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Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first Pond with Bot Lab and Tidal boosting for allies, sending units front and teching into Advanced Metal Extractor as usual.

#eco #team support · 296 distinct matches · 131 players · 15% of Armada Pond games · team won 46% of 303 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 3:41

  1. Drop tidal and wind turbines fast to start boosting the fronts.
  2. Add mex and keep wind count above 10 for boost.
  3. Put down the bot lab and start pushing basic bots to front.
  4. Open a second bot lab and keep feeding units forward.
  5. Transition into T2 with an advanced mex and switch army to Tick/Pawn/Blitz.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 296 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 Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Tidal Generator8Tidalfor allies
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Tidal Generator1Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 tidaldone ~3:38, middle half 3:12–5:00

    By 3:21 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind · 1 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Tidal ×7for Suicide front
    2. Tidal ×2
    3. Mex ×3
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Energy storage
    6. Mex
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:31 · typical 3:38
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot

    Some games also: con turret (44%) · Lazarus (44%) · converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind · 1 tidal · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    4. Naval Energy Converter ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine28Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: con bot (50%) · tick (43%) · pawn (34%) · eat Bot Lab (50%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 38 wind · 1 tidal · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 283 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Naval Energy Converter
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Naval Energy Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Naval Energy Converter
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Naval Energy Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Naval Energy Converter
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Naval Energy Converter
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Naval Energy Converter
    18. Wind ×4
    19. Naval Energy Converter
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Naval Energy Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind ×3
    26. Naval Energy Converter
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Naval Energy Converter
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Naval Energy Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Naval Energy Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Naval Energy Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Naval Energy Converter
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Naval Energy Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Naval Energy Converter
    45. TickTick ×2
    46. Wind
    47. TickTick ×2
    48. Naval Energy Converter
    49. TickTick
    50. Wind
    51. TickTick
    52. Wind
    53. TickTick
    54. Wind
    55. TickTick ×2
    56. Naval Energy Converter
    57. TickTick
    58. Wind
    59. TickTick ×3
    60. Wind ×2
    61. TickTick
    62. Naval Energy Converter
    63. TickTick ×2
    64. Wind
    65. TickTick ×2
    66. Naval Energy Converter
    67. TickTick ×2
    68. Wind ×2
    69. TickTick ×3
    70. Wind
    71. Naval Energy Converter
    72. TickTick ×2
    73. Wind
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. TickTick ×2
    77. Wind
    78. Naval Energy Converter
    79. TickTick ×2
    80. Wind
    81. TickTick ×2
    82. Wind ×2
    83. TickTick ×2
    84. Naval Energy Converter
    85. TickTick
    86. Wind
    87. TickTick
    88. Wind
    89. TickTick
    90. Wind
    91. TickTick ×2
    92. Naval Energy Converter
    93. Wind
    94. TickTick ×2
    95. Wind
    96. TickTick
    97. Wind
    98. TickTick ×2
    99. Wind
    100. TickTick ×2
    101. Naval Energy Converter
    102. Wind
    103. TickTick
    104. Wind
    105. TickTick ×3
    106. Wind
    107. TickTick ×2
    108. Wind
    109. TickTick
    110. Wind
    111. Naval Energy Converter
    112. TickTick ×2
    113. Wind
    114. TickTick ×2
    115. Naval Energy Converter
    116. TickTick ×2
    117. Wind
    118. TickTick
    119. Wind
    120. TickTick
    121. Wind
    122. TickTick
    123. Naval Energy Converter
    124. TickTick ×5
    125. Naval Energy Converter
    126. TickTick
    127. Wind ×2
    128. TickTick
    129. Wind
    130. TickTick ×5
    131. Wind
    132. TickTick
    133. Naval Energy Converter
    134. Wind
    135. TickTick
    136. Wind
    137. TickTick ×5
    138. Naval Energy Converter
    139. TickTick ×2
    140. Wind
    141. TickTick ×2
    142. Wind
    143. TickTick
    144. Wind
    145. TickTick ×2
    146. Naval Energy Converter
    147. TickTick ×2
    148. Wind
    149. TickTick
    150. Wind
    151. TickTick ×2
    152. Wind
    153. TickTick ×2
    154. Naval Energy Converter
    155. Wind
    156. TickTick
    157. Wind
    158. TickTick ×2
    159. Wind
    160. TickTick ×2
    161. Wind
    162. TickTick
    163. Naval Energy Converter
    164. TickTick
    165. Wind
    166. TickTick ×3
    167. Wind
    168. TickTick
    169. Wind
    170. TickTick
    171. Wind
    172. Naval Energy Converter
    173. TickTick
    174. Wind
    175. TickTick
    176. Wind
    177. Naval Energy Converter
    178. TickTick ×2
    179. Wind ×2
    180. TickTick
    181. Wind
    182. TickTick ×2
    183. Wind
    184. Naval Energy Converter
    185. TickTick ×2
    186. Wind ×2
    187. TickTick ×4
    188. Naval Energy Converter
    189. TickTick
    190. Wind
    191. TickTick ×5
    192. Naval Energy Converter
    193. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:50
    194. TickTick
    195. Wind
    196. TickTick ×3
    197. Wind
    198. TickTick ×3
    199. Naval Energy Converter
    200. TickTick ×5
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick ×3
    203. Wind
    204. LazarusLazarus ×2
    205. Naval Energy Converter
    206. LazarusLazarus
    207. Wind
    208. LazarusLazarus
    209. Metal storage
    210. TickTick
    211. Wind
    212. TickTick
    213. Wind
    214. TickTick ×2
    215. Naval Energy Converter
    216. TickTick ×7
    217. Wind
    218. TickTick ×2
    219. Naval Energy Converter
    220. Wind
    221. TickTick ×6
    222. Wind
    223. TickTick ×3
    224. Naval Energy Converter
    225. TickTick ×2
    226. Wind
    227. TickTick ×3
    228. Wind
    229. TickTick ×4
    230. Naval Energy Converter
    231. TickTick ×4
    232. Wind
    233. TickTick
    234. Wind
    235. TickTick ×8
    236. Wind
    237. TickTick
    238. Naval Energy Converter
    239. TickTick ×2
    240. Wind
    241. TickTick ×5
    242. Wind
    243. TickTick ×5
    244. Naval Energy Converter
    245. TickTick
    246. Wind
    247. TickTick
    248. Wind
    249. TickTick
    250. Con turret
    251. TickTick ×3
    252. Wind
    253. Con turret
    254. TickTick ×2
    255. Naval Energy Converter
    256. Wind
    257. TickTick ×2
    258. Con turret
    259. Wind
    260. TickTick ×2
    261. Wind
    262. Naval Energy Converter
    263. Con turret
    264. TickTick ×2
    265. Wind
    266. TickTick
    267. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:45
    268. TickTick ×5
    269. Naval Energy Converter
    270. TickTick
    271. Wind ×2
    272. TickTick
    273. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:52
    274. TickTick ×11
    275. Naval Energy Converter
    276. Wind
    277. TickTick ×11
    278. Wind
    279. TickTick ×6
    280. Wind
    281. TickTick ×15
    282. Wind ×2
    283. TickTick ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Sinobi's (36 OS, 04/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:11 · in 94% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:36 · 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

02k4k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

303 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0026800
3:0080000
4:00147400
5:00218400
6:00299600
7:003916210
8:004952170120
9:006225380316
10:007739611553
11:009678811867
12:001207311321296
13:001454615401874
14:001744821032493
15:002020125763248
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline line, winning under half its games with mid economy and modest kills versus losses by 15:00.

  • + Reaches T2 constructor by 8:09 in 91% of games, a reliable tempo.
  • − Team wins only 46% of games, no edge over the role's norm.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Sinobi

35.8 OS · 04/08/2026

Open source match ↗

0 received units
353 metal received · 49804 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:38Middle 50%: 3:12–5:00 · n=277
Advanced Metal Extractor9:03Middle 50%: 7:58–10:04 · n=261

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