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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 1:48 · 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 · 27 steps
    1. NoctuaNoctua ×2for Beach sea
    2. AeolusAeolus ×3for Geo sea
    3. NoctuaNoctua
    4. Mex
    5. NoctuaNoctua ×7
    6. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    7. Wind
    8. NoctuaNoctua
    9. Wind
    10. Con turretfor Beach sea
    11. Wind
    12. NoctuaNoctua
    13. Wind
    14. NoctuaNoctua
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. NoctuaNoctua
    18. Wind
    19. Con turret
    20. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    21. Wind ×2
    22. NoctuaNoctua
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. NoctuaNoctua
    26. Wind
    27. 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 · 355 steps
    1. NoctuaNoctua
    2. AeolusAeolus
    3. Wind
    4. NoctuaNoctua
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:33 · typical 7:04
    6. Legion Drone PlantEat Legion Drone Plantreclaimed for its metal
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×5
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:56
    14. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    15. Wind
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. Wind
    18. Construction BotCon bot
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. Wind
    23. Construction BotCon bot
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Construction BotCon bot
    26. Wind
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Construction BotCon bot
    31. Wind
    32. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×7
    38. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 8:43
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Construction BotCon bot
    41. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    42. Wind ×6
    43. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×5
    48. NoctuaNoctua
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. NoctuaNoctua
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind
    54. NoctuaNoctua
    55. Wind ×4
    56. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    57. Wind
    58. NoctuaNoctua
    59. Converter
    60. Con turret
    61. NoctuaNoctua
    62. Wind ×5
    63. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. NoctuaNoctua ×4
    67. Wind ×3
    68. NoctuaNoctua
    69. Converter
    70. NoctuaNoctua
    71. Wind ×2
    72. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    73. Wind
    74. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    75. Converter
    76. NoctuaNoctua
    77. Wind
    78. MartyrMartyr
    79. Wind ×3
    80. MartyrMartyr
    81. Wind
    82. MartyrMartyr ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. MartyrMartyr
    86. Wind
    87. MartyrMartyr
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. MartyrMartyr
    92. Wind
    93. MartyrMartyr
    94. Converter
    95. MartyrMartyr
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. MartyrMartyr
    100. Wind
    101. VisionVision ×3
    102. MartyrMartyr
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. VisionVision ×3
    106. MartyrMartyr
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. MartyrMartyr
    110. Wind
    111. VisionVision
    112. Wind ×2
    113. MartyrMartyr
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. MartyrMartyr
    117. Converter
    118. MartyrMartyr
    119. Wind
    120. NoctuaNoctua
    121. Wind
    122. NoctuaNoctua
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. NoctuaNoctua
    129. Converter
    130. NoctuaNoctua
    131. Wind
    132. NoctuaNoctua
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×3
    136. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. NoctuaNoctua
    143. Wind ×2
    144. NoctuaNoctua
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. NoctuaNoctua
    148. Wind
    149. VisionVision ×3
    150. NoctuaNoctua
    151. VisionVision ×2
    152. NoctuaNoctua
    153. Converter
    154. NoctuaNoctua
    155. Wind ×2
    156. NoctuaNoctua
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×3
    159. NoctuaNoctua
    160. Wind
    161. NoctuaNoctua
    162. Converter
    163. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. NoctuaNoctua
    167. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:17
    168. Wind
    169. NoctuaNoctua
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. NoctuaNoctua
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. NoctuaNoctua
    177. Wind
    178. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    179. Wind
    180. NoctuaNoctua
    181. Wind
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. NoctuaNoctua
    185. Wind
    186. NoctuaNoctua
    187. Wind
    188. NoctuaNoctua
    189. Converter
    190. Wind
    191. NoctuaNoctua
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×2
    194. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    198. Converter
    199. NoctuaNoctua
    200. Wind
    201. NoctuaNoctua
    202. Wind ×2
    203. NoctuaNoctua
    204. Converter
    205. NoctuaNoctua
    206. Wind ×2
    207. NoctuaNoctua
    208. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 12:38
    209. Wind
    210. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×2
    213. NoctuaNoctua
    214. Wind
    215. Con turret
    216. NoctuaNoctua
    217. Wind ×3
    218. Con turret
    219. NoctuaNoctua
    220. Wind ×2
    221. NoctuaNoctua
    222. Con turret
    223. Wind ×2
    224. NoctuaNoctua
    225. Wind ×2
    226. NoctuaNoctua
    227. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    228. NoctuaNoctua
    229. Wind
    230. Converter
    231. Wind
    232. NoctuaNoctua
    233. Wind
    234. NoctuaNoctua
    235. Wind ×3
    236. NoctuaNoctua
    237. Wind
    238. NoctuaNoctua
    239. Wind ×2
    240. NoctuaNoctua
    241. Wind ×2
    242. NoctuaNoctua
    243. Wind
    244. NoctuaNoctua
    245. Wind ×3
    246. NoctuaNoctua
    247. Wind
    248. NoctuaNoctua
    249. Wind
    250. NoctuaNoctua
    251. Wind
    252. NoctuaNoctua
    253. LicheLichedone 14:00
    254. NoctuaNoctua
    255. Wind
    256. NoctuaNoctua
    257. Wind
    258. Converter
    259. Wind
    260. NoctuaNoctua
    261. Wind ×3
    262. NoctuaNoctua
    263. Wind ×2
    264. NoctuaNoctua
    265. Wind ×2
    266. NoctuaNoctua
    267. Wind ×2
    268. Converter
    269. Wind ×2
    270. NoctuaNoctua
    271. Wind
    272. NoctuaNoctua
    273. Wind
    274. Converter
    275. Wind ×2
    276. NoctuaNoctua
    277. Wind ×2
    278. NoctuaNoctua
    279. Wind
    280. NoctuaNoctua
    281. Wind ×3
    282. NoctuaNoctua
    283. Wind ×3
    284. NoctuaNoctua
    285. Converter
    286. Wind ×2
    287. NoctuaNoctua
    288. Wind
    289. NoctuaNoctua
    290. Wind ×3
    291. Converter
    292. NoctuaNoctua
    293. Wind ×3
    294. NoctuaNoctua
    295. Wind ×2
    296. NoctuaNoctua
    297. Wind ×2
    298. NoctuaNoctua
    299. Converter
    300. Wind ×2
    301. NoctuaNoctua
    302. Wind
    303. Converter
    304. Wind
    305. NoctuaNoctua
    306. StilettoStilettodone 14:20
    307. Wind
    308. NoctuaNoctua
    309. Converter
    310. Wind
    311. NoctuaNoctua
    312. Wind ×2
    313. NoctuaNoctua
    314. Converter
    315. Wind
    316. NoctuaNoctua
    317. Wind ×3
    318. NoctuaNoctua
    319. Converter
    320. Wind ×2
    321. NoctuaNoctua
    322. StilettoStiletto
    323. NoctuaNoctua
    324. Converter
    325. Wind ×3
    326. Converter
    327. NoctuaNoctua
    328. Wind ×3
    329. NoctuaNoctua
    330. Converter
    331. Wind
    332. NoctuaNoctua
    333. Wind ×4
    334. Converter
    335. Wind
    336. NoctuaNoctua
    337. StilettoStiletto
    338. Wind ×2
    339. BeamerBeamer
    340. NoctuaNoctua
    341. Wind
    342. Converter
    343. Wind ×2
    344. NoctuaNoctua
    345. Wind
    346. Converter
    347. NoctuaNoctua
    348. Wind ×2
    349. Converter
    350. Wind
    351. NoctuaNoctua
    352. Wind
    353. StilettoStiletto
    354. NoctuaNoctua
    355. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is rainefullstop's (32 OS, 07/09/2026); 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

rainefullstop

32.3 OS · 07/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
941 metal received · 202441 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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