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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]Kadafi923's (31 OS, 11/10/2026); 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

[NWP]Kadafi923

31.1 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
80 metal received · 64293 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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