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Standard pond

Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first Pond boosting front with wind/tidal energy, a Bot Lab, and later T2 cons, sending Tick, Pawn and Blitz forward as the transition unfolds.

#eco #team support · 133 distinct matches · 62 players · 13% of Armada Pond games · team won 44% of 135 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 5:37

  1. Open tidal generators to start boosting front's energy.
  2. Layer mex and wind, watching front's needs to tune boost amount.
  3. Get bot lab up and start sending Tick, Pawn and Blitz to front.
  4. Transition toward T2 constructor once front needs heavier support.
  5. Finish advanced metal extractor to scale eco for T2.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 133 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 Turbine5Wind
    • Tidal Generator1Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 tidaldone ~3:40, middle half 3:14–5:34

    By 3:22 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 1 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Tidal
    2. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:28 · typical 3:40
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: wind (47%) · con turret (42%) · Lazarus (39%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind · 1 tidal · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Converter
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Converter
    10. TickTick ×7
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab in 58% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: con bot (49%) · tick (36%) · pawn (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 37 wind · 1 tidal · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 220 steps
    1. TickTick ×6
    2. Wind
    3. TickTick
    4. Converter
    5. TickTick ×3
    6. Con turret
    7. TickTick
    8. Wind
    9. TickTick ×4
    10. Converter
    11. TickTick
    12. Wind
    13. TickTick ×4
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Construction BotCon bot
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. PawnPawn
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×7
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×5
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:26 · typical 9:15
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Con turret
    45. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 9:43
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. BlitzBlitz
    63. Wind
    64. BlitzBlitz ×2
    65. Wind
    66. BlitzBlitz ×2
    67. Converter
    68. BlitzBlitz
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×2
    71. BlitzBlitz ×4
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Wind
    76. BlitzBlitz ×2
    77. Converter
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Wind
    80. BlitzBlitz
    81. Wind
    82. BlitzBlitz
    83. Converter
    84. BlitzBlitz
    85. Converter
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Wind
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:03
    91. BlitzBlitz
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:16
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. Converter ×2
    99. BlitzBlitz
    100. Wind
    101. BlitzBlitz
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. Con turret
    106. BlitzBlitz ×2
    107. Converter ×2
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Wind
    110. BlitzBlitz ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. BlitzBlitz ×2
    114. Converter ×2
    115. BlitzBlitz ×2
    116. Wind
    117. BlitzBlitz ×2
    118. Converter ×2
    119. BlitzBlitz ×2
    120. Wind
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Converter
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. Wind
    125. BlitzBlitz ×3
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. BlitzBlitz
    129. Converter
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind
    132. BlitzBlitz ×2
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. BlitzBlitz ×2
    136. Wind
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Converter ×2
    139. BlitzBlitz ×2
    140. Converter
    141. BlitzBlitz ×3
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter ×2
    144. BlitzBlitz ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. BlitzBlitz
    148. Wind ×2
    149. BlitzBlitz ×2
    150. Wind
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. BlitzBlitz
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitz ×2
    158. Wind ×2
    159. BlitzBlitz ×2
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. BlitzBlitz ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. BlitzBlitz ×2
    168. Wind
    169. BlitzBlitz
    170. Converter
    171. BlitzBlitz ×2
    172. Wind
    173. BlitzBlitz
    174. Wind
    175. BlitzBlitz ×2
    176. Wind
    177. BlitzBlitz
    178. Converter
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. Wind
    181. BlitzBlitz
    182. Converter
    183. BlitzBlitz
    184. Wind
    185. BlitzBlitz ×2
    186. Wind
    187. BlitzBlitz ×2
    188. Converter
    189. BlitzBlitz
    190. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    191. Wind
    192. BlitzBlitz
    193. Wind
    194. BlitzBlitz
    195. Converter
    196. BlitzBlitz
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. BlitzBlitz ×3
    200. Wind
    201. BlitzBlitz
    202. Wind
    203. BlitzBlitz ×3
    204. Converter
    205. Con turret
    206. Wind
    207. BlitzBlitz ×2
    208. Wind
    209. BlitzBlitz
    210. Converter
    211. Con turret
    212. BlitzBlitz
    213. Converter
    214. BlitzBlitz
    215. Wind
    216. BlitzBlitz ×2
    217. Wind ×2
    218. Con turret
    219. BlitzBlitz ×2
    220. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EpicTyrannus's (44 OS, 07/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:10 · in 87% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:51 · in 79% 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

135 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0027900
3:0082800
4:00151000
5:00223900
6:00305800
7:00400600
8:004985311105
9:006264570315
10:007711818440
11:009711922746
12:001244713001167
13:001486917901734
14:001808224722275
15:002041129463180
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard pond trails slightly at 49% team win, consistent with its support-economy role rather than direct combat.

  • + Zero metal lost by 5:00 shows the safe, boost-focused opening works as intended.
  • − Bot lab timing is wide (3:34-7:02), risking late unit support if delayed.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

EpicTyrannus

43.9 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
3019 metal received · 181125 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:40Middle 50%: 3:14–5:34 · n=119
Advanced Metal Extractor9:15Middle 50%: 7:52–9:59 · n=111

Played most by

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