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Beach sea / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard beach sea

Commander goes straight to sea to build a shipyard around 1:40, gets an early destroyer by 4:46 and follows up with an Advanced Metal Extractor around 10:00, the role's usual economy-first sea presence and vision play.

Usually shipyard first (96%)

#naval #eco · 455 distinct matches · 77 players · 73% of Armada Beach sea games · team won 46% of 478 · 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 455 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−3 vs standard
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 3 mex, 1 winddone ~1:39, middle half 1:24–1:59

    Some games also: tidal (43%) · energy storage (33%)

    By 1:21 in all: 3 mex · 1 wind (standard 4)

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:51
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex
    7. Wind ×2for Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. CrossbowCrossbow
    11. Mex
    12. PawnPawn
    13. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    14. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:09 · 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%) · con turret (37%) · frigate (37%) · Sentry (36%) · submarine (34%)

    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 · 21 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Mex
    3. DolphinDolphin
    4. Wind
    5. DolphinDolphin
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. DolphinDolphin
    9. Wind
    10. DolphinDolphin
    11. Wind
    12. DolphinDolphin
    13. Wind
    14. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Mex
    17. SkaterSkater
    18. Wind
    19. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:01 · typical 4:49
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
  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 (46%) · frigate (44%) · tidal (39%) · converter (38%) · con turret (38%)

    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 · 168 steps
    1. BeamerBeamer
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. DolphinDolphin ×2
    6. Wind
    7. DolphinDolphin
    8. Converter
    9. DolphinDolphin ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. CorsairDestroyer
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Converter
    15. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    16. Wind
    17. CorsairDestroyer
    18. Wind
    19. BeamerBeamer
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    22. SkaterSkater
    23. Wind
    24. Construction ShipCon ship
    25. Mex
    26. Wind
    27. SkaterSkater
    28. Naval Construction Turret
    29. EllysawFrigate
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Mex ×2
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:17 · typical 10:02
    33. EllysawFrigate
    34. Wind
    35. CorsairDestroyer
    36. AnemoneAnemone
    37. Tidal
    38. Mex
    39. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    40. Tidal
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. Tidal
    43. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    44. BeholderBeholder ×2
    45. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    46. BeholderBeholder
    47. Tidal
    48. NettleNettle
    49. CorsairDestroyer
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. BeholderBeholder
    52. Tidal
    53. BeholderBeholder
    54. Tidal ×2
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    56. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    57. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    58. BeholderBeholder
    59. Tidal
    60. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    62. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. BeholderBeholder
    65. Tidal
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    67. BeholderBeholder
    68. Tidal
    69. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    70. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    71. BeholderBeholder
    72. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    73. Naval Construction Turret
    74. BeholderBeholder
    75. Con turret
    76. Naval Construction Turret
    77. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    78. Naval Construction Turret
    79. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    80. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:05
    81. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Con turret
    84. SentrySentry
    85. Wind
    86. Tidal ×3
    87. HarpoonHarpoon
    88. Wind
    89. Tidal
    90. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    91. Con turret
    92. Tidal
    93. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    94. Tidal
    95. Wind
    96. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    97. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    98. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    99. Wind
    100. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    101. Tidal
    102. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. Wind
    106. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    107. Wind
    108. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Tidal
    112. VoyagerVoyager
    113. HarpoonHarpoon
    114. Tidal
    115. Converter
    116. VoyagerVoyager
    117. Tidal
    118. Wind ×3
    119. VoyagerVoyager
    120. Wind ×3
    121. VoyagerVoyager
    122. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:53
    123. Tidal
    124. Wind
    125. VoyagerVoyager
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Tidal
    128. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter ×2
    132. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    133. Wind
    134. HarpoonHarpoon
    135. Wind ×4
    136. HavenHaven
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    142. Mex
    143. Converter
    144. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    145. Wind ×2
    146. HavenHaven
    147. Wind ×3
    148. HarpoonHarpoon
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    154. Wind
    155. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    156. Wind
    157. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    158. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    159. Wind
    160. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    161. Wind
    162. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    163. Wind
    164. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    165. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    166. Wind
    167. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    168. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Pentry's (36 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind to Airfirst at 1:45 · in 77% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:56 · in 79% of games
  • Lazarus1 Lazarus from Geofirst at 2:09 · in 51% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:14 · 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 71% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 8:10 · in 90% 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

478 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0040400
2:0093800
3:00158300
4:0025445147
5:003731255125
6:005156572298
7:0067231146591
8:00831916761039
9:001002524981656
10:001188936262396
11:001418846533207
12:001693754713948
13:001977264724879
14:002240373395782
15:002531983686703
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

Pentry

35.7 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
549 metal received · 56548 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=477
Corsair4:49Middle 50%: 4:15–5:50 · n=459
Advanced Metal Extractor10:02Middle 50%: 9:13–10:57 · n=414

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