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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 · 11 steps
    1. Wind ×8for Suicide front
    2. Mex
    3. Wind ×4for Suicide front
    4. Mex
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    7. NettleNettle ×2
    8. Windfor Suicide front
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. Wind ×9for Suicide front
  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 · 1 step
    1. Wind ×14for Suicide front
  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 · 49 steps
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 5:28
    2. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    3. Wind ×6for Front
    4. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    5. Wind ×2for Front
    6. Mex
    7. Wind ×4for Suicide front
    8. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret ×3
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:41 · typical 9:15
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    14. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    15. Wind ×6for Suicide front
    16. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    17. Wind ×22for Front
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. Wind ×4for Suicide front
    20. Naval Energy Converter
    21. Wind ×16for Suicide front
    22. Naval Energy Converter
    23. Wind ×5for Front
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. Wind ×30for Front
    26. Con turret
    27. Windfor Suicide front
    28. Con turret ×2
    29. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    30. Wind ×23for Suicide front
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Wind ×2for Front
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind ×5for Front
    35. Con turret ×2
    36. Wind ×25for Front
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×4for Suicide front
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×8for Suicide front
    43. Wind ×9
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×14
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×7
    48. Con turret
    49. Wind ×22

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (44 OS, 20/09/2026); 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

UsurpeR

43.8 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
617 metal received · 84131 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

Viltrum13games of this buildEpicTyrannus10games of this buildzeus_on_god8games of this buildUsurpeR7games of this buildLeohvm5games of this build
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