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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 3:17–5:35

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

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Wind
    3. Mex ×3
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 2:42 · typical 3:40
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: wind (47%) · con turret (42%) · Lazarus (38%)

    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 · 13 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Energy storage
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Energy storage
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab in 57% 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 · 103 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind ×6
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Advanced solar
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:59
    12. BlitzBlitz
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:45 · typical 9:15
    14. BlitzBlitz
    15. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 9:17
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind ×5
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. Wind
    23. BlitzBlitz
    24. Wind
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. Wind ×2
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. Wind
    32. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Con turret ×2
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    38. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:25
    39. BlitzBlitz ×10
    40. JaguarJaguar
    41. Wind
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. JaguarJaguar
    45. BlitzBlitz ×5
    46. Wind
    47. BlitzBlitz ×5
    48. Wind
    49. BlitzBlitz ×4
    50. Wind
    51. BlitzBlitz ×4
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz ×4
    54. Wind
    55. BlitzBlitz ×2
    56. Con turret
    57. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:07
    58. Con turret
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. WhistlerMissile truck
    61. Wind
    62. BlitzBlitz ×3
    63. SentrySentry
    64. BlitzBlitz ×4
    65. Wind
    66. BlitzBlitz ×9
    67. Wind
    68. BlitzBlitz ×6
    69. Wind
    70. BlitzBlitz ×3
    71. Wind
    72. BlitzBlitz ×3
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. BlitzBlitz ×2
    75. Con turret
    76. BlitzBlitz
    77. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    78. Con turret
    79. BlitzBlitz
    80. Wind
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Con turret
    83. BlitzBlitz ×6
    84. Wind
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. StoutStout ×6
    87. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:32
    88. Con turret
    89. StoutStout
    90. Wind
    91. LazarusLazarus ×2
    92. StoutStout ×4
    93. LazarusLazarus
    94. StoutStout
    95. Wind
    96. StoutStout
    97. LazarusLazarus
    98. StoutStout ×2
    99. LazarusLazarus
    100. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 14:49
    101. StoutStout ×2
    102. Wind
    103. StoutStout ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (37 OS, 08/10/2026); 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
4:00150600
5:00222900
6:00305800
7:00400600
8:004985311105
9:006248570292
10:007679818422
11:009678958688
12:001234813751167
13:001481418181737
14:001772824802336
15:002024829623295
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

zeus_on_god

37.4 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

76 received units · includes a constructor
1084 metal received · 129712 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:40Middle 50%: 3:17–5:35 · n=118
Advanced Metal Extractor9:15Middle 50%: 7:52–9:59 · n=111

Played most by

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