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Standard air

Legion air player opens with Drone Plant and builds up economy with an Advanced Metal Extractor around 7 minutes, mostly holding off aircraft production early while supporting the team with transports and later Noctua bombers or other…

Usually no aircraft (77%)

#eco #air #team support · 20 distinct matches · 15 players · 88% of Legion Air games · team won 50% of 22 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Metal Extractor by 7:11

  1. Take mex and wind, then drop a Legion Drone Plant by 1:22.
  2. Pump Noctua for scouting, escort duty, and shooting down leaks.
  3. Upgrade a mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to scale eco.
  4. Keep Noctua majority in the army; sprinkle in Mosquito and Martyr.
  5. Transition into fus if the game runs long, T2 factory optional.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 20 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 Legion Drone Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plant after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:22, middle half 1:13–1:35

    Some games also: energy storage (36%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Solar
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 1:54 · typical 1:22
  2. 2

    Legion Drone Plant to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Legion Construction Aircraft1 Legion Construction Aircraft
    Army
    • Noctua10 Noctua
    • Noctua2 Noctua for allies
    • Aeolus2 Aeolus for allies
    • Hippotes1 Hippotes for allies

    Some games also: energy storage (50%) · aeolus (50%) · mex (50%) · mex (36%) · martyr (32%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 13 wind · 3 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 24 steps
    1. NoctuaNoctua
    2. Wind
    3. MartyrMartyr
    4. NoctuaNoctuafor Geo sea
    5. AeolusAeolusfor Geo sea
    6. MartyrMartyr ×3
    7. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    8. VisionVision
    9. AeolusAeolusfor Tech
    10. Mex
    11. AeolusAeolusfor Pond
    12. Converter
    13. NoctuaNoctua
    14. VisionVision
    15. Con turret
    16. NoctuaNoctua
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret
    19. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    20. Wind
    21. AeolusAeolus
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine24Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    Army
    • Noctua14 Noctua

    Some games also: wind (45%) · Legion Drone Plant (41%) · aeolus (36%) · mosquito (32%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 27 wind · 17 wind · 10 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 303 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter
    3. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantnot finished by 15:00
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×4
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×4
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×6
    11. Converter ×4
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 6:43 · typical 7:11
    13. Con turret
    14. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 8:36
    15. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:51
    16. Converter
    17. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    18. Converter
    19. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter
    22. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter
    25. Con turret
    26. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    27. Wind
    28. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    29. Con turret
    30. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    31. Converter
    32. Con turret
    33. FalconFighter ×2
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. FalconFighter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. FalconFighter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. FalconFighter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 10:05
    44. FalconFighter
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×6
    47. NoctuaNoctua
    48. Wind ×2
    49. NoctuaNoctua
    50. Con turret
    51. NoctuaNoctua
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×2
    54. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    55. Wind
    56. NoctuaNoctua
    57. Wind ×2
    58. NoctuaNoctua
    59. Wind ×2
    60. NoctuaNoctua
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. NoctuaNoctua
    66. Wind ×2
    67. NoctuaNoctua
    68. Wind ×3
    69. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret
    72. NoctuaNoctua
    73. Wind
    74. NoctuaNoctua
    75. Wind
    76. NoctuaNoctua
    77. Converter
    78. NoctuaNoctua
    79. Wind ×2
    80. NoctuaNoctua
    81. Wind
    82. NoctuaNoctua
    83. Wind ×2
    84. NoctuaNoctua
    85. Wind
    86. Con turret
    87. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    88. Wind ×2
    89. NoctuaNoctua
    90. Wind ×2
    91. NoctuaNoctua
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. NoctuaNoctua
    95. Wind ×2
    96. NoctuaNoctua
    97. Wind
    98. NoctuaNoctua
    99. Wind ×3
    100. NoctuaNoctua
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. NoctuaNoctua
    105. Wind
    106. Con turret
    107. NoctuaNoctua
    108. Wind
    109. NoctuaNoctua
    110. Wind ×2
    111. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    112. Wind ×2
    113. NoctuaNoctua
    114. Con turret
    115. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    116. Wind ×2
    117. NoctuaNoctua
    118. Wind
    119. NoctuaNoctua
    120. Converter
    121. NoctuaNoctua
    122. Wind
    123. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. NoctuaNoctua
    127. Wind
    128. NoctuaNoctua
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. NoctuaNoctua
    132. Wind ×4
    133. NoctuaNoctua
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. NoctuaNoctua
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. NoctuaNoctua
    140. Wind ×3
    141. NoctuaNoctua
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×2
    144. NoctuaNoctua
    145. Wind ×2
    146. NoctuaNoctua
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Con turret
    150. NoctuaNoctua
    151. Wind ×2
    152. NoctuaNoctua
    153. Converter ×2
    154. Wind
    155. NoctuaNoctua
    156. Wind ×4
    157. NoctuaNoctua
    158. Wind
    159. Converter ×2
    160. Wind ×2
    161. NoctuaNoctua
    162. Wind ×4
    163. NoctuaNoctua
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Con turret
    166. Wind ×2
    167. NoctuaNoctua
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. NoctuaNoctua
    171. Converter ×2
    172. Wind
    173. NoctuaNoctua
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter ×2
    176. Wind ×2
    177. NoctuaNoctua
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. NoctuaNoctua
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×2
    184. NoctuaNoctua
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. NoctuaNoctua
    190. Converter ×2
    191. Wind ×2
    192. NoctuaNoctua
    193. Wind ×3
    194. Converter ×2
    195. NoctuaNoctua
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. NoctuaNoctua
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. NoctuaNoctua
    204. Converter
    205. NoctuaNoctua
    206. Wind
    207. Converter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. Wind
    211. NoctuaNoctua
    212. Wind ×2
    213. Converter
    214. Wind
    215. Converter
    216. NoctuaNoctua
    217. Wind ×3
    218. Converter
    219. NoctuaNoctua
    220. Wind ×2
    221. Converter
    222. Wind ×2
    223. NoctuaNoctua
    224. Converter
    225. Wind
    226. Converter
    227. NoctuaNoctua
    228. Wind ×3
    229. Converter
    230. Wind ×2
    231. NoctuaNoctua
    232. Converter
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. Wind
    236. NoctuaNoctua
    237. Wind ×2
    238. Converter
    239. NoctuaNoctua
    240. Converter
    241. Wind
    242. Con turret
    243. Wind
    244. Con turret
    245. NoctuaNoctua
    246. Wind
    247. Converter ×2
    248. NoctuaNoctua
    249. Converter ×2
    250. NoctuaNoctua
    251. Wind ×2
    252. Converter
    253. NoctuaNoctua
    254. Wind
    255. Converter
    256. Wind
    257. Converter
    258. NoctuaNoctua
    259. Wind
    260. Converter ×2
    261. Wind
    262. NoctuaNoctua
    263. Wind ×4
    264. Converter
    265. NoctuaNoctua
    266. Converter
    267. Wind ×2
    268. NoctuaNoctua
    269. Wind ×2
    270. Converter
    271. Wind
    272. Converter
    273. Wind
    274. NoctuaNoctua
    275. Converter
    276. Wind
    277. Converter
    278. NoctuaNoctua
    279. Con turret
    280. Converter
    281. Wind ×2
    282. NoctuaNoctua
    283. Wind
    284. Converter ×2
    285. NoctuaNoctua
    286. Converter ×2
    287. Wind
    288. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    289. Converter ×3
    290. NoctuaNoctua
    291. Wind
    292. Converter ×2
    293. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    294. ArbalestArbalest
    295. Converter ×2
    296. Wind
    297. Converter ×2
    298. NoctuaNoctua
    299. Converter ×7
    300. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:59
    301. NoctuaNoctua
    302. Converter ×4
    303. Construction AircraftCon aircraft

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is krtf's (41 OS, 05/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Noctua2 Noctua to Geo or Geo sea or Techfirst at 1:51 · in 100% of games
  • Aeolus3 Aeolus to Tech or Geo seafirst at 2:07 · in 100% of games
  • Hippotes1 Hippotes to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:08 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind from Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:34 · in 50% of games
  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:46 · in 41% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Tech or Geo seafirst at 2:24 · in 82% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 6:05 · in 77% 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

22 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038700
2:0091500
3:00145300
4:0020131640
5:00270346113
6:003646117181
7:004939161232
8:006612280290
9:008967375380
10:0011360413405
11:0013719481585
12:00161436231070
13:00189189491633
14:002211116461895
15:002509020552085
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's own standard build, sitting at 50% team wins with steady but unspectacular kill/loss ratios by 15 minutes.

  • + Reliable, near-universal T2 con by 6:06 in the sample.
  • − Only 46 enemy metal destroyed by 5:00, very slow early impact.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

krtf

41.2 OS · 05/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
246 metal received · 25902 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Legion Drone Plant1:22Middle 50%: 1:13–1:35 · n=22
Advanced Metal Extractor7:11Middle 50%: 6:46–7:30 · n=18

Played most by

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