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Standard front

Opens with a Legion Vehicle Plant, defends the wider gap by sending early units to the coast before pushing to middle, then adds an Advanced Metal Extractor around 9 minutes and builds up Barrage and Lance into a mixed vehicle army for the…

Usually 3 mex, then lab (63%)

#eco #defence · 19 distinct matches · 7 players · 83% of Legion Front games · team won 68% of 19 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Legion Vehicle Plant by 0:55

  1. Grab starting mex and wind, then rush Legion Vehicle Plant.
  2. Start producing raiding units to defend the wide coastal gap.
  3. Send first units to coast, not middle, to stop leaks.
  4. Group 3-4 units into a line moving up toward mid.
  5. Upgrade a mex to Advanced Metal Extractor as economy transitions.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 19 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 Legion Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. Legion Vehicle PlantLegion Vehicle Plant after 3 mex, 1 winddone ~0:55, middle half 0:50–0:55

    By 0:36 in all: 3 mex · 1 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Legion Bot LabLegion Bot Labdone 0:34
    3. GoblinGoblin
  2. 2

    Legion Vehicle Plant to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine7Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Legion Construction Vehicle2 Legion Construction Vehicle
    Army
    • Pharos2 Pharos
    • Wheelie5 Wheelie
    • Decurion3 Decurion
    • Lance3 Lance
    • Barrage3 Barrage

    Some games also: Wheelie for allies (37%) · Radar Tower (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 8 wind · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 29 steps
    1. GoblinGoblin
    2. Mex
    3. GoblinGoblin ×2
    4. ZagreusZagreus ×2
    5. PharosPharos
    6. Legion Construction BotLegion Construction Bot
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. Legion Construction BotLegion Construction Bot
    9. KarkinosKarkinos
    10. PharosPharos
    11. BallistaBallista ×2
    12. Mex
    13. BallistaBallista
    14. Converter
    15. Mex
    16. BallistaBallista ×2
    17. Mex
    18. PharosPharos
    19. BallistaBallista ×2
    20. PharosPharos
    21. BallistaBallista
    22. PharosPharos ×2
    23. BallistaBallista
    24. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    25. Legion Construction BotLegion Construction Bot ×3
    26. BallistaBallista
    27. PharosPharos
    28. BallistaBallista
    29. Legion Construction BotLegion Construction Bot
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine17Wind
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    Army
    • Pharos3 Pharos
    • Lance3 Lance
    • Decurion3 Decurion
    • Barrage2 Barrage

    Some games also: Legion Construction Vehicle (47%) · Radar Tower (37%) · metal storage (32%) · Dragon's Teeth (32%) · Helios (32%)

    By 10:00 in all: 8 mex · 25 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NotReal's (37 OS, 23/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wheelie3 Wheelie to Pondfirst at 2:00 · in 37% of games

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:19 · in 32% of games
  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:19 · in 42% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geofirst at 7:21 · in 58% 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

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

19 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0040200
2:009315246
3:0016385269
4:00273223493
5:003791598202
6:0049541378582
7:00614318701259
8:00791236241844
9:00920046272995
10:001110650613141
11:001305656763777
12:001491866124202
13:001700067964213
14:001928667964581
15:002194468235039
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Front performs strongly, winning 65% of games with the highest destroyed-to-lost ratio of the sampled roles by 10:00.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed hits 5503 by 10:00, well ahead of losses.
  • + T2 con by 7:33 in most games keeps tempo up.
  • − Own metal lost reaches 3459 by 10:00 from constant front-line trades.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

NotReal

36.8 OS · 23/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
2145 metal received · 54693 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Legion Vehicle Plant0:55Middle 50%: 0:50–0:55 · n=17
Advanced Metal Extractor9:01Middle 50%: 8:06–9:52 · n=12

Played most by

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