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Standard beach sea

Armada Beach sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Builds shipyard first and moves into destroyers, aiming to contest enemy sea entry or grab early vision while building up economy with an advanced metal extractor.

Usually shipyard first (96%)

#naval #eco · 487 distinct matches · 79 players · 73% of Armada Beach sea games · team won 47% of 512 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 1:46

  1. Take 3 mex, then send com straight to sea to build shipyard.
  2. Finish shipyard, start pumping an early destroyer to contest sea.
  3. Get first destroyer out to fight for sea entry or scout island.
  4. Add Advanced Metal Extractor to fix the natural resource gap.
  5. Push T2 constructor if resources allow, keep contesting sea control.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 487 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD BEACH SEA
  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 Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Windfor allies+2 vs standard
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−4 vs standard
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 3 mex, 1 winddone ~1:39, middle half 1:24–1:59

    Some games also: tidal (44%) · energy storage (34%)

    By 1:21 in all: 3 mex · 1 wind (standard 5)

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4for Air
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Tidal
    6. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:11 · typical 1:39
  2. 2

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor6Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind−4 vs standard
    • Tidal Generator2Tidal+2 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Ship2 Con ship +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Skater2 Skater
    • Dolphin2 Dolphin +2 vs standard
    • Corsair1 Destroyer
    Other
    • Naval Radar / Sonar Tower1 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower

    Some games also: Harpoon (41%) · Sentry (37%) · con turret (37%) · frigate (36%) · submarine (35%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 3 con hovercraft · 7 seeker

    By 5:00 in all: 9 mex · 4 wind (standard 10) · 3 tidal (standard 0)

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Tidal
    2. SkaterSkater ×2
    3. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    4. CorsairDestroyerdone 4:38 · typical 4:50
    5. Mex ×4
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Mex
    8. CorsairDestroyer
    9. Mex
    10. Mex ×2
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex−2 vs standard
    • Wind Turbine11Wind
    Builders
    • Naval Construction Turret1 Naval Construction Turret
    • Grim Reaper1 Grim Reaper
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Harpoon1 Harpoon
    • Dolphin3 Dolphin
    • Corsair2 Destroyer
    • Skater2 Skater
    Other
    • Naval Radar / Sonar Tower1 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower

    Some games also: con ship (47%) · frigate (43%) · tidal (40%) · con turret (38%) · converter (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 10 mex · 16 wind (standard 24) · 5 tidal (standard 0) · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret · 1 Naval Construction Turret

    The example game in this phase · 127 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. Mex
    3. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    4. SkaterSkater
    5. Con turret
    6. HarpoonHarpoon
    7. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    8. Construction ShipCon ship
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Construction ShipCon ship
    11. HarpoonHarpoon
    12. Tidal
    13. Mex
    14. Tidal
    15. CorsairDestroyer
    16. Wind
    17. Tidal
    18. Wind
    19. Tidal
    20. Wind
    21. Tidal
    22. Wind
    23. BeholderBeholder
    24. Tidal
    25. Wind
    26. Tidal
    27. BeholderBeholder
    28. Wind
    29. Naval Construction Turret
    30. Wind
    31. Tidal
    32. Wind
    33. HarpoonHarpoon
    34. Naval Construction Turret
    35. CorsairDestroyer
    36. Wind
    37. Tidal
    38. Wind
    39. Tidal
    40. Wind
    41. Naval Construction Turret
    42. Wind
    43. Tidal ×2
    44. Wind
    45. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    46. Wind
    47. Tidal
    48. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    49. Tidal
    50. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:25
    51. Tidal
    52. Wind
    53. MantaManta
    54. Tidal
    55. Wind
    56. Tidal ×2
    57. Naval Construction Turret
    58. Tidal
    59. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 11:51
    60. HarpoonHarpoon
    61. Naval Construction Turret
    62. Tidal
    63. HarpoonHarpoon
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:53 · typical 10:01
    65. Tidal
    66. Naval Energy Converter
    67. Tidal
    68. MantaManta
    69. Naval Energy Converter
    70. Tidal
    71. Naval Energy Converter
    72. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    73. Naval Energy Converter
    74. Tidal
    75. Naval Energy Converter
    76. Tidal
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    78. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    79. Naval Energy Converter
    80. SentrySentry
    81. Naval Construction Turret
    82. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    83. Naval Energy Converter
    84. SentrySentry
    85. Naval Energy Converter
    86. SentrySentry ×3
    87. Naval Energy Converter
    88. VoyagerVoyager
    89. Naval Energy Converter
    90. SentrySentry ×2
    91. VoyagerVoyager
    92. SentrySentry
    93. Naval Energy Converter
    94. VoyagerVoyager
    95. SentrySentry
    96. Naval Energy Converter
    97. Naval Construction Turret
    98. Naval Energy Converter
    99. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    100. Naval Energy Converter
    101. BeholderBeholder
    102. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    103. SentrySentry
    104. Construction BotCon bot
    105. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:27
    106. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    107. BeholderBeholder
    108. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    109. BeholderBeholder
    110. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    111. VoyagerVoyager
    112. Construction BotCon bot
    113. VoyagerVoyager
    114. Construction BotCon bot
    115. EpochEpochnot finished by 15:00
    116. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    117. MantaManta
    118. SentrySentry
    119. Wind
    120. SentrySentry
    121. Wind ×2
    122. MantaManta
    123. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    124. SentrySentry
    125. Wind ×11
    126. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    127. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Blover's (37 OS, 01/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind to Airfirst at 1:45 · in 78% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:56 · in 78% of games
  • Lazarus1 Lazarus from Geofirst at 2:09 · in 52% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:15 · in 41% of games
  • Hephaestus1 Heavy transport from Airfirst at 2:16 · in 63% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Geofirst at 2:24 · in 70% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 8:10 · in 89% 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

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

512 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0040400
2:0093800
3:00158600
4:0025475150
5:003732255125
6:005154571300
7:0067161146591
8:00831516821037
9:001002525171666
10:001190636082420
11:001422645593244
12:001695854344006
13:001973364604876
14:002240372755744
15:002536683546703
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This build loses more often than it wins and trails behind on economy, taking heavier losses than kills by 15:00.

  • + Destroys 7891 enemy metal by 15:00 through consistent sea fighting.
  • + Reaches shipyard fast (1:46) to contest sea entry early.
  • − Loses 6587 own metal by 15:00, nearly matching what it destroys.
  • − T2 factory only appears in 35% of games, falling behind economically.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Blover

36.9 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units · includes a constructor
262 metal received · 69221 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Shipyard1:39Middle 50%: 1:24–1:59 · n=511
Corsair4:50Middle 50%: 4:15–5:53 · n=491
Advanced Metal Extractor10:01Middle 50%: 9:13–10:55 · n=442

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