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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 · 7 steps
    1. Tidal ×10for Suicide front
    2. Tidal
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Wind
    5. NettleNettle
    6. Wind
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:20 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Energy storage
    6. Con turret
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
  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 · 233 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×5
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind ×4
    10. TickTick
    11. Wind ×3
    12. TickTick
    13. Wind
    14. TickTick
    15. Wind
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Wind ×6
    18. LazarusLazarus
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Converter
    23. TickTick
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:03 · typical 9:22
    25. TickTick
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. TickTick
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. TickTick
    33. Converter
    34. TickTick
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. TickTick
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind
    42. TickTick
    43. Wind
    44. TickTick
    45. Wind
    46. TickTick
    47. Wind
    48. TickTick
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Wind
    51. TickTick ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. TickTick ×2
    54. Wind
    55. TickTick
    56. Wind
    57. TickTick ×2
    58. Wind
    59. TickTick ×2
    60. Wind
    61. TickTick
    62. Wind
    63. TickTick ×2
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    65. Wind
    66. TickTick
    67. Wind
    68. TickTick ×3
    69. Wind
    70. TickTick ×2
    71. Wind
    72. TickTick
    73. Wind
    74. TickTick
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. TickTick
    78. Wind ×2
    79. TickTick
    80. Wind
    81. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    82. TickTick
    83. Wind ×2
    84. TickTick
    85. Wind
    86. TickTick
    87. Wind ×2
    88. TickTick ×2
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind
    95. TickTick
    96. Wind ×2
    97. TickTick ×2
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind
    100. TickTick
    101. Wind ×2
    102. TickTick ×3
    103. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:42
    104. Wind
    105. TickTick
    106. Energy storage
    107. TickTick ×2
    108. Wind ×2
    109. TickTick ×7
    110. Wind
    111. TickTick ×6
    112. Wind
    113. TickTick
    114. Wind
    115. TickTick ×4
    116. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Con turret
    121. Wind
    122. Construction BotCon bot
    123. Converter
    124. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:40
    125. Construction BotCon bot
    126. Wind ×2
    127. TickTick
    128. Converter
    129. TickTick ×2
    130. Wind
    131. TickTick
    132. Wind
    133. TickTick ×2
    134. Converter
    135. TickTick
    136. Wind
    137. TickTick ×2
    138. Wind
    139. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Construction BotCon bot
    142. Converter
    143. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    144. Wind
    145. Construction BotCon bot
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. TickTick ×3
    149. Wind
    150. TickTick ×5
    151. Wind
    152. TickTick ×3
    153. Converter
    154. TickTick ×8
    155. Wind
    156. TickTick ×2
    157. Converter
    158. TickTick ×5
    159. Wind
    160. TickTick ×4
    161. Converter
    162. TickTick ×2
    163. Wind
    164. TickTick ×3
    165. Wind
    166. TickTick ×3
    167. Converter
    168. TickTick ×2
    169. Wind
    170. TickTick ×3
    171. Wind
    172. TickTick
    173. Wind ×2
    174. TickTick ×2
    175. Wind
    176. TickTick ×2
    177. Wind
    178. TickTick
    179. Converter
    180. TickTick ×2
    181. Wind
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind
    184. TickTick ×2
    185. Wind
    186. TickTick
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. TickTick ×3
    190. Wind ×2
    191. TickTick
    192. Wind
    193. TickTick
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick ×3
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. TickTick
    199. Wind
    200. TickTick ×2
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. TickTick ×2
    205. JunoJuno
    206. TickTick
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind
    210. TickTick
    211. Wind ×2
    212. TickTick
    213. Wind
    214. TickTick
    215. Wind
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. TickTick ×2
    219. Wind ×3
    220. TickTick ×3
    221. Wind
    222. TickTick
    223. Wind
    224. Converter
    225. TickTick ×4
    226. Wind
    227. TickTick ×3
    228. Wind
    229. TickTick
    230. Wind
    231. TickTick ×2
    232. Wind
    233. TickTick ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Flerpz's (33 OS, 12/10/2026); 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

Flerpz

33.2 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
236 metal received · 58246 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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