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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RitualMurder's (36 OS, 02/09/2026); 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

RitualMurder

36.0 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units · includes a constructor
385 metal received · 28833 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

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