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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 · 486 distinct matches · 79 players · 73% of Armada Beach sea games · team won 47% of 511 · 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 486 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 · 19 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Energy storage
    5. Wind
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. CenturionCenturion
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    10. Con turret
    11. PawnPawn
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Mex
    14. SentrySentry
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Converter
    19. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:58 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. DolphinDolphin
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. DolphinDolphin
    8. Wind
    9. SkaterSkater
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Construction ShipCon ship
    14. Wind
    15. EllysawFrigate
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Mex
    19. Converter
    20. Mex
  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 (37%) · 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 · 165 steps
    1. Wind
    2. HarpoonHarpoon
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Construction ShipCon ship
    6. Mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    9. Construction ShipCon ship
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Mex
    14. Wind
    15. Mex
    16. Converter
    17. SkaterSkater
    18. Wind
    19. CorsairDestroyerdone 7:09 · typical 4:49
    20. Converter
    21. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth ×2
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    24. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth ×3
    25. Wind
    26. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    27. Converter
    28. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth ×3
    29. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    30. Wind
    31. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth ×2
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth ×2
    34. Converter
    35. SkaterSkater
    36. Wind
    37. CorsairDestroyer
    38. Wind
    39. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    43. Converter
    44. Mex
    45. CorsairDestroyer
    46. SentrySentry
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:03 · typical 10:01
    49. SentrySentry
    50. Construction ShipCon ship
    51. Mex
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. Construction ShipCon ship
    54. Tidal
    55. SentrySentry
    56. Construction ShipCon ship
    57. Mex
    58. Tidal ×2
    59. Construction ShipCon ship
    60. Tidal
    61. Naval Construction Turret
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    63. Construction ShipCon ship
    64. SentrySentry
    65. Tidal
    66. Naval Construction Turret
    67. Tidal ×2
    68. Naval Construction Turret ×2
    69. Tidal
    70. Naval Energy Converter
    71. Tidal
    72. Naval Construction Turret
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    76. Naval Construction Turret
    77. Tidal ×2
    78. Naval Energy Converter
    79. Naval Construction Turret
    80. Tidal ×2
    81. Wind
    82. Naval Construction Turret
    83. Naval Energy Converter
    84. Tidal ×2
    85. Naval Construction Turret
    86. Naval Energy Converter
    87. Tidal
    88. BeholderBeholder
    89. Wind
    90. Tidal
    91. Naval Construction Turret
    92. Tidal ×2
    93. Naval Energy Converter
    94. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:47
    95. Wind
    96. Tidal ×2
    97. Naval Energy Converter
    98. BeholderBeholder
    99. Tidal ×2
    100. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    101. BeholderBeholder
    102. Naval Energy Converter
    103. Tidal ×2
    104. BeholderBeholder
    105. Naval Energy Converter
    106. Tidal ×2
    107. BeholderBeholder
    108. Tidal
    109. Naval Energy Converter
    110. Tidal
    111. BeholderBeholder
    112. Tidal
    113. Naval Energy Converter
    114. Tidal ×2
    115. BeholderBeholder
    116. Tidal
    117. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    118. Naval Energy Converter
    119. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    120. Tidal
    121. BeholderBeholder
    122. Tidal ×2
    123. Naval Energy Converter
    124. BeholderBeholder
    125. VoyagerVoyager
    126. Tidal
    127. VoyagerVoyager
    128. Tidal
    129. VoyagerVoyager
    130. Naval Energy Converter
    131. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:37
    132. VoyagerVoyager
    133. Tidal
    134. Con turret
    135. Naval Energy Converter
    136. Tidal ×2
    137. Seaplane PlatformSeaplane Platformdone 13:43
    138. Naval Energy Converter
    139. Tidal ×2
    140. Con turret
    141. TsunamiTsunami
    142. Tidal
    143. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    144. TsunamiTsunami
    145. Naval Energy Converter
    146. Naval Construction Turret
    147. Tidal
    148. Con turret
    149. Tidal
    150. Naval Construction Turret
    151. Tidal
    152. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    153. Naval Construction Turret
    154. Tidal
    155. TsunamiTsunami
    156. Con turret
    157. Tidal
    158. Naval Construction Turret
    159. Con turret
    160. Naval Construction Turret
    161. Tidal ×2
    162. Con turret
    163. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    164. TsunamiTsunami
    165. Tidal ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NFX_Scurvy's (38 OS, 13/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine3 Wind to Airfirst at 1:45 · in 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

511 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
6:005154570300
7:0067161146591
8:00831716811037
9:001002025311675
10:001189236202421
11:001422145693246
12:001694454394000
13:001970764574866
14:002239972605726
15:002535583426695
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

NFX_Scurvy

37.8 OS · 13/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
896 metal received · 67067 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=510
Corsair4:49Middle 50%: 4:15–5:52 · n=490
Advanced Metal Extractor10:01Middle 50%: 9:13–10:56 · n=441

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