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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 · 12 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    12. 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 · 213 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter
    8. Con turret
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Converter
    14. PawnPawn
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. PawnPawn
    18. Wind ×2
    19. PawnPawn
    20. Wind
    21. PawnPawn
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. PawnPawn
    25. Wind
    26. PawnPawn
    27. Wind
    28. PawnPawn
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. PawnPawn
    32. Wind
    33. PawnPawn
    34. Wind
    35. PawnPawn
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. PawnPawn
    39. Wind
    40. PawnPawn
    41. SentrySentry
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. PawnPawn
    45. Wind ×2
    46. PawnPawn
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. PawnPawn
    50. Wind ×3
    51. SentrySentry
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. PawnPawn
    56. Wind ×2
    57. PawnPawn
    58. Wind
    59. PawnPawn
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. PawnPawn
    64. Wind ×2
    65. PawnPawn
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. PawnPawn
    70. Wind ×2
    71. PawnPawn
    72. Wind ×2
    73. PawnPawn
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:38 · typical 9:15
    77. PawnPawn
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. PawnPawn
    81. Wind ×2
    82. SentrySentry
    83. PawnPawn
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. PawnPawn
    87. Wind
    88. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    89. PawnPawn
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. PawnPawn
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    96. PawnPawn
    97. Wind
    98. LazarusLazarus
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. LazarusLazarus
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. LazarusLazarus
    105. Wind ×2
    106. LazarusLazarus
    107. Wind
    108. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. LazarusLazarus
    112. Wind
    113. PawnPawn
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. PawnPawn
    117. Wind
    118. FatboyFatboydone 11:05
    119. PawnPawn
    120. Converter
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. PawnPawn
    124. Wind
    125. PawnPawn
    126. Wind
    127. Con turret
    128. PawnPawn
    129. Converter
    130. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    131. PawnPawn
    132. Wind
    133. PawnPawn
    134. Wind
    135. PawnPawn
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. PawnPawn ×2
    139. Wind
    140. PawnPawn
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. PawnPawn ×2
    144. Wind
    145. PawnPawn
    146. Con turret
    147. Construction BotCon bot
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Construction BotCon bot
    151. ShipyardShipyarddone 12:49
    152. PawnPawn
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. PawnPawn ×3
    156. Wind
    157. PawnPawn ×3
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. PawnPawn
    161. Wind
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Construction ShipCon ship
    164. PawnPawn ×2
    165. Seaplane PlatformSeaplane Platformdone 14:02
    166. Wind
    167. PawnPawn
    168. Converter
    169. Con turret
    170. PawnPawn
    171. Wind
    172. PawnPawn
    173. Wind
    174. PawnPawn
    175. Con turret
    176. PawnPawn
    177. Converter
    178. PawnPawn
    179. Wind
    180. Con turret
    181. PawnPawn
    182. Wind
    183. PawnPawn
    184. Con turret
    185. Wind
    186. PawnPawn ×2
    187. Naval Construction Turret
    188. Converter
    189. PawnPawn
    190. Wind
    191. Naval Construction Turret
    192. PawnPawn
    193. Wind
    194. PawnPawn
    195. TsunamiTsunami
    196. Wind
    197. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    198. Converter
    199. TsunamiTsunami
    200. Wind
    201. TsunamiTsunami
    202. Wind
    203. TsunamiTsunami
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Converter
    206. TsunamiTsunami
    207. Wind
    208. TsunamiTsunami
    209. Wind ×2
    210. Converter
    211. Wind
    212. TsunamiTsunami
    213. Wind ×3

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 ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
94 metal received · 100997 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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