Air / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard air

The typical Armada Air build: an early Aircraft Plant, transports and scouts made for the team, an Advanced Metal Extractor and Fusion Reactor for eco, transitioning into fighters and later Highwinds or gunships to protect allies and…

Usually transports first (64%)

#eco #air #team support · 63 distinct matches · 31 players · 74% of Armada Air games · team won 42% of 64 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Aircraft Plant by 1:30

0:03Take 3 mex and open straight into wind.
0:48Get the aircraft plant up fast to start fighter production.
4:23Add an advanced mex to fund the air spam.
9:55Bring fusion online to sustain heavier air numbers.
11:58+Mix in Highwind and Banshee alongside fighter spam for escorts.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 63 GAMES

10:00
21:12
35:00

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
Up to the Aircraft Plant
0:00 – 1:12
Economy
- 3Mex
- 5Wind
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Aircraft Plant ~1:12after 3 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~1:30, middle half 1:15–1:44
By 1:12 in all: 3 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 4 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:32Wind ×6
3. 1:11Energy storage
4. 1:25Aircraft Plantdone 1:43 · typical 1:30
2
Aircraft Plant to 5:00
1:12 – 5:00
Economy
- 1Mex
- 13Wind
Builders
- 2 Con turret
- 1 Con aircraft
Army
- 6 Fighter
- 2 Light transport for allies
- 2 Scout plane for allies
- 1 Scout plane
- 1 Heavy transport for allies
Some games also: converter (44%) · banshee (39%) · light transport (39%) · energy storage (34%)
By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret
The example game in this phase · 30 steps
1. 1:43Scout plane
2. 1:50Scout plane ×2for Geo sea
3. 2:04Light transportfor Geo sea
4. 2:16Con aircraft ×2
5. 2:29Con turret
6. 2:37Mex
7. 2:53Con aircraft
8. 2:53Con turret
9. 3:04Wind ×3
10. 3:21Con turret
11. 3:24Wind
12. 3:26Heavy transportfor Pond
13. 3:30Wind ×5
14. 3:54Light transportfor Tech
15. 3:54Converter
16. 3:57Wind
17. 4:02Light transport
18. 4:07Converter
19. 4:09Fighter
20. 4:21Wind
21. 4:26Converter
22. 4:31Wind
23. 4:32Converter ×2
24. 4:38Wind
25. 4:45Converter ×2
26. 4:45Wind
27. 4:51Converter
28. 4:52Wind
29. 4:55Converter ×2
30. 4:59Wind
3
5:00 to 10:00
5:00 – 10:00
Economy
- 30Wind
- 9Converter
Order
1. Aircraft Plant ~8:40after 33 wind, 6 converter, 5 con turretin 63% of games
Builders
- 4 Con turret
Army
- 8 Fighter
Some games also: con aircraft (45%) · fusion (42%) · energy storage (33%)
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 47 wind · 10 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret
The example game in this phase · 400 steps
1. 5:02Converter
2. 5:05Wind
3. 5:06Converter ×2
4. 5:11Wind ×2
5. 5:16Converter ×2
6. 5:21Wind
7. 5:24Converter ×2
8. 5:26Wind ×2
9. 5:34Converter
10. 5:35Wind
11. 5:36Con turret
12. 5:43Converter
13. 5:45Wind ×2
14. 5:49Converter
15. 5:50Wind ×3
16. 5:58Converter
17. 5:58Wind ×8
18. 6:18T2 mex ×3done 6:35 · typical 6:48
19. 7:06Con turret
20. 7:09T2 mex
21. 7:13Con turret ×5
22. 7:55Wind
23. 7:59Con turret
24. 8:03Wind ×7
25. 8:16Con turret
26. 8:17Wind
27. 8:18Radar Tower
28. 8:18Wind ×26
29. 8:43Con turret
30. 8:43Wind ×11
31. 8:53Converter
32. 8:54Wind
33. 8:55Con turret
34. 8:55Wind ×7
35. 9:00Converter
36. 9:00Wind ×5
37. 9:04Converter
38. 9:05Wind ×3
39. 9:08Converter
40. 9:08Wind
41. 9:09Converter
42. 9:09Wind ×2
43. 9:12Converter
44. 9:13Energy storage
45. 9:14Wind ×2
46. 9:16Converter
47. 9:17Wind
48. 9:17Aircraft Plantdone 9:31
49. 9:18Wind ×2
50. 9:20Converter
51. 9:25Wind
52. 9:25Converter
53. 9:28Wind
54. 9:29Converter
55. 9:31Wind
56. 9:31Fighter
57. 9:31Converter
58. 9:33Wind ×2
59. 9:34Converter
60. 9:35Fighter
61. 9:35Wind
62. 9:37Converter
63. 9:38Con aircraft
64. 9:39Wind ×3
65. 9:41Converter
66. 9:43Wind
67. 9:43Con aircraft
68. 9:43Wind ×2
69. 9:44Converter
70. 9:46Wind
71. 9:47Con aircraft
72. 9:48Wind ×2
73. 9:50Converter
74. 9:50Con aircraft
75. 9:52Wind ×3
76. 9:54Converter
77. 9:55Con aircraft
78. 9:57Converter
79. 9:57Wind
80. 9:57Converter
81. 9:58Wind
82. 9:59Con aircraft
83. 10:00Con turret
84. 10:01Converter
85. 10:01Wind ×4
86. 10:04Converter
87. 10:04Fighter
88. 10:06Con turret
89. 10:06Wind
90. 10:08Converter
91. 10:08Wind
92. 10:08Fighter
93. 10:08Wind ×3
94. 10:11Fighter
95. 10:12Wind
96. 10:13Converter
97. 10:14Wind ×3
98. 10:15Fighter
99. 10:17Converter
100. 10:17Wind ×2
101. 10:19Fighter
102. 10:20Converter
103. 10:20Wind ×4
104. 10:23Fighter
105. 10:24Converter
106. 10:25Wind ×3
107. 10:27Converter
108. 10:27Fighter
109. 10:28Wind ×2
110. 10:29Con turret
111. 10:30Wind ×2
112. 10:30Converter
113. 10:31Wind
114. 10:31Fighter
115. 10:33Wind ×3
116. 10:35Converter
117. 10:36Fighter
118. 10:37Wind ×3
119. 10:39Fighter
120. 10:39Converter
121. 10:40Wind ×2
122. 10:42Fighter
123. 10:44Converter
124. 10:44Wind ×3
125. 10:45Con turret
126. 10:46Wind
127. 10:47Fighter
128. 10:48Wind
129. 10:48Converter
130. 10:49Wind ×2
131. 10:51Con turret
132. 10:51Wind
133. 10:51Converter ×2
134. 10:51Fighter
135. 10:54Wind ×2
136. 10:54Converter
137. 10:55Fighter
138. 10:57Converter
139. 10:57Wind ×2
140. 10:58Converter
141. 10:58Fighter
142. 11:00Wind
143. 11:01Converter
144. 11:02Fighter
145. 11:03Wind ×2
146. 11:05Converter
147. 11:05Fighter
148. 11:06Wind ×4
149. 11:08Fighter
150. 11:09Wind
151. 11:09Converter
152. 11:10Wind ×2
153. 11:11Fighter
154. 11:11Wind
155. 11:12Con turret
156. 11:13Wind ×2
157. 11:14Converter
158. 11:14Fighter
159. 11:14Wind ×3
160. 11:17Fighter
161. 11:17Wind
162. 11:17Con turret
163. 11:17Wind ×2
164. 11:19Converter
165. 11:20Wind ×4
166. 11:21Fighter
167. 11:22Wind
168. 11:23Converter
169. 11:24Wind
170. 11:24Fighter
171. 11:24Wind ×3
172. 11:27Converter
173. 11:27Fighter
174. 11:27Wind ×4
175. 11:30Fighter
176. 11:31Converter
177. 11:31Wind ×2
178. 11:32Converter
179. 11:33Wind
180. 11:34Fighter
181. 11:34Converter
182. 11:35Wind ×4
183. 11:38Converter ×2
184. 11:38Fighter
185. 11:39Wind ×2
186. 11:40Converter
187. 11:41Fighter
188. 11:41Converter
189. 11:42Wind
190. 11:44Fighter
191. 11:45Converter
192. 11:45Wind
193. 11:45Converter ×2
194. 11:46Fighter
195. 11:47Wind
196. 11:49Converter
197. 11:49Fighter
198. 11:51Converter
199. 11:52Fighter
200. 11:52Wind ×2
201. 11:52Converter
202. 11:52Wind
203. 11:56Fighter
204. 11:57Wind
205. 11:57Converter
206. 11:57Wind ×2
207. 11:59Fighter
208. 11:59Wind ×2
209. 12:01Converter ×2
210. 12:02Fighter
211. 12:04Wind ×2
212. 12:05Fighter
213. 12:05Wind
214. 12:06Converter ×2
215. 12:07Fighter
216. 12:08Con turret
217. 12:09Wind ×2
218. 12:11Converter
219. 12:11Fighter
220. 12:12Converter
221. 12:12Wind ×2
222. 12:14Converter
223. 12:16Fighter
224. 12:16Con turret
225. 12:18Converter
226. 12:18Wind ×2
227. 12:18Fighter
228. 12:19Wind ×2
229. 12:21Fighter
230. 12:21Converter
231. 12:23Wind
232. 12:23Fighter
233. 12:24Wind ×2
234. 12:25Converter
235. 12:26Fighter
236. 12:27Converter
237. 12:28Fighter
238. 12:29Wind
239. 12:30Converter ×2
240. 12:30Wind
241. 12:31Fighter
242. 12:33Wind
243. 12:33Fighter
244. 12:34Wind
245. 12:34Converter
246. 12:35Wind
247. 12:36Fighter
248. 12:37Wind
249. 12:38Converter
250. 12:38Fighter
251. 12:39Converter ×2
252. 12:41Fighter
253. 12:42Converter
254. 12:43Fighter
255. 12:44Converter ×2
256. 12:44Wind
257. 12:45Converter
258. 12:46Fighter
259. 12:47Wind
260. 12:47Converter
261. 12:48Fighter
262. 12:49Wind ×3
263. 12:51Converter ×2
264. 12:51Fighter
265. 12:52Wind ×2
266. 12:54Converter
267. 12:55Fighter
268. 12:56Wind ×3
269. 12:57Converter
270. 12:58Fighter
271. 12:58Converter
272. 12:58Wind
273. 13:00Fighter
274. 13:01Wind
275. 13:01Converter
276. 13:02Wind ×4
277. 13:03Fighter ×2
278. 13:06Wind
279. 13:07Converter
280. 13:07Wind ×2
281. 13:08Fighter
282. 13:08Wind ×3
283. 13:10Converter
284. 13:10Fighter ×2
285. 13:13Converter
286. 13:14Wind
287. 13:15Converter ×2
288. 13:15Fighter
289. 13:15Wind ×2
290. 13:18Fighter
291. 13:19Wind
292. 13:19Converter ×3
293. 13:20Fighter
294. 13:20Wind
295. 13:23Fighter
296. 13:23Converter
297. 13:24Wind ×4
298. 13:26Fighter
299. 13:26Converter
300. 13:27Wind ×2
301. 13:29Fighter
302. 13:30Converter
303. 13:32Fighter
304. 13:33Wind
305. 13:33Converter
306. 13:33Wind
307. 13:34Fighter
308. 13:37Converter
309. 13:37Fighter
310. 13:38Wind ×2
311. 13:39Con aircraft
312. 13:41Converter
313. 13:42Wind
314. 13:43Con aircraft
315. 13:43Wind
316. 13:46Converter
317. 13:46Fighter
318. 13:47Wind ×4
319. 13:49Fighter
320. 13:50Wind
321. 13:50Converter
322. 13:51Fighter ×2
323. 13:55Converter
324. 13:55Wind
325. 13:55Converter
326. 13:56Wind
327. 13:56Fighter
328. 13:56Wind
329. 13:59Fighter
330. 14:00Converter
331. 14:01Wind
332. 14:01Fighter
333. 14:01Wind
334. 14:02Con turret
335. 14:03Wind
336. 14:03Converter
337. 14:03Wind
338. 14:04Fighter ×2
339. 14:07Converter
340. 14:07Wind ×2
341. 14:09Fighter
342. 14:11Converter
343. 14:11Fighter
344. 14:12Wind ×2
345. 14:14Fighter
346. 14:14Converter
347. 14:16Wind
348. 14:16Con turret
349. 14:16Fighter
350. 14:18Converter
351. 14:18Wind
352. 14:21Fighter
353. 14:22Converter
354. 14:22Fusionnot finished by 15:00 · typical 9:55
355. 14:24Wind ×2
356. 14:25Fighter
357. 14:25Con turret
358. 14:26Wind
359. 14:26Converter ×2
360. 14:27Fighter
361. 14:29Wind
362. 14:30Fighter
363. 14:30Wind
364. 14:31Converter
365. 14:32Wind
366. 14:32Converter
367. 14:32Fighter
368. 14:33Wind ×2
369. 14:35Fighter
370. 14:36Converter
371. 14:37Wind ×2
372. 14:37Fighter
373. 14:37Wind ×3
374. 14:40Converter
375. 14:40Fighter
376. 14:41Wind ×3
377. 14:43Fighter
378. 14:43Converter
379. 14:44Wind
380. 14:45Fighter
381. 14:45Wind ×3
382. 14:47Converter
383. 14:48Fighter
384. 14:48Wind ×2
385. 14:49Converter ×2
386. 14:49Wind ×2
387. 14:50Con turret
388. 14:50Fighter
389. 14:52Converter
390. 14:53Wind
391. 14:53Fighter
392. 14:53Wind ×2
393. 14:54Converter
394. 14:54Wind
395. 14:55Converter
396. 14:55Fighter
397. 14:56Wind ×3
398. 14:58Fighter
399. 14:58Converter
400. 14:59Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (57 OS, 30/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

2 Scout plane to Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:56 · in 86% of games
3 Light transport to Tech or Geo seafirst at 2:13 · in 89% of games
1 Heavy transport to Beach sea or Pond or Techfirst at 2:28 · in 67% of games

You get

2–3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:27 · in 38% of games
3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:30 · in 53% of games
1 Con bot from Techfirst at 2:28 · in 66% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 5:53 · in 84% 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

64 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Own metal lost: This build
1:00	391	0	0
2:00	921	0	0
3:00	1454	0	0
4:00	2040	51	51
5:00	2788	102	125
6:00	3621	211	190
7:00	5139	288	263
8:00	6970	367	292
9:00	9134	375	318
10:00	11575	421	352
11:00	14215	606	460
12:00	17193	984	755
13:00	19915	1642	1165
14:00	22546	1901	1852
15:00	25980	2290	2764

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard air has the lowest team win rate of the six builds despite decent metal production, suggesting air presence alone isn't deciding these games.

+ Metal produced reaches 25980 by 15:00, second highest of the builds shown.
+ First kill lands early at 3:42 in 99% of games.

− Team win rate is only 42%, the lowest among all standard builds.
− Own metal lost by 15:00 reaches 2764 despite fighters being the main army.

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_X_

57.2 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
398 metal received · 55045 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Aircraft Plant1:30Middle 50%: 1:15–1:44 · n=64

Advanced Metal Extractor6:48Middle 50%: 6:30–7:14 · n=57

Fusion Reactor9:55Middle 50%: 9:14–11:54 · n=40

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Supreme Isthmus v2.1
Beyond All Reason test-31115-21dbf79
Naval balance tweaks on

Standard air

Phase by phase

Up to the Aircraft Plant

Aircraft Plant to 5:00

5:00 to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

_X_

Typical milestones

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