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Gunslinger buy

Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Pond pays Tech to build and hand over a Gunslinger from 5:05 for the front line.

#team support · 104 distinct matches · 51 players · 5% of Armada Pond games · team won 46% of 104 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GunslingerGunslinger from Tech arrives 5:05 · 4% of role by thenTech makes it and hands it over.

Paid for by sending allies about 580 metal and 12,000 energy by 5:00; standard pond sends 0 metal and 9,000 energy.

Where those units first fight, in 99 games with kill data: in the middle 82%, on their own side 18%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,824 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into tick (31% of army), pawn (11% of army), blitz (8% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Gunslinger by 5:05

  1. Open tidal-heavy eco, pay allies metal and energy early.
  2. Put down Bot Lab as normal for Pond.
  3. Buy a Gunslinger from Tech instead of building your own.
  4. Send the Gunslinger to fight in the middle.
  5. Fall back into standard Tick/Pawn/Blitz production.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 104 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD POND
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:05 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 Extractor4Mex
    • Tidal Generator8Tidalfor allies
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Tidal Generator2Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 5 wind, 2 tidaldone ~3:50, middle half 3:16–5:40

    Some games also: converter (33%)

    By 3:29 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 2 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:31 · typical 3:50
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−3 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: Lazarus (33%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 2 tidal · 1 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. LazarusLazarus
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine18Wind−11 vs standard
    • Energy Converter2Converter−6 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: tick (44%) · con bot (44%) · eat Bot Lab (41%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 36 wind · 2 tidal · 6 converter (standard 9) · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Cookie]CottonBuds's (32 OS, 05/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:12 · in 99% of games

You get

  • Gunslinger1 Gunslinger from Techfirst at 5:05 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:46 · in 96% 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

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Metal sent to allies

01k2k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Energy sent to allies

020k40k60k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

104 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 pondMetal sent to allies: This buildMetal sent to allies: Standard pondEnergy sent to allies: This buildEnergy sent to allies: Standard pond
1:0011511500000013471282
2:0026726800000031292781
3:0078379900000054704436
4:0014651473000093079756138
5:002180218500005771117798989
6:002949299500006722321696212657
7:00383539106372110507154372157315669
8:004793494814011702781178074632659319216
9:0059126223191837965031610164682842021289
10:00698677052666611106155211324903300223110
11:00910196453068842140085512415183826626170
12:001096512052316011691813128913205244553527931
13:001308114538386615532515187614366265056330525
14:001521217427453321343143253514926655367531558
15:001783320188488125993513324916287085562032681
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won less often than the standard build, but destroyed much more enemy metal by both 10:00 and 15:00 despite losing more of its own.

  • + Destroyed 5314 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 2982 for standard.
  • − Team win rate 40% vs 45% for standard build.
  • − Own metal lost by 15:00 (4508) well above standard (3531).
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Cookie]CottonBuds

31.8 OS · 05/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
83 metal received · 63160 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:50Middle 50%: 3:16–5:40 · n=97
Advanced Metal Extractor9:22Middle 50%: 8:30–10:10 · n=98

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