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Sharpshooter buy

Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Pond pays Tech heavily so Tech builds and hands over Sharpshooter bots from 5:17, feeding them to the front before its own tech.

#team support · 475 distinct matches · 125 players · 26% of Armada Pond games · team won 52% of 515 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SharpshooterSniper bot from Tech arrives 5:17 · 22% of role by thenTech makes it and hands it over.
  • HerculesLight transport from an ally in 48%17% of all Pond games by then

Paid for by sending allies about 670 metal and 17,000 energy by 5:00; standard pond sends 0 metal and 9,000 energy.

Where those units first fight, in 507 games with kill data: in the middle 92%, on their own side 8%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,395 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into tick (34% of army), blitz (12% of army), pawn (12% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Sharpshooter delivered by 5:13

  1. Open tidals and wind as normal, then send metal and energy to Tech early.
  2. Get a light transport from an ally to ferry the bought units.
  3. Have Tech's lab hand over Sharpshooter bots bought with your payments.
  4. Land Sharpshooter bots at the middle to fight well ahead of the usual first kill time.
  5. Fall back into normal Tick and Blitz play and keep boosting front.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 475 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD POND
  1. 1
  2. 2
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:17 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
    • Wind Turbine14Wind
    • Tidal Generator8Tidalfor allies
    • Tidal Generator2Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 15 wind, 2 tidaldone ~6:12, middle half 3:29–7:27

    Some games also: converter (36%) · eat Bot Lab (41%)

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

    By 5:40 in all: 4 mex · 14 wind · 2 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Tidal ×9for Suicide front
    2. Tidal
    3. Mex ×3
    4. Energy storage
    5. Mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Energy storage
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Energy storage
    10. Wind
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Energy storage ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:29 · typical 10:15
    14. Bot LabBot Labdone 5:48 · typical 6:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine11Wind−15 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Tick8 Tick +8 vs standard

    Some games also: converter (48%) · Lazarus (37%)

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

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 30 wind · 2 tidal · 4 converter (standard 9) · 2 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 351 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:30
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×5
    12. TickTick
    13. Converter
    14. TickTick
    15. Wind
    16. TickTick
    17. Wind
    18. TickTick ×2
    19. Wind
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Wind ×2
    22. TickTick
    23. Wind
    24. TickTick
    25. Wind
    26. TickTick ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. TickTick
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    31. Wind
    32. TickTick
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    34. TickTick
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    36. TickTick
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    38. TickTick
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    40. Wind
    41. TickTick
    42. Converter
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    44. TickTick
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    46. TickTick
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    48. TickTick
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    50. Wind
    51. TickTick
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. TickTick
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. TickTick
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    57. TickTick
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    61. TickTick
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. Construction BotCon bot
    64. Con turret
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    68. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:54
    69. Con turret
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    71. Construction BotCon bot
    72. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    73. TickTick ×2
    74. SentrySentry
    75. Converter
    76. TickTick
    77. Wind
    78. TickTick
    79. LazarusLazarus ×2
    80. Wind
    81. TickTick ×2
    82. LazarusLazarus ×3
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. LazarusLazarus
    86. TickTick
    87. Wind
    88. TickTick ×2
    89. SentrySentry
    90. TickTick ×2
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick ×5
    93. Wind
    94. TickTick ×3
    95. Converter
    96. TickTick ×2
    97. Wind ×2
    98. TickTick ×3
    99. SentrySentry
    100. TickTick ×2
    101. Wind
    102. TickTick ×6
    103. Wind
    104. TickTick
    105. Wind
    106. TickTick ×6
    107. Wind
    108. TickTick ×3
    109. Wind
    110. TickTick ×3
    111. Converter ×2
    112. TickTick ×2
    113. Wind
    114. TickTick ×4
    115. Wind
    116. TickTick ×2
    117. Wind
    118. TickTick ×7
    119. Wind
    120. TickTick ×5
    121. Wind
    122. TickTick
    123. Wind
    124. TickTick
    125. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:30
    126. TickTick ×3
    127. Wind
    128. TickTick ×2
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. TickTick
    132. Converter
    133. LazarusLazarus ×2
    134. Wind
    135. TickTick
    136. BlitzBlitz
    137. Wind
    138. TickTick ×2
    139. RoverScout
    140. TickTick
    141. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind
    144. BlitzBlitz
    145. Con turret
    146. Construction BotCon bot
    147. Wind
    148. Construction BotCon bot
    149. Wind
    150. RoverScout
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×2
    153. TickTick
    154. BlitzBlitz
    155. TickTick ×2
    156. Wind ×2
    157. TickTick ×2
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. TickTick ×2
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz
    162. TickTick ×2
    163. Wind
    164. TickTick ×2
    165. Wind
    166. BlitzBlitz
    167. TickTick
    168. Wind
    169. TickTick
    170. Wind
    171. TickTick
    172. BlitzBlitz
    173. PawnPawn
    174. Wind
    175. TickTick ×2
    176. Wind
    177. TickTick
    178. RoverScout
    179. TickTick ×2
    180. Wind
    181. BlitzBlitz
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind
    184. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:39
    185. TickTick
    186. Wind
    187. TickTick
    188. Construction BotCon bot
    189. BlitzBlitz
    190. Construction BotCon bot
    191. Converter ×2
    192. BlitzBlitz
    193. Wind ×2
    194. TickTick ×2
    195. BlitzBlitz
    196. TickTick ×2
    197. Wind
    198. TickTick
    199. BlitzBlitz
    200. TickTick
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. PawnPawn
    205. TickTick
    206. RoverScout
    207. Wind
    208. TickTick ×2
    209. Wind
    210. BlitzBlitz
    211. TickTick ×2
    212. Wind
    213. TickTick
    214. BlitzBlitz
    215. TickTick
    216. Wind
    217. TickTick ×2
    218. BlitzBlitz
    219. TickTick
    220. Wind
    221. TickTick
    222. Wind ×2
    223. TickTick ×2
    224. BlitzBlitz
    225. TickTick
    226. Wind
    227. PawnPawn
    228. TickTick
    229. AnemoneAnemone
    230. BlitzBlitz
    231. Wind
    232. Converter
    233. TickTick
    234. Wind ×2
    235. TickTick
    236. Converter
    237. TickTick
    238. RoverScout
    239. TickTick ×2
    240. BlitzBlitz
    241. TickTick
    242. Wind
    243. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    244. TickTick
    245. Wind
    246. StorkLight transport
    247. TickTick
    248. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    249. TickTick
    250. BlitzBlitz
    251. Wind
    252. TickTick ×5
    253. BlitzBlitz
    254. StorkLight transport
    255. Wind
    256. PawnPawn
    257. TickTick ×2
    258. BlitzBlitz
    259. Wind
    260. TickTick ×3
    261. BlitzBlitz
    262. Wind
    263. TickTick
    264. Converter
    265. TickTick
    266. Wind
    267. TickTick
    268. RoverScout
    269. TickTick
    270. Wind
    271. Converter
    272. TickTick
    273. Wind
    274. BlitzBlitz
    275. TickTick ×2
    276. BlitzBlitz
    277. TickTick ×2
    278. Wind
    279. TickTick
    280. Wind
    281. TickTick
    282. PawnPawn
    283. BlitzBlitz
    284. TickTick
    285. Wind
    286. BlitzBlitz
    287. TickTick
    288. Con turret
    289. TickTick
    290. BlitzBlitz
    291. TickTick ×2
    292. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    293. Wind
    294. TickTick
    295. Wind
    296. RoverScout
    297. TickTick ×2
    298. Wind
    299. BlitzBlitz
    300. Wind
    301. TickTick ×2
    302. BlitzBlitz
    303. TickTick ×2
    304. Wind
    305. TickTick
    306. BlitzBlitz
    307. TickTick
    308. Wind
    309. Converter
    310. TickTick
    311. Wind
    312. Converter
    313. BlitzBlitz
    314. TickTick
    315. PawnPawn
    316. Wind
    317. TickTick
    318. BlitzBlitz
    319. Wind
    320. BlinkScout plane
    321. TickTick
    322. BlinkScout plane
    323. TickTick
    324. Wind
    325. RoverScout
    326. TickTick
    327. Wind
    328. TickTick ×2
    329. BlitzBlitz
    330. BlinkScout plane
    331. TickTick ×2
    332. Converter
    333. Wind
    334. BlitzBlitz
    335. TickTick ×2
    336. Wind ×2
    337. BlinkScout plane
    338. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    339. PawnPawn ×2
    340. Wind
    341. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    342. BlitzBlitz
    343. BlinkScout plane
    344. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    345. Wind
    346. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    347. PawnPawn
    348. Converter
    349. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    350. BlitzBlitz
    351. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is slimegirl3's (33 OS, 09/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:10 · in 92% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Air or Techfirst at 4:58 · in 48% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot from Techfirst at 5:17 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 8:34 · in 95% 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

025k50k75k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

515 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
1:0011511500000013101282
2:0026626800000029182781
3:0077879900000048774436
4:0014651473000095070596138
5:002181218500006721167158989
6:0029032995000010552322895412657
7:0036883910430210012464373654415669
8:004545494810901708611713104634180919216
9:0053746223190337940531613774684700821289
10:0063717705273361177155213964905151823110
11:00757496453260842118085514195185341626170
12:00930512052375711691578128914365245790927931
13:001138414538426215531967187614666266068530525
14:001370217427461821342415253514926656602231558
15:001604120188511625993019324915787086900232681
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build and destroyed far more enemy metal by 15:00 despite producing less economy.

  • + Destroyed 5421 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 2962 standard.
  • + Won more often than the standard build (54% vs 46%).
  • − Metal production trails standard by 15:00 (16535 vs 20971).
  • − Own losses run higher at 10:00 (850 vs 440) from the early fights.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

slimegirl3

33.4 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
697 metal received · 204965 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab6:12Middle 50%: 3:29–7:27 · n=454
Advanced Metal Extractor10:15Middle 50%: 9:23–11:00 · n=466

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