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Blitz raid

Pond skips straight to a Vehicle Plant by 3:37 and pushes a Blitz-led tank raid into the middle from around 4:14, with units reaching the enemy base in over half its games, before settling into the usual eco transition.

#raid #rush · 53 distinct matches · 30 players · 6% of Armada Pond games · team won 64% of 53 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • BlitzT1 vehicle raid from 4:14 · 5% of role by thenFrom the Vehicle Plant. Only 5% of Pond games have it by then; others who build it get it around 8:33
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 98%8% of all Pond games by then
  • BlitzBlitz in 74%5% of all Pond games by then

Started with Blitz (70%), Pincer (21%), Rover (8%), Rascal (2%).

Where those units first fight, in 53 games with kill data: in the middle 74%, on their own side 17%, in the enemy base 9%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,529 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 3:37

  1. Open tidals and mexes as usual, boosting the fronts early.
  2. Skip the bot-lab-first pattern and rush a Vehicle Plant instead.
  3. Get the plant finished well ahead of the normal Pond timing.
  4. Push Blitz out to raid the middle and into the enemy base.
  5. Add a Bot Lab and transition toward the usual T2 constructor step.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 53 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD POND
  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 T1 vehicle raid

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Tidal Generator8Tidalfor allies
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Tidal Generator1Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 tidal
    2. BlitzT1 vehicle raid after 4 mex, 8 wind, 1 tidal

    Some games also: converter (40%) · con vehicle (38%)

    By 4:14 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind · 1 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Tidal ×2
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Energy storage
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 3:32 · typical 3:54
    7. BlitzBlitzdone 3:37
  2. 2

    T1 vehicle raid to Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine14Wind−6 vs standard
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 22 wind, 2 con turretdone ~9:50, middle half 3:12–12:00
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Blitz9 Blitz +9 vs standard

    Some games also: converter (45%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 converter

    By 9:30 in all: 4 mex · 22 wind · 1 tidal · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×4
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×10
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:23 · typical 9:53
    4. Con turret ×2
    5. Wind ×4
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    10. Wind ×9
    11. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:55 · typical 9:50
  3. 3

    Bot Lab to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine23Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter+3 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret

    Some games also: blitz (43%) · tick (34%) · Vehicle Plant (30%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 6 tick

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 46 wind · 1 tidal · 10 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 333 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:24
    5. Con turret ×2
    6. TickTick
    7. Wind
    8. TickTick
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret
    11. TickTick
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. TickTick
    15. Wind
    16. TickTick
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. TickTick ×2
    20. Converter
    21. TickTick ×2
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×3
    24. TickTick
    25. Converter
    26. TickTick
    27. Con turret
    28. TickTick
    29. Converter
    30. TickTick ×2
    31. Wind ×2
    32. TickTick ×2
    33. Converter
    34. TickTick
    35. Wind
    36. TickTick ×2
    37. Wind
    38. TickTick ×5
    39. Converter
    40. TickTick
    41. Con turret
    42. TickTick ×3
    43. Converter
    44. TickTick ×2
    45. Wind ×2
    46. TickTick
    47. Wind
    48. TickTick ×2
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. TickTick ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. TickTick ×3
    55. Wind
    56. TickTick
    57. Wind
    58. TickTick ×2
    59. Converter
    60. TickTick
    61. Wind
    62. TickTick ×3
    63. Wind
    64. TickTick ×2
    65. Wind
    66. TickTick
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. TickTick ×2
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind
    72. TickTick
    73. Wind
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. TickTick
    77. Wind
    78. TickTick ×3
    79. Wind ×2
    80. TickTick
    81. Converter
    82. TickTick ×3
    83. Wind
    84. SentrySentry
    85. Wind
    86. TickTick
    87. Wind
    88. TickTick
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. TickTick
    94. Wind
    95. TickTick
    96. Wind
    97. TickTick ×2
    98. Wind
    99. TickTick
    100. SentrySentry
    101. Wind ×2
    102. TickTick
    103. Wind
    104. TickTick
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. TickTick
    108. Wind ×2
    109. TickTick ×2
    110. Wind
    111. TickTick ×2
    112. Wind ×2
    113. TickTick
    114. Wind ×2
    115. TickTick ×4
    116. Converter
    117. TickTick
    118. Wind
    119. TickTick
    120. Wind ×2
    121. TickTick ×2
    122. Mex
    123. Wind ×2
    124. TickTick
    125. Converter
    126. TickTick
    127. Wind ×2
    128. TickTick ×3
    129. Wind
    130. TickTick
    131. Wind ×2
    132. TickTick ×2
    133. Wind
    134. TickTick
    135. Wind
    136. TickTick ×3
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. TickTick ×4
    140. Wind
    141. TickTick ×2
    142. Wind ×3
    143. TickTick
    144. Converter
    145. TickTick ×2
    146. Wind ×3
    147. TickTick ×2
    148. Wind
    149. TickTick ×2
    150. Wind ×2
    151. TickTick ×3
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. TickTick ×3
    155. Wind
    156. TickTick ×2
    157. Wind ×2
    158. TickTick
    159. Wind ×2
    160. TickTick
    161. Converter
    162. TickTick
    163. Wind
    164. TickTick
    165. Wind
    166. TickTick
    167. Wind
    168. TickTick
    169. Wind ×2
    170. TickTick ×2
    171. Wind
    172. TickTick ×2
    173. Wind
    174. TickTick ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. TickTick
    178. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    179. TickTick ×2
    180. Wind
    181. TickTick
    182. Wind
    183. TickTick
    184. Wind
    185. TickTick
    186. Wind
    187. TickTick
    188. Converter
    189. TickTick
    190. Wind ×2
    191. TickTick
    192. Wind
    193. TickTick
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick ×2
    196. Wind ×2
    197. TickTick ×2
    198. Wind
    199. TickTick
    200. Converter
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. TickTick
    205. Wind ×2
    206. TickTick ×4
    207. Wind
    208. TickTick
    209. Converter
    210. TickTick
    211. Wind
    212. TickTick
    213. Wind
    214. TickTick ×3
    215. Wind ×4
    216. TickTick ×2
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. TickTick
    220. Wind
    221. TickTick
    222. Wind
    223. TickTick
    224. Wind
    225. TickTick
    226. Wind
    227. TickTick
    228. Wind
    229. Converter
    230. TickTick
    231. Wind
    232. TickTick ×2
    233. Wind
    234. TickTick ×2
    235. Wind
    236. TickTick ×3
    237. Wind ×2
    238. TickTick
    239. Wind
    240. TickTick
    241. Wind ×2
    242. TickTick
    243. Converter
    244. TickTick
    245. Wind ×2
    246. TickTick ×3
    247. Wind ×2
    248. TickTick
    249. Wind
    250. TickTick
    251. Converter
    252. Wind
    253. TickTick ×3
    254. Wind
    255. TickTick
    256. Wind
    257. TickTick ×3
    258. Wind
    259. TickTick ×2
    260. Converter
    261. Wind ×2
    262. TickTick
    263. Wind
    264. TickTick ×2
    265. Wind
    266. TickTick
    267. Wind
    268. Converter
    269. TickTick
    270. Wind ×2
    271. TickTick
    272. Wind ×2
    273. LazarusLazarus ×2
    274. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:00
    275. Wind ×2
    276. LazarusLazarus
    277. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    278. Wind ×2
    279. Converter
    280. Wind ×13
    281. Converter
    282. Wind ×7
    283. LazarusLazarus
    284. Wind ×12
    285. Converter
    286. Wind ×3
    287. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:09
    288. Wind ×4
    289. Converter
    290. Wind ×4
    291. BlinkScout plane
    292. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    293. Wind ×4
    294. Converter
    295. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:29
    296. Wind ×6
    297. Con turret
    298. Wind ×2
    299. Con turret
    300. Wind ×2
    301. Converter
    302. Con turret
    303. Wind ×2
    304. Con turret
    305. Wind
    306. Con turret
    307. Wind
    308. BlitzBlitz
    309. Wind
    310. Con turret
    311. Wind ×3
    312. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:46
    313. Wind ×2
    314. BlitzBlitz
    315. Wind
    316. BlitzBlitz
    317. Wind
    318. BlitzBlitz
    319. Converter
    320. BlitzBlitz
    321. Wind ×2
    322. BlitzBlitz
    323. Wind
    324. BlitzBlitz
    325. Wind
    326. BlitzBlitz
    327. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    328. BlitzBlitz
    329. Wind
    330. Converter ×2
    331. Wind ×2
    332. BlitzBlitz
    333. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (41 OS, 16/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:13 · in 79% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 8:12 · in 83% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard pond

Metal produced

010k20k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

53 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard pondEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard pondOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard pond
1:001151150000
2:002842730000
3:008448170000
4:00152315100000
5:00223622310000
6:00301429850000
7:00405038416764804400
8:004973474211881276990148
9:0058845693152920251320379
10:0070716872229228651913720
11:00868983342678331721541188
12:0010685102902858368424911616
13:0012622125933435426234551966
14:0014499149143829478040972454
15:0017552174564439532448933030
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won clearly more often than the standard build even though it destroyed less enemy metal and lost more of its own.

  • + Team win rate well above standard (63% vs 48%)
  • + Metal produced by 15:00 slightly ahead (17640 vs 17389)
  • − Own metal lost by 10:00 much higher (1837 vs 756)
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 behind standard (4230 vs 5316)
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

haaven

41.3 OS · 16/08/2026

Open source match ↗

14 received units · includes a constructor
478 metal received · 58987 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant3:54Middle 50%: 3:29–5:21 · n=52
Bot Lab9:50Middle 50%: 3:12–12:00 · n=30
Advanced Metal Extractor9:53Middle 50%: 9:11–10:44 · n=44

Played most by

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