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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 · 131 distinct matches · 62 players · 13% of Armada Pond games · team won 44% of 133 · 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 131 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 ~3:41, middle half 3:17–5:36

    By 3:23 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. Tidal ×2
    3. Energy storage
    4. Mex ×4
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:19 · typical 3:41
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: wind (46%) · con turret (41%) · 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 · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Con turret
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Converter
    6. Con turret
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Wind ×2
    11. PawnPawn
    12. Converter
    13. TickTick
    14. Wind
    15. TickTick
    16. Converter
  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 (50%) · tick (37%) · pawn (32%)

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Buckyo's (36 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 78% 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

133 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0027900
3:0082800
4:00151000
5:00222900
6:00305700
7:00400300
8:005002311105
9:006248570292
10:007711818422
11:009711922688
12:001234813001128
13:001481417901734
14:001772824722275
15:002024829463180
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

Buckyo

36.2 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
155 metal received · 68701 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:41Middle 50%: 3:17–5:36 · n=117
Advanced Metal Extractor9:15Middle 50%: 7:51–10:00 · n=109

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