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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4for Air
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:03 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Tidal
    2. SkaterSkater ×2
    3. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    4. CorsairDestroyerdone 3:25 · typical 4:50
    5. Mex ×2
    6. CorsairDestroyer
    7. Mex ×3
    8. Construction ShipCon ship
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. Construction ShipCon ship
    12. Mex
    13. Wind
  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 · 181 steps
    1. SkaterSkater
    2. Mex
    3. CorsairDestroyer
    4. Mex
    5. Wind
    6. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. Wind
    9. HarpoonHarpoon ×2
    10. Construction ShipCon ship
    11. Wind
    12. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:26
    13. Wind
    14. SentrySentry
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. BeholderBeholder
    17. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Wind
    20. SentrySentry
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. BeholderBeholder
    23. Construction BotCon bot
    24. Mex
    25. Construction BotCon bot
    26. HarpoonHarpoon
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    29. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    30. Mex
    31. Naval Construction Turret
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Wind
    34. Naval Construction Turret
    35. NettleNettle
    36. Naval Energy Converter
    37. Wind
    38. NettleNettle
    39. Naval Energy Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. SentrySentry
    42. Naval Energy Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 9:25
    45. Wind
    46. Naval Energy Storage
    47. Naval Energy Converter
    48. Wind
    49. SentrySentry
    50. Wind ×8
    51. Naval Energy Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Naval Energy Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. SentrySentry
    58. Wind
    59. Naval Energy Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. SentrySentry
    62. Naval Energy Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Naval Energy Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Naval Energy Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    69. Wind
    70. Naval Energy Converter
    71. Wind ×6
    72. Naval Energy Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:40 · typical 10:01
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Naval Energy Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Naval Energy Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. VoyagerVoyager
    81. Naval Energy Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Naval Energy Converter
    84. VoyagerVoyager
    85. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    86. Wind
    87. Naval Energy Converter
    88. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 11:18
    89. Wind ×2
    90. VoyagerVoyager
    91. Naval Energy Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    94. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    95. Naval Energy Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Naval Energy Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Naval Energy Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. DreadnoughtBattleshipnot finished by 15:00
    103. Naval Energy Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    106. BeholderBeholder
    107. Wind
    108. SentrySentry
    109. Naval Energy Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Naval Energy Converter
    112. BeholderBeholder
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Naval Energy Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. BeholderBeholder
    117. LongbowMissile cruiserdone 12:42
    118. Wind
    119. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    120. Wind
    121. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    122. Naval Construction Turret
    123. Naval Energy Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Naval Construction Turret
    126. Naval Energy Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. SentrySentry
    129. Naval Energy Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. DreadnoughtBattleship
    132. Wind ×6
    133. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    134. Wind
    135. Naval Energy Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Naval Energy Converter
    138. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    141. Wind
    142. Naval Energy Converter
    143. Wind ×4
    144. Naval Energy Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind
    149. Naval Construction Turret
    150. Naval Energy Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Naval Construction Turret
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Naval Construction Turret
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Naval Energy Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Naval Metal Storage
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Naval Energy Converter
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Naval Construction Turret
    163. Wind
    164. Naval Fusion ReactorNaval Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    165. Wind
    166. Naval Construction Turret
    167. Naval Energy Converter
    168. Wind
    169. Naval Construction Turret
    170. Wind
    171. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    172. Naval Construction Turret
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    175. Naval Energy Converter
    176. Wind ×5
    177. Naval Energy Converter
    178. Naval Construction Turret
    179. Wind
    180. Con turret
    181. Naval Construction Turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Blover's (37 OS, 02/10/2026); 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

37.1 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

8 received units · includes a constructor
2346 metal received · 132429 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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