoverScout ×2
    141. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    142. Wind
    143. RoverScout
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind
    146. RoverScout
    147. Wind
    148. RoverScout
    149. Wind
    150. RoverScout
    151. Wind
    152. RoverScout
    153. Con turret
    154. RoverScout
    155. Converter
    156. Con turret
    157. RoverScout
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Con turret
    160. RoverScout
    161. Wind
    162. RoverScout
    163. Wind
    164. RoverScout ×2
    165. Wind
    166. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    167. Con turret
    168. RoverScout
    169. Wind
    170. RoverScout
    171. Wind
    172. RoverScout
    173. Wind
    174. RoverScout
    175. Converter
    176. RoverScout
    177. Wind
    178. RoverScout
    179. PulsarPulsarnot finished by 15:00
    180. RoverScout ×2
    181. Wind
    182. RoverScout
    183. Wind
    184. RoverScout ×2
    185. Wind
    186. RoverScout ×2
    187. Wind
    188. Converter
    189. RoverScout
    190. Wind
    191. RoverScout ×2
    192. Wind
    193. RoverScout
    194. Wind
    195. RoverScout
    196. Wind
    197. BeamerBeamer
    198. RoverScout ×2
    199. Wind
    200. BeamerBeamer
    201. RoverScout
    202. Wind
    203. RoverScout ×2
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Converter
    206. RoverScout ×2
    207. Con turret
    208. RoverScout
    209. Wind
    210. RoverScout
    211. Wind
    212. RoverScout ×2
    213. Con turret
    214. Wind ×2
    215. RoverScout ×2
    216. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 14:01
    217. RoverScout
    218. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:04 · typical 0:45
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry

    Some games also: rocketeer (45%) · con bot (44%) · Lazarus (43%) · tick (40%) · centurion (36%)

    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 (38%) · pawn (35%) · Lazarus (35%)

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 25 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 43 steps
    1. Wind
    2. RoverScout ×3
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. RoverScout
    6. Wind
    7. RoverScout
    8. Metal storage
    9. Wind
    10. RoverScout
    11. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. RoverScout
    14. Wind
    15. RoverScout ×2
    16. Wind
    17. RoverScout
    18. LazarusLazarus ×2
    19. RoverScout
    20. Wind
    21. RoverScout
    22. LazarusLazarus ×2
    23. RoverScout
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. LazarusLazarus
    27. RoverScout
    28. PulsarPulsar
    29. LazarusLazarus
    30. RoverScout
    31. Wind ×2
    32. RoverScout ×4
    33. LazarusLazarus
    34. Wind ×2
    35. RoverScout
    36. Wind
    37. RoverScout
    38. Wind ×2
    39. RoverScout ×2
    40. LazarusLazarus
    41. Converter
    42. RoverScout ×2
    43. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hummell's (46 OS, 26/09/2026); 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 69% 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

1106 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:008452131
3:001625141105
4:002713541333
5:0038681197816
6:00507821211524
7:00633930122448
8:00766738773357
9:00911846694311
10:001069653425050
11:001264758395699
12:001486663976527
13:001746370137244
14:002018476298090
15:002267783978941
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

Hummell

45.6 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
1508 metal received · 74754 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:45Middle 50%: 0:35–8:46 · n=695
Vehicle Plant0:47Middle 50%: 0:37–0:57 · n=789
Advanced Metal Extractor8:53Middle 50%: 8:01–10:02 · n=884

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