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Standard air

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 · 547 distinct matches · 115 players · 79% of Cortex Air games · team won 47% of 615 · 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 547 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar
    3. Mex
    4. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 1:27 · 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 · 37 steps
    1. Wind
    2. FinchFinchfor Beach sea
    3. HephaestusHeavy transport
    4. Construction AircraftCon aircraftfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. HerculesLight transportfor Geo sea
    8. Wind ×2
    9. HephaestusHeavy transportfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×3
    11. ValiantValiant
    12. Energy storage
    13. ValiantValiant
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    19. Con turret
    20. HerculesLight transportfor Tech
    21. Wind
    22. HerculesLight transportfor Tech
    23. Wind
    24. HerculesLight transport
    25. ValiantValiant
    26. Wind
    27. ValiantValiant
    28. HerculesLight transport
    29. Wind
    30. ValiantValiant
    31. Wind
    32. ValiantValiant ×2
    33. Converter
    34. HerculesLight transportfor Pond
    35. ValiantValiant
    36. Converter
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:16 · typical 6:50
  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 · 375 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:23
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×8
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind ×6
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×5
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind ×8
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Wind ×27
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×4
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. NettleNettle
    34. Wind
    35. Con turret
    36. NettleNettle ×2
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. NettleNettle
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:11
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. FalconFighter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. FalconFighter
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. FalconFighter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Con turret
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Con turret
    63. FalconFighter
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. FalconFighter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. FalconFighter
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. FalconFighter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. FalconFighter
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. FalconFighter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. FalconFighter
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. FalconFighter
    87. Wind
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. FalconFighter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. FalconFighter
    94. Converter
    95. FalconFighter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. FalconFighter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. FalconFighter
    101. BlinkScout plane
    102. Converter
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×5
    105. BlinkScout plane ×2
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. BlinkScout plane
    109. Wind ×2
    110. FalconFighter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. FalconFighter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. FalconFighter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. FalconFighter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. FalconFighter
    125. Wind ×4
    126. FalconFighter
    127. Converter
    128. FalconFighter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. FalconFighter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. StorkLight transport
    136. Wind
    137. BlinkScout plane
    138. Converter
    139. BlinkScout plane
    140. Wind ×2
    141. FalconFighter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter
    144. FalconFighter
    145. Wind
    146. FalconFighter
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. FalconFighter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. FalconFighter
    154. Wind
    155. FalconFighter
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. StorkLight transportfor Beach sea
    159. Wind ×2
    160. StorkLight transport
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. StorkLight transport
    164. Wind ×4
    165. FalconFighter
    166. Converter
    167. FalconFighter
    168. Wind
    169. FalconFighter
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. FalconFighter
    173. Wind ×3
    174. FalconFighter
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:47
    178. FalconFighter
    179. Wind ×3
    180. Converter
    181. FalconFighter
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. FalconFighter
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×3
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Converter
    191. Wind
    192. FalconFighter
    193. Wind ×2
    194. ValiantValiant
    195. Wind ×2
    196. FalconFighter
    197. Wind ×3
    198. Converter
    199. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Converter
    202. ValiantValiant
    203. Wind ×3
    204. Converter
    205. ValiantValiant
    206. Con turret
    207. Wind ×2
    208. Con turret
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×3
    211. Con turret
    212. Wind ×2
    213. Converter
    214. Con turret
    215. ValiantValiant
    216. Con turret
    217. Wind ×5
    218. Con turret
    219. FinchFinch ×2
    220. Wind ×2
    221. FinchFinch
    222. Wind ×2
    223. FinchFinch ×2
    224. Wind
    225. Converter
    226. FinchFinch
    227. Wind
    228. ValiantValiant
    229. Wind ×3
    230. ValiantValiant ×3
    231. Wind
    232. ValiantValiant
    233. Converter
    234. Wind
    235. ValiantValiant
    236. Wind ×3
    237. ValiantValiant ×2
    238. Converter
    239. ValiantValiant
    240. Wind
    241. ValiantValiant ×2
    242. Wind ×4
    243. Converter
    244. ValiantValiant ×3
    245. Wind
    246. ValiantValiant
    247. Converter
    248. ValiantValiant
    249. Wind ×4
    250. ValiantValiant ×2
    251. Converter
    252. ValiantValiant
    253. Wind
    254. ValiantValiant
    255. Wind ×2
    256. ValiantValiant
    257. Wind ×2
    258. Converter
    259. ValiantValiant ×3
    260. Wind
    261. Converter
    262. ValiantValiant
    263. Wind ×3
    264. ValiantValiant ×2
    265. Wind
    266. Converter
    267. ValiantValiant
    268. Wind
    269. ValiantValiant ×2
    270. Wind ×2
    271. ValiantValiant
    272. Wind
    273. Converter
    274. ValiantValiant
    275. Wind
    276. ValiantValiant
    277. Wind
    278. ValiantValiant
    279. Converter
    280. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    281. Wind ×2
    282. Converter
    283. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    284. Wind ×2
    285. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    286. Converter
    287. Wind ×2
    288. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    289. Wind ×3
    290. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    291. Converter
    292. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    293. Wind ×4
    294. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    295. Converter
    296. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    297. Wind
    298. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    299. Converter
    300. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    301. Wind ×4
    302. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    303. Converter
    304. Wind
    305. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    306. Converter
    307. Wind ×3
    308. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    309. Wind
    310. ValiantValiant
    311. Wind
    312. FinchFinch
    313. Converter
    314. FinchFinch ×2
    315. Wind ×3
    316. FinchFinch
    317. Wind
    318. FinchFinch
    319. Converter
    320. Wind
    321. FinchFinch
    322. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    323. Wind
    324. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    325. Converter
    326. Wind ×3
    327. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    328. Converter
    329. Wind ×4
    330. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    331. Wind
    332. Converter
    333. ValiantValiant ×2
    334. Wind
    335. Converter
    336. Wind ×4
    337. ValiantValiant
    338. Converter
    339. Wind
    340. ValiantValiant
    341. Wind
    342. ValiantValiant
    343. Wind ×2
    344. Converter
    345. ValiantValiant
    346. Wind ×2
    347. ValiantValiant ×2
    348. Wind
    349. Converter
    350. ValiantValiant
    351. Wind ×2
    352. Converter
    353. ValiantValiant
    354. Wind ×2
    355. ValiantValiant
    356. Converter
    357. ValiantValiant
    358. Wind ×2
    359. Converter
    360. Wind
    361. ValiantValiant ×2
    362. Wind ×2
    363. ValiantValiant ×2
    364. Converter
    365. ValiantValiant
    366. Wind ×3
    367. ValiantValiant ×2
    368. Converter
    369. Wind ×2
    370. ValiantValiant ×2
    371. Wind
    372. ValiantValiant
    373. Wind ×2
    374. Converter
    375. ValiantValiant

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Crazydogg's (38 OS, 26/09/2026); 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 2:25 · in 75% of games

You get

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:40 · in 65% 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 84% 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

615 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039300
2:0092500
3:00145800
4:002052051
5:00276573109
6:003755125167
7:005136190219
8:007019220290
9:009335250341
10:0011795327471
11:0014399439641
12:0017100619962
13:00199489301269
14:002264113951807
15:002553020492701
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

Crazydogg

37.7 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

10 received units · includes a constructor
446 metal received · 61619 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=615
Advanced Metal Extractor6:50Middle 50%: 6:21–7:26 · n=590
Fusion Reactor10:56Middle 50%: 10:03–12:14 · n=375

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