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Legion Air build order · Supreme Isthmus

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 (84%)

#eco #air #team support · 54 distinct matches · 32 players · 78% of Legion Air games · team won 59% of 61 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Legion Drone Plant by 1:21

  1. Take mex and wind while queuing the drone plant early.
  2. Get the drone plant up before 1:33 to start the economy base.
  3. Add an advanced mex to keep scaling economy for the team.
  4. Bring a fusion reactor online to support later tech.
  5. Supply allies with Noctua, Aeolus and Hippotes while building Noctua bombers.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 54 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 ~1:24, middle half 1:16–1:35

    Some games also: energy storage (31%)

    By 1:02 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 1:27 · typical 1:24
  2. 2

    Legion Drone Plant to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine11Wind
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Legion Construction Aircraft1 Legion Construction Aircraft
    Army
    • Noctua12 Noctua
    • Noctua2 Noctua for allies
    • Aeolus2 Aeolus for allies
    • Hippotes1 Hippotes for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%) · mex (34%)

    By 5:00 in all: 3 mex · 1 mex · 15 wind · 3 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 34 steps
    1. NoctuaNoctua
    2. Wind ×4
    3. NoctuaNoctua
    4. Wind ×2
    5. NoctuaNoctua
    6. AeolusAeolusfor Geo sea
    7. NoctuaNoctuafor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. NoctuaNoctua
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. NoctuaNoctua
    13. Wind ×2
    14. NoctuaNoctua
    15. Wind ×2
    16. HippotesHippotesfor Beach sea
    17. Wind
    18. Solar
    19. NoctuaNoctuafor Beach sea
    20. Wind
    21. Wind
    22. NoctuaNoctua
    23. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    24. Wind
    25. Con turret
    26. NoctuaNoctua
    27. AeolusAeolusfor Tech
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. HippotesHippotes
    31. NoctuaNoctua
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. NoctuaNoctua
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine18Wind
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    Order
    1. Legion Drone PlantEat Legion Drone Plant in 75% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    Army
    • Noctua21 Noctua

    Some games also: Legion Drone Plant (48%) · fusion (39%) · aeolus (36%) · mosquito (34%) · Legion Construction Aircraft (34%)

    By 10:00 in all: 3 mex · 1 mex · 24 wind · 20 wind · 9 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 213 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter
    3. NoctuaNoctua
    4. AeolusAeolus
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. NoctuaNoctua
    9. Wind
    10. NoctuaNoctua
    11. Converter
    12. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    13. Wind
    14. MartyrMartyr
    15. Wind
    16. MartyrMartyr
    17. Wind
    18. MartyrMartyr ×2
    19. Wind
    20. MartyrMartyr ×5
    21. Wind
    22. MartyrMartyr ×4
    23. Wind
    24. MartyrMartyr ×3
    25. Wind
    26. MartyrMartyr
    27. Wind
    28. NoctuaNoctua
    29. Converter
    30. NoctuaNoctua
    31. VisionVision ×7
    32. NoctuaNoctua
    33. Wind
    34. NoctuaNoctua
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:48 · typical 7:04
    38. NoctuaNoctua
    39. Converter
    40. VisionVision ×6
    41. Converter
    42. NoctuaNoctua
    43. Legion Drone PlantEat Legion Drone Plantreclaimed for its metal
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    45. Energy storage
    46. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:47 · typical 10:29
    47. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 10:02
    48. Con turret
    49. NoctuaNoctua
    50. Con turret
    51. NoctuaNoctua
    52. Converter
    53. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. NoctuaNoctua
    56. Con turret
    57. MosquitoMosquito
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Con turret
    61. MosquitoMosquito
    62. Con turret ×2
    63. MosquitoMosquito
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret ×3
    66. MosquitoMosquito
    67. Converter
    68. Con turret
    69. Converter
    70. MosquitoMosquito
    71. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    72. Wind
    73. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    74. Wind
    75. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    76. Converter
    77. NoctuaNoctua
    78. Wind
    79. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    80. Wind
    81. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    85. Wind
    86. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    87. Wind
    88. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    89. Converter
    90. NoctuaNoctua
    91. Wind
    92. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    93. Wind
    94. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    95. Wind
    96. NoctuaNoctua
    97. Converter
    98. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    99. Wind
    100. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    101. Wind
    102. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. NoctuaNoctua
    106. MosquitoMosquito
    107. Wind
    108. MosquitoMosquito ×2
    109. Wind
    110. MosquitoMosquito ×2
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. MosquitoMosquito
    114. Wind
    115. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    116. Wind
    117. NoctuaNoctua
    118. Converter
    119. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    120. Wind
    121. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    125. Wind
    126. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    130. Wind
    131. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    132. Converter
    133. MosquitoMosquito ×2
    134. Wind
    135. MosquitoMosquito
    136. Wind
    137. MosquitoMosquito
    138. Converter
    139. MosquitoMosquito ×2
    140. Wind
    141. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    142. Converter
    143. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    144. Wind
    145. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    146. Converter
    147. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    148. Wind
    149. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    150. Converter
    151. NoctuaNoctua
    152. Wind
    153. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    154. Wind
    155. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    159. Wind
    160. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    161. Wind
    162. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    163. Wind
    164. NoctuaNoctua
    165. Converter
    166. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    167. Wind
    168. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    169. Converter
    170. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    171. Wind
    172. NoctuaNoctua ×5
    173. Converter
    174. NoctuaNoctua ×6
    175. Converter
    176. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    177. Wind
    178. NoctuaNoctua ×6
    179. Converter
    180. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    181. Wind
    182. NoctuaNoctua ×7
    183. Converter
    184. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    185. Wind
    186. NoctuaNoctua ×6
    187. Converter
    188. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    189. Wind
    190. NoctuaNoctua ×7
    191. Wind
    192. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    193. Converter
    194. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    195. Wind
    196. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    197. TracerTracer
    198. NoctuaNoctua
    199. Wind
    200. Converter
    201. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    202. Converter
    203. Wind
    204. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    205. Wind
    206. Fusion ReactorFusion
    207. NoctuaNoctua
    208. Converter
    209. NoctuaNoctua
    210. Wind
    211. NoctuaNoctua
    212. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    213. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Lexosis's (40 OS, 04/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Noctua2 Noctua to Geo or Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:49 · in 92% of games
  • Aeolus3 Aeolus to Tech or Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 2:17 · in 100% of games
  • Hippotes1 Hippotes to Beach seafirst at 2:36 · in 61% of games

You get

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:28 · in 38% of games
  • Wind Turbine2 Wind from Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:31 · in 43% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Techfirst at 2:24 · in 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 6:05 · in 84% 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

01k2k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

61 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039000
2:0091500
3:00145000
4:0020234040
5:0027096080
6:003519125120
7:004740201145
8:006308255200
9:008531360206
10:0010985416360
11:0013512534411
12:0016119683720
13:00189828681240
14:002236313291575
15:002559822581968
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This Legion air baseline wins half its games, with far lower losses and kills than the front-facing roles by 15:00.

  • + Lowest own metal lost among air builds shown, 1850 by 15:00.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays low at 2055 by 15:00, little offensive impact.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Lexosis

39.6 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
33 metal received · 88521 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Legion Drone Plant1:24Middle 50%: 1:16–1:35 · n=61
Advanced Metal Extractor7:04Middle 50%: 6:26–7:37 · n=52
Fusion Reactor10:29Middle 50%: 9:47–11:41 · n=33

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