BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Air / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard air

Armada Air build order · Supreme Isthmus

Builds an Aircraft Plant early, reclaims it for metal, then teches up through an Advanced Metal Extractor and Fusion Reactor while supplying teammates with transports and scouts, settling into Falcons and later Highwinds for the team's air…

Usually transports first (69%)

#eco #air #team support · 151 distinct matches · 69 players · 65% of Armada Air games · team won 42% of 154 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Aircraft Plant by 1:32

  1. Take mex and wind while queuing the aircraft plant immediately.
  2. Get the aircraft plant up before 1:44 to start producing early.
  3. Build an advanced mex to keep economy scaling for T2.
  4. Send transports and scouts to allies as soon as they're ready.
  5. Add a fusion reactor and shift into fighters then Liche bombers.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 151 GAMES
  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 Aircraft Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 3 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~1:30, middle half 1:22–1:41

    By 1:12 in all: 3 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×7
    3. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 1:33 · typical 1:30
  2. 2

    Aircraft Plant to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Aircraft1 Con aircraft
    Army
    • Falcon6 Fighter
    • Blink2 Scout plane for allies
    • Stork2 Light transport for allies
    • Blink1 Scout plane
    • Osprey1 Heavy transport for allies

    Some games also: banshee (34%) · light transport (33%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 26 steps
    1. OspreyHeavy transportfor Beach sea
    2. StorkLight transportfor Beach sea
    3. BlinkScout planefor Beach sea
    4. BlinkScout plane
    5. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. Mex
    8. Energy storage
    9. Wind ×3
    10. StorkLight transportfor Tech
    11. Wind ×4
    12. FalconFighter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. FalconFighter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. OspreyHeavy transportfor Pond
    17. Wind
    18. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    19. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Con turret
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter ×2
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine34Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plant in 79% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret
    Army
    • Falcon10 Fighter

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (47%) · con aircraft (47%) · fusion (32%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 50 wind · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 244 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:26 · typical 7:03
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    5. Con turret ×4
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind ×7
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind ×12
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:53
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    16. Wind ×3
    17. FalconFighter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. FalconFighter
    20. Wind ×3
    21. FalconFighter
    22. Wind ×4
    23. FalconFighter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. FalconFighter
    26. Wind ×10
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Con turret ×2
    32. Wind ×2
    33. FalconFighter
    34. Wind
    35. Con turret ×2
    36. Wind
    37. FalconFighter
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind
    40. FalconFighter
    41. Con turret ×2
    42. Wind
    43. FalconFighter
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. FalconFighter
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind
    49. FalconFighter
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. FalconFighter
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. FalconFighter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. FalconFighter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. FalconFighter
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. FalconFighter
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. FalconFighter
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. FalconFighter
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. FalconFighter
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. FalconFighter
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. FalconFighter
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. FalconFighter
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. FalconFighter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. FalconFighter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. FalconFighter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. FalconFighter
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. FalconFighter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Con turret
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×4
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×6
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:40 · typical 11:07
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×10
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×3
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. Wind
    201. Con turret
    202. Wind
    203. Converter ×2
    204. Wind
    205. Converter
    206. Con turret
    207. Converter ×2
    208. Wind
    209. Con turret
    210. Converter
    211. Con turret
    212. Converter
    213. Wind
    214. Converter
    215. Wind ×2
    216. Converter
    217. Con turret
    218. Fusion ReactorFusion
    219. Converter
    220. Wind ×3
    221. Con turret
    222. Wind ×3
    223. Converter
    224. Con turret
    225. Wind ×3
    226. Converter
    227. Con turret
    228. Wind ×3
    229. Converter
    230. Wind ×5
    231. Con turret
    232. Wind ×5
    233. Con turret
    234. Wind ×7
    235. Con turret
    236. Wind ×6
    237. Con turret
    238. Wind ×8
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×2
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×3
    243. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    244. Wind ×14

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Dad_The_Speedrunner's (36 OS, 06/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Blink2 Scout plane to Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:50 · in 86% of games
  • Stork3 Light transport to Tech or Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 2:09 · in 90% of games
  • Osprey1 Heavy transport to Beach sea or Pond or Techfirst at 2:26 · in 66% of games

You get

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:35 · in 53% of games
  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo sea or Techfirst at 1:40 · in 38% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Techfirst at 2:28 · in 69% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 6:04 · in 88% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

154 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039000
2:0091900
3:00145400
4:002058510
5:0027827473
6:003568151146
7:004958241261
8:006660339307
9:008641397365
10:0010953470489
11:0013420624584
12:0016125845709
13:00189671239937
14:002177116241477
15:002481620012269
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard air play wins less than half its games while destroying far less metal than it loses by 15:00.

  • + Aircraft plant lands consistently by 1:44, keeping tempo on schedule.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed (2664) trails own metal lost (2351) by 15:00.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Dad_The_Speedrunner

36.1 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
500 metal received · 53492 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Aircraft Plant1:30Middle 50%: 1:22–1:41 · n=149
Advanced Metal Extractor7:03Middle 50%: 6:36–7:41 · n=145
Fusion Reactor11:07Middle 50%: 10:01–12:25 · n=87

Played most by

arcsiz25games of this buildbadbot10games of this buildLeohvm8games of this build[Grump]FranzDK6games of this buildFakepilot6games of this build