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Standard air

Cortex Air build order · Supreme Isthmus

The usual Cortex air game: Aircraft Plant just after the start, Advanced Metal Extractor around 7 minutes and Fusion Reactor around 11 minutes, making transports and fighters for the team while scaling economy normally.

Usually transports first (72%)

#eco #team support #air · 555 distinct matches · 116 players · 79% of Cortex Air games · team won 47% of 624 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Aircraft Plant by 1:23

  1. Take 3 mex and open straight into Aircraft Plant.
  2. Finish Aircraft Plant, start pumping Valiant for escort duty.
  3. Get T2 constructor going to scale eco alongside air production.
  4. Add Advanced Metal Extractor to keep pace with team's economy.
  5. Bring Fusion Reactor online, keep making Hercules and Finch for allies.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 555 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:22, middle half 1:13–1:35

    Some games also: energy storage (38%)

    By 1:03 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 1:58 · typical 1:22
  2. 2

    Aircraft Plant to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Aircraft1 Con aircraft
    Army
    • Valiant5 Valiant
    • Finch2 Finch for allies
    • Hercules2 Light transport for allies
    • Hephaestus1 Heavy transport for allies
    • Shuriken1 Shuriken

    Some games also: energy storage (45%) · light transport (44%) · converter (39%) · con turret (33%)

    By 5:00 in all: 3 mex · 1 mex · 13 wind · 3 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. GuardGuard
    2. FinchFinch ×2
    3. ShurikenShuriken
    4. HerculesLight transport
    5. HerculesLight transportfor Tech
    6. ValiantValiant ×4
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Mex
    9. ValiantValiant
    10. HerculesLight transportfor Tech
    11. ValiantValiant
    12. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    13. Con turret
    14. ValiantValiant
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. HephaestusHeavy transportfor Pond
    18. Con turretfor Front
    19. ValiantValiant
    20. Wind
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine20Wind
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 18 wind, 17 wind, 6 converterin 58% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret
    Army
    • Valiant9 Valiant
    • Shuriken1 Shuriken

    Some games also: con aircraft (36%) · fusion (33%) · light transport (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 3 mex · 1 mex · 24 wind · 20 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 335 steps
    1. ValiantValiant
    2. Wind
    3. ValiantValiant
    4. Wind
    5. ValiantValiant
    6. Wind ×3
    7. ValiantValiant
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ValiantValiant
    10. Wind
    11. ValiantValiant
    12. Wind
    13. ValiantValiant
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:18 · typical 6:50
    15. ValiantValiant
    16. HerculesLight transport
    17. ValiantValiant
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Wind
    23. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:31
    24. Con turret
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    26. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    27. Wind
    28. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Construction BotCon bot
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Construction BotCon bot
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Construction BotCon bot
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Construction BotCon bot
    38. Wind
    39. Construction BotCon bot
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×6
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 9:09
    48. Wind ×6
    49. Converter
    50. NoctuaNoctua
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×5
    53. NoctuaNoctua
    54. Con turret
    55. Wind
    56. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. NoctuaNoctua
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Con turret
    63. AeolusAeolus
    64. Wind ×2
    65. NoctuaNoctua
    66. Wind ×2
    67. NoctuaNoctua
    68. Wind
    69. NoctuaNoctua
    70. Wind
    71. NoctuaNoctua
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    75. Wind
    76. NoctuaNoctua
    77. Wind
    78. NoctuaNoctua
    79. Wind
    80. NoctuaNoctua
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    84. Wind
    85. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. NoctuaNoctua
    90. Wind ×2
    91. NoctuaNoctua
    92. Wind
    93. NoctuaNoctua
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. NoctuaNoctua
    97. Wind ×3
    98. NoctuaNoctua
    99. Wind ×10
    100. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    101. Wind ×6
    102. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Energy storage
    105. NoctuaNoctua
    106. Wind ×2
    107. NoctuaNoctua
    108. Wind
    109. NoctuaNoctua
    110. Wind
    111. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    112. Wind ×2
    113. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    114. Wind ×2
    115. NoctuaNoctua
    116. Wind
    117. NoctuaNoctua
    118. Wind
    119. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    120. Wind ×2
    121. NoctuaNoctua
    122. Wind ×2
    123. NoctuaNoctua
    124. Wind
    125. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    126. Wind
    127. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    128. Wind
    129. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    130. Wind ×3
    131. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    132. Wind
    133. NoctuaNoctua
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. NoctuaNoctua
    137. Energy storage
    138. NoctuaNoctua
    139. Wind ×2
    140. NoctuaNoctua
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. NoctuaNoctua
    144. Wind ×3
    145. NoctuaNoctua
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. NoctuaNoctua
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. NoctuaNoctua
    152. Wind
    153. NoctuaNoctua
    154. Wind ×2
    155. NoctuaNoctua
    156. Converter
    157. NoctuaNoctua
    158. Wind ×2
    159. NoctuaNoctua
    160. Converter
    161. NoctuaNoctua
    162. Wind ×2
    163. NoctuaNoctua
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. NoctuaNoctua
    172. Wind
    173. NoctuaNoctua
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. NoctuaNoctua
    177. Wind
    178. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. NoctuaNoctua
    182. Wind ×2
    183. NoctuaNoctua
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. Wind
    187. NoctuaNoctua
    188. Wind
    189. NoctuaNoctua
    190. Converter
    191. NoctuaNoctua
    192. Wind
    193. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. NoctuaNoctua
    198. Wind
    199. NoctuaNoctua
    200. Converter
    201. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. NoctuaNoctua
    205. Wind ×3
    206. NoctuaNoctua
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind
    210. NoctuaNoctua
    211. Converter
    212. NoctuaNoctua
    213. Wind
    214. NoctuaNoctua
    215. Converter
    216. NoctuaNoctua
    217. Wind ×3
    218. Converter
    219. NoctuaNoctua
    220. Wind ×2
    221. NoctuaNoctua
    222. Converter
    223. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    224. Wind
    225. Con turret
    226. Converter
    227. NoctuaNoctua
    228. Wind ×5
    229. Con turret
    230. NoctuaNoctua
    231. Converter
    232. Con turret
    233. Wind
    234. NoctuaNoctua
    235. Wind ×2
    236. Converter
    237. NoctuaNoctua
    238. Wind ×3
    239. Converter
    240. NoctuaNoctua
    241. Wind
    242. Con turret
    243. NoctuaNoctua
    244. Wind
    245. Converter
    246. Wind
    247. NoctuaNoctua
    248. Wind ×3
    249. Converter
    250. NoctuaNoctua
    251. Con turret
    252. NoctuaNoctua
    253. Wind
    254. Converter
    255. Wind
    256. NoctuaNoctua
    257. Wind ×4
    258. NoctuaNoctua
    259. Converter
    260. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    261. Converter
    262. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    263. Converter
    264. Wind
    265. NoctuaNoctua
    266. Wind
    267. NoctuaNoctua
    268. Wind ×3
    269. Converter
    270. NoctuaNoctua
    271. Wind
    272. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    273. Converter
    274. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    275. Converter
    276. Wind
    277. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    278. Wind ×4
    279. Converter
    280. NoctuaNoctua
    281. Wind
    282. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    283. Converter
    284. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    285. Converter
    286. Wind
    287. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    288. Wind ×2
    289. Converter
    290. NoctuaNoctua
    291. Wind ×3
    292. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    293. Converter
    294. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    295. Converter
    296. NoctuaNoctua
    297. Wind
    298. NoctuaNoctua
    299. Wind
    300. NoctuaNoctua
    301. Converter
    302. Wind
    303. NoctuaNoctua
    304. Wind ×3
    305. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    306. Converter
    307. Wind
    308. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    309. Wind
    310. NoctuaNoctua
    311. Wind
    312. NoctuaNoctua
    313. Wind ×3
    314. Converter
    315. NoctuaNoctua
    316. Converter
    317. NoctuaNoctua
    318. Con turret
    319. Wind ×2
    320. NoctuaNoctua
    321. Wind
    322. Converter
    323. Wind ×3
    324. NoctuaNoctua
    325. Converter
    326. NoctuaNoctua
    327. Wind
    328. NoctuaNoctua
    329. Wind
    330. NoctuaNoctua
    331. Wind
    332. NoctuaNoctua
    333. Wind ×3
    334. Converter
    335. NoctuaNoctua ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is waine's (35 OS, 15/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Finch2 Finch to Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:51 · in 96% of games
  • Hercules3 Light transport to Tech or Geo sea or Geofirst at 2:06 · in 99% of games
  • Hephaestus1 Heavy transport to Beach sea or Pond or Techfirst at 2:26 · in 74% of games

You get

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:40 · in 64% of games
  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 1:44 · in 48% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Techfirst at 2:20 · in 85% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 6:03 · in 94% 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

624 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039300
2:0092500
3:00145900
4:002053051
5:00276573109
6:003759125167
7:005136190219
8:007017225290
9:009298258342
10:0011788328471
11:0014383440641
12:0017097606958
13:00199439331269
14:002265314171801
15:002554320602701
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's standard support job, winning less than half its games while producing little combat impact but reliably feeding transports and scouts to teammates.

  • + Reaches Aircraft Plant almost immediately (1:23), fast T2 constructor by 5:58.
  • + Keeps own losses low (2789 by 15:00) versus other roles.
  • − Destroys only 2027 enemy metal by 15:00, minimal combat contribution.
  • − Fusion Reactor only completes in 57% of games, some games stall on eco.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

waine

35.4 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
828 metal received · 61292 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Aircraft Plant1:22Middle 50%: 1:13–1:35 · n=624
Advanced Metal Extractor6:50Middle 50%: 6:21–7:26 · n=599
Fusion Reactor10:56Middle 50%: 10:03–12:16 · n=383

Played most by

DRM37games of this buildAdeus33games of this buildCentientWaffle32games of this buildNutzz28games of this buildImmort26games of this build