The frontline position on the long beach side: holds the wider gap and joins the fight for the middle.
Players also call it Front, long beach side.
What does Front do? →
Front · Armada 1,533 games · 5 builds · standard play in 75%
Front · Cortex 277 games · 3 builds · standard play in 63%
Front · Legion 25 games · 1 builds · standard play in 76%
Front gets its first kill at 1:47, compared to Suicide front's 2:05.
Dot: typical time. Bar: middle half of the games that get there. Right: share of games that get there.
| Milestone | Typical | Middle half | Share of games |
|---|---|---|---|
| First kill | 1:47 | 1:20–2:29 | 100% |
| First unit lost | 1:49 | 1:26–2:26 | 100% |
| First Janus | 1:53 | 1:39–2:08 | 46% |
| First Centurion | 1:53 | 1:42–2:16 | 34% |
| T2 constructor | 7:45 | 6:47–8:58 | 85% |
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.
Bot Lab → Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor
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→×9→→×1575% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1146 · Then: blitz, rocketeer, pawn · Last seen 30 Sept
Economy-first start that leads with a Gauntlet from 5:30 to anchor the middle with area-control artillery well before it's normal for the role, fighting purely forward in the middle before transitioning into a broader army.
Bot Lab → Vehicle Plant → Gauntlet → Advanced Metal Extractor
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6% of Armada Front games · team won 56% of 94 · Then: blitz, rocketeer, Rattlesnake · Last seen 30 Sept
Vehicle Plant from the start feeding a T1 vehicle raid then a Lasher skirmisher line by 2:08, well ahead of the role norm, pushing straight into the middle rather than the usual bot mix.
Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor
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→×27% of Cortex Front games · team won 63% of 19 · Then: incisor, brute · Last seen 28 Sept
A very early T1 bot assault build pushing Mace bots from the Bot Lab from 2:21, reaching the middle and occasionally the enemy base well before it's typical for the role, later transitioning into a broader mixed army.
Bot Lab → Advanced Metal Extractor
→→×2→×5→→→×4→1% of Armada Front games · team won 47% of 17 · Then: rocketeer · Last seen 29 Sept
A fast T1 vehicle artillery build getting Shellshockers out by 2:55, well ahead of the role's usual timing, to support the fight in the middle with light artillery before transitioning into a Blitz-led army.
Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor
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×11→→1% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 19 · Then: blitz, Rattlesnake, janus · Last seen 30 Sept
An early T1 vehicle assault build committing to Stout tanks from Vehicle Plant by 4:46, reaching the middle far ahead of the role's norm and sometimes pushing into the enemy base, before transitioning into a mixed army later.
Vehicle Plant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Bot Lab
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→×6→→×5→→→×82% of Armada Front games · team won 33% of 24 · Then: blitz, janus · Last seen 27 Sept
One battlefield. Eight responsibilities. Mirrored positions share the same role.