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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Energy storage
    3. Mex
    4. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 1:37 · 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 · 28 steps
    1. NoctuaNoctuafor Beach sea
    2. Wind ×3
    3. NoctuaNoctuafor Geo sea
    4. Wind ×2
    5. AeolusAeolusfor Geo sea
    6. Wind
    7. HippotesHippotesfor Beach sea
    8. BlindfoldBlindfold
    9. Wind
    10. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraftfor Geo sea
    11. NoctuaNoctuafor Geo sea
    12. Con turret
    13. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    20. Wind
    21. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    22. Wind
    23. AeolusAeolusfor Tech
    24. Wind
    25. AeolusAeolusfor Suicide front
    26. Wind ×2
    27. AeolusAeolus
    28. Wind
  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 · 334 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Overcharged Metal Extractor ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Overcharged Metal Extractor
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:42
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Converter ×4
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Converter
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:51
    16. Construction BotCon bot ×5
    17. Wind
    18. Construction BotCon bot
    19. Wind
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Wind
    22. Construction BotCon bot
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Construction BotCon bot
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Construction BotCon bot
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Construction BotCon bot
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Construction BotCon bot
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Construction BotCon bot
    36. Wind ×6
    37. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plant ×2not finished by 15:00
    38. Wind ×3
    39. NoctuaNoctua
    40. Wind ×2
    41. NoctuaNoctua
    42. Wind ×3
    43. NoctuaNoctua
    44. Wind
    45. NoctuaNoctua
    46. Wind ×2
    47. MartyrMartyr
    48. Wind
    49. MartyrMartyr
    50. Wind ×3
    51. MartyrMartyr
    52. Wind ×2
    53. MartyrMartyr
    54. Wind
    55. MartyrMartyr
    56. Wind
    57. MartyrMartyr
    58. Wind ×2
    59. MartyrMartyr
    60. Wind ×4
    61. MartyrMartyr
    62. Wind ×2
    63. MartyrMartyr ×2
    64. Wind ×2
    65. MartyrMartyr
    66. Wind ×3
    67. MartyrMartyr
    68. Wind ×2
    69. NoctuaNoctua
    70. Wind ×2
    71. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    72. Wind ×4
    73. NoctuaNoctua
    74. Wind ×2
    75. NoctuaNoctua
    76. Wind
    77. NoctuaNoctua
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind ×2
    80. NoctuaNoctua
    81. Wind ×2
    82. NoctuaNoctua
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×3
    85. NoctuaNoctua
    86. Wind
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. NoctuaNoctua
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Con turret
    93. Wind ×4
    94. NoctuaNoctua
    95. Con turret
    96. NoctuaNoctua
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. NoctuaNoctua
    100. Wind
    101. NoctuaNoctua
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. NoctuaNoctua
    105. Wind
    106. NoctuaNoctua
    107. Wind ×2
    108. NoctuaNoctua
    109. Converter
    110. NoctuaNoctua
    111. Wind
    112. NoctuaNoctua
    113. Wind
    114. NoctuaNoctua
    115. Wind ×2
    116. NoctuaNoctua
    117. Wind
    118. NoctuaNoctua
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. NoctuaNoctua
    122. Wind
    123. NoctuaNoctua
    124. Wind
    125. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    126. Wind ×2
    127. NoctuaNoctua
    128. Converter
    129. NoctuaNoctua
    130. Wind
    131. Energy storage
    132. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. NoctuaNoctua
    137. Wind ×3
    138. MartyrMartyr
    139. Converter
    140. MartyrMartyr ×2
    141. Wind
    142. MartyrMartyr
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. MartyrMartyr ×3
    146. Wind ×3
    147. MartyrMartyr ×2
    148. Wind ×2
    149. MartyrMartyr
    150. Converter
    151. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    152. Wind
    153. NoctuaNoctua
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. NoctuaNoctua
    157. Wind ×2
    158. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. NoctuaNoctua
    162. Wind ×2
    163. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. NoctuaNoctua
    167. Wind ×3
    168. NoctuaNoctua
    169. Wind ×2
    170. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    171. Wind ×3
    172. NoctuaNoctua
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    176. Wind ×3
    177. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    178. Wind ×2
    179. NoctuaNoctua
    180. Wind ×2
    181. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    182. Wind
    183. AeolusAeolus
    184. Wind ×2
    185. NoctuaNoctua
    186. Wind ×2
    187. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    188. Wind ×2
    189. NoctuaNoctua
    190. Wind
    191. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    192. Wind
    193. NoctuaNoctua
    194. Wind ×2
    195. NoctuaNoctua
    196. Wind
    197. NoctuaNoctua
    198. Wind
    199. NoctuaNoctua
    200. Wind
    201. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    202. Wind
    203. NoctuaNoctua
    204. Wind
    205. NoctuaNoctua
    206. Wind ×2
    207. NoctuaNoctua
    208. Wind
    209. Con turret ×2
    210. NoctuaNoctua
    211. Con turret
    212. Wind ×2
    213. Con turret
    214. Wind
    215. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    216. Wind ×4
    217. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    218. Wind
    219. NoctuaNoctua
    220. Wind
    221. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    222. Wind
    223. NoctuaNoctua ×5
    224. Wind ×2
    225. NoctuaNoctua
    226. Wind
    227. NoctuaNoctua
    228. Wind
    229. NoctuaNoctua
    230. Wind
    231. NoctuaNoctua
    232. Wind
    233. NoctuaNoctua ×5
    234. Wind
    235. NoctuaNoctua
    236. Wind
    237. NoctuaNoctua
    238. Wind ×2
    239. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    240. Wind ×2
    241. NoctuaNoctua ×6
    242. Wind
    243. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    244. Wind
    245. NoctuaNoctua
    246. Wind ×2
    247. NoctuaNoctua
    248. Wind
    249. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    250. Wind
    251. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    252. Converter
    253. NoctuaNoctua
    254. Wind ×2
    255. NoctuaNoctua
    256. Wind ×2
    257. NoctuaNoctua
    258. Wind
    259. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    260. Wind
    261. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    262. Converter
    263. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    264. Wind
    265. NoctuaNoctua
    266. Wind
    267. NoctuaNoctua
    268. Wind ×3
    269. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    270. Wind
    271. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    272. Converter
    273. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    274. Wind
    275. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    276. Wind ×2
    277. NoctuaNoctua
    278. Wind ×2
    279. NoctuaNoctua
    280. Wind
    281. NoctuaNoctua
    282. Wind
    283. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    284. Converter
    285. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    286. Wind
    287. NoctuaNoctua
    288. Wind ×3
    289. NoctuaNoctua
    290. Wind
    291. NoctuaNoctua
    292. Wind
    293. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    294. Wind
    295. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    296. VisionVision
    297. NoctuaNoctua
    298. VisionVision
    299. Converter
    300. NoctuaNoctua
    301. Wind ×2
    302. NoctuaNoctua
    303. Wind
    304. NoctuaNoctua
    305. Wind ×2
    306. NoctuaNoctua
    307. Wind ×2
    308. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    309. Wind
    310. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    311. Converter
    312. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    313. Wind
    314. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    315. Wind ×2
    316. NoctuaNoctua
    317. Wind ×2
    318. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    319. Wind ×2
    320. NoctuaNoctua ×5
    321. Wind
    322. NoctuaNoctua
    323. VisionVision ×5
    324. NoctuaNoctua
    325. Wind
    326. NoctuaNoctua
    327. Wind ×2
    328. NoctuaNoctua
    329. Wind
    330. NoctuaNoctua
    331. Wind
    332. NoctuaNoctua
    333. Wind
    334. NoctuaNoctua ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NotReal's (36 OS, 23/08/2026); 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

NotReal

36.4 OS · 23/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
1546 metal received · 50001 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

NotReal3games of this buildRysica3games of this buildkrtf2games of this buildRosie2games of this buildSauceDispenser2games of this build
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