SUPREME ISTHMUS / 8 VS 8 / FRONT

Front
build orders.

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? →

THE OPENING BOOK

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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 position achieves first kill slightly earlier than Suicide front

Front gets its first kill at 1:47, compared to Suicide front's 2:05.

By 15:00
First kill100%
First unit lost100%
First Janus46%
First Centurion34%
T2 constructor85%
0:003:006:009:0012:0015:00

Dot: typical time. Bar: middle half of the games that get there. Right: share of games that get there.

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MilestoneTypicalMiddle halfShare of games
First kill1:471:20–2:29100%
First unit lost1:491:26–2:26100%
First Janus1:531:39–2:0846%
First Centurion1:531:42–2:1634%
T2 constructor7:456:47–8:5885%
MOST COMMON FIRST · WHAT SETS EACH BUILD APART · TYPICAL TIMINGSEVIDENCE
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FrontEconomy first#eco

Standard front

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

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×3×3→Bot Lab→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Metal Extractor ×3×3→Construction Turret→Wind Turbine ×9×9→Construction Turret→Wind Turbine ×15×15

75% of Armada Front games · team won 63% of 1146 · Then: blitz, rocketeer, pawn · Last seen 30 Sept

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Updated 30/09/2026, 15:17:19 UTCHow builds are found ↗