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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 3:14–5:34

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

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Tidal
    2. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:22 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. Converter
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
  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 · 268 steps
    1. PawnPawn ×2
    2. Wind
    3. PawnPawn ×2
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. PawnPawn ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. PawnPawn
    10. Wind
    11. PawnPawn
    12. Wind
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Con turret
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. ShipyardShipyarddone 7:11
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Construction ShipCon ship
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:55 · typical 9:15
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Naval Construction Turret
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    43. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    44. Converter
    45. Naval Construction Turret
    46. Converter
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    48. Naval Construction Turret
    49. Converter
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. Naval Construction Turret
    52. Converter
    53. Naval Construction Turret
    54. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:18
    55. Converter
    56. TickTick
    57. Converter
    58. TickTick ×2
    59. Seaplane PlatformSeaplane Platformdone 10:05
    60. TickTick ×2
    61. Wind
    62. TickTick
    63. Wind
    64. TickTick ×2
    65. Converter
    66. TickTick ×5
    67. Wind
    68. TickTick
    69. Converter
    70. TickTick ×3
    71. Wind
    72. TickTick
    73. TsunamiTsunami
    74. TickTick
    75. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    76. Wind
    77. TickTick
    78. Wind
    79. TickTick
    80. Converter
    81. TsunamiTsunami
    82. TickTick
    83. Wind
    84. TickTick ×2
    85. Wind
    86. TsunamiTsunami
    87. TickTick ×2
    88. Wind
    89. TickTick
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. TsunamiTsunami
    93. TickTick ×2
    94. Wind
    95. TickTick ×2
    96. TsunamiTsunami
    97. TickTick
    98. Wind
    99. TickTick
    100. Converter
    101. TickTick
    102. Wind
    103. TsunamiTsunami
    104. TickTick
    105. Wind
    106. TickTick ×2
    107. TsunamiTsunami
    108. TickTick
    109. Wind ×2
    110. TickTick ×2
    111. Converter
    112. TsunamiTsunami
    113. Wind
    114. TickTick ×3
    115. Wind ×2
    116. TsunamiTsunami
    117. TickTick ×2
    118. Wind
    119. TickTick
    120. TsunamiTsunami
    121. TickTick
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. TickTick
    125. Wind
    126. TickTick
    127. TsunamiTsunami
    128. TickTick
    129. Wind
    130. TickTick ×3
    131. TsunamiTsunami
    132. Wind ×2
    133. TickTick
    134. Converter
    135. TickTick
    136. Wind
    137. TickTick ×2
    138. Wind ×2
    139. TickTick ×2
    140. Wind
    141. TsunamiTsunami
    142. TickTick ×2
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. TickTick
    146. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:30
    147. TsunamiTsunami
    148. TickTick ×2
    149. Wind
    150. TickTick
    151. TsunamiTsunami
    152. TickTick
    153. Wind
    154. TickTick
    155. CycloneCyclone
    156. Converter
    157. TickTick ×2
    158. Wind
    159. CycloneCyclone
    160. TickTick
    161. PawnPawn
    162. TickTick
    163. Wind
    164. CycloneCyclone
    165. TickTick
    166. Wind
    167. TickTick
    168. PawnPawn
    169. TickTick
    170. Converter
    171. CycloneCyclone
    172. TickTick
    173. PawnPawn
    174. TickTick
    175. Wind
    176. TickTick
    177. Wind
    178. PawnPawn
    179. TickTick ×2
    180. PawnPawn
    181. TickTick
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. TickTick
    185. PawnPawn
    186. TickTick
    187. Wind
    188. TickTick
    189. PawnPawn
    190. TickTick
    191. PawnPawn
    192. Wind
    193. TickTick
    194. SabreSabre
    195. TickTick
    196. PawnPawn
    197. Wind
    198. TickTick ×2
    199. PawnPawn
    200. Converter
    201. TickTick
    202. SabreSabre
    203. Wind
    204. TickTick
    205. PawnPawn
    206. TickTick
    207. Wind
    208. TickTick
    209. SabreSabre
    210. PawnPawn
    211. TickTick ×2
    212. Wind
    213. PawnPawn
    214. TickTick
    215. Wind
    216. Converter
    217. TickTick
    218. SabreSabre
    219. PawnPawn
    220. TickTick ×2
    221. PawnPawn
    222. TickTick
    223. SabreSabre
    224. TickTick
    225. PawnPawn
    226. Wind
    227. TickTick
    228. Wind
    229. PawnPawn
    230. TickTick ×2
    231. Converter
    232. PawnPawn
    233. TickTick ×2
    234. Wind
    235. PawnPawn
    236. TickTick
    237. Wind
    238. TickTick
    239. PawnPawn
    240. TickTick ×2
    241. PawnPawn
    242. Wind
    243. TickTick
    244. Converter
    245. Wind
    246. PawnPawn
    247. TickTick ×2
    248. PawnPawn
    249. TickTick ×2
    250. Wind
    251. PawnPawn
    252. Wind
    253. TickTick ×2
    254. PawnPawn
    255. TickTick
    256. Converter
    257. PawnPawn
    258. Con turret
    259. TickTick
    260. Wind ×2
    261. PawnPawn
    262. TickTick
    263. PawnPawn ×2
    264. TickTick
    265. Wind ×2
    266. PawnPawn
    267. Converter
    268. PawnPawn

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EpicTyrannus's (44 OS, 06/10/2026); 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

43.6 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
199 metal received · 148363 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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