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Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first Pond with Bot Lab and Tidal boosting for allies, sending units front and teching into Advanced Metal Extractor as usual.

#eco #team support · 304 distinct matches · 132 players · 15% of Armada Pond games · team won 46% of 311 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 3:41

  1. Drop tidal and wind turbines fast to start boosting the fronts.
  2. Add mex and keep wind count above 10 for boost.
  3. Put down the bot lab and start pushing basic bots to front.
  4. Open a second bot lab and keep feeding units forward.
  5. Transition into T2 with an advanced mex and switch army to Tick/Pawn/Blitz.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 304 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 Turbine4Wind
    • Tidal Generator1Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 tidaldone ~3:39, middle half 3:13–5:00

    By 3:21 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind · 1 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Mex ×2
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Mex
    6. Wind
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:24 · typical 3:39
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Lazarus (43%) · converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind · 1 tidal · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    8. Tidalfor Suicide front
    9. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    10. Wind
    11. RocketeerRocketeer ×2for Suicide front
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine28Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: tick (43%) · pawn (34%) · eat Bot Lab (49%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 38 wind · 1 tidal · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 324 steps
    1. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    2. Wind
    3. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    7. Wind ×2
    8. RocketeerRocketeer ×2for Suicide front
    9. Wind ×2
    10. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    11. Wind
    12. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    13. Wind ×2
    14. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    15. Wind
    16. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    17. Wind ×2
    18. RocketeerRocketeerfor Suicide front
    19. Wind ×10
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Wind ×5
    22. Construction BotCon bot
    23. Wind
    24. Mexfor Geo sea
    25. Wind ×3
    26. Construction BotCon bot
    27. Wind
    28. Mexfor Geo sea
    29. Wind
    30. Energy storagefor Geo sea
    31. Wind
    32. Construction BotCon bot
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Construction BotCon bot
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:24 · typical 9:05
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. TickTick
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. TickTick
    48. Energy storage
    49. TickTick
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. TickTick ×2
    53. Wind
    54. TickTick
    55. Converter ×2
    56. TickTick
    57. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    58. Wind ×2
    59. TickTick ×2
    60. SharpshooterSniper botdone 10:46
    61. Wind
    62. TickTick
    63. Wind
    64. TickTick
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. TickTick ×2
    68. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. TickTick
    73. SharpshooterSniper bot
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. TickTick
    77. Converter
    78. TickTick
    79. Wind ×2
    80. TickTick
    81. Wind
    82. TickTick
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind
    85. TickTick
    86. Wind
    87. Converter ×2
    88. TickTick
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind
    92. SharpshooterSniper bot
    93. TickTick
    94. Wind
    95. TickTick ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    98. Wind
    99. TickTick
    100. Con turret
    101. TickTick
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Con turret
    105. TickTick
    106. Wind
    107. TickTick
    108. Wind
    109. TickTick ×2
    110. Wind
    111. TickTick
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. TickTick
    115. Wind
    116. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    117. Wind
    118. TickTick
    119. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    120. Converter
    121. CompassRadar bot
    122. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    123. Wind
    124. TickTick
    125. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    126. Wind
    127. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    128. TickTick
    129. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    130. Wind
    131. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    132. SmugglerJammer bot
    133. Converter
    134. TickTick
    135. Converter
    136. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    137. TickTick
    138. Wind
    139. SharpshooterSniper bot
    140. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    141. TickTick
    142. Converter
    143. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    144. Wind ×2
    145. TickTick
    146. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    147. TickTick
    148. Wind
    149. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    150. Converter
    151. TickTick
    152. Wind
    153. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    154. Wind
    155. TickTick
    156. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    157. TickTick
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    161. TickTick
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. TickTick
    165. Wind
    166. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    167. SharpshooterSniper bot
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. TickTick
    171. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    172. Wind
    173. TickTick
    174. Wind
    175. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    176. TickTick
    177. Wind
    178. TickTick
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. TickTick
    182. Wind ×2
    183. TickTick
    184. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    185. TickTick
    186. SharpshooterSniper bot
    187. Wind ×2
    188. TickTick
    189. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    190. Wind ×2
    191. TickTick
    192. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    193. TickTick
    194. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    197. TickTick
    198. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    199. Wind
    200. TickTick
    201. Wind
    202. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    203. TickTick
    204. Wind
    205. SharpshooterSniper bot
    206. TickTick
    207. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    208. Wind ×2
    209. TickTick
    210. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    211. Wind
    212. TickTick
    213. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    214. TickTick
    215. Wind
    216. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    217. TickTick
    218. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    219. Wind
    220. TickTick ×2
    221. SharpshooterSniper bot
    222. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    223. Wind
    224. TickTick
    225. Wind
    226. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    227. Wind
    228. TickTick
    229. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    230. Wind
    231. TickTick
    232. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    233. TickTick
    234. Wind ×2
    235. TickTick
    236. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    237. TickTick
    238. Wind
    239. SharpshooterSniper bot
    240. Wind
    241. TickTick ×2
    242. Wind
    243. TickTick
    244. Wind ×2
    245. TickTick ×2
    246. Wind
    247. TickTick ×2
    248. SharpshooterSniper bot
    249. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    250. Wind
    251. TickTick ×2
    252. Wind
    253. TickTick ×2
    254. Wind
    255. TickTick
    256. Wind
    257. TickTick
    258. SharpshooterSniper bot
    259. TickTick
    260. Wind
    261. TickTick
    262. Wind
    263. TickTick
    264. Wind
    265. TickTick ×2
    266. Wind
    267. TickTick
    268. Wind
    269. TickTick
    270. SharpshooterSniper bot
    271. Wind
    272. TickTick ×2
    273. SentrySentry
    274. Wind ×2
    275. TickTick ×2
    276. Wind
    277. TickTick ×2
    278. Wind
    279. CompassRadar bot
    280. TickTick
    281. Wind
    282. SentrySentry
    283. TickTick
    284. SharpshooterSniper bot
    285. TickTick
    286. Wind
    287. TickTick
    288. Wind
    289. TickTick
    290. Wind
    291. SentrySentry
    292. TickTick ×2
    293. Wind
    294. TickTick
    295. Wind
    296. TickTick
    297. Wind
    298. SharpshooterSniper bot
    299. TickTick ×2
    300. Wind
    301. SentrySentry
    302. Wind
    303. TickTick ×2
    304. Wind
    305. TickTick ×2
    306. Wind ×2
    307. TickTick ×2
    308. CompassRadar bot
    309. Wind
    310. TickTick ×2
    311. Wind
    312. SmugglerJammer bot
    313. TickTick
    314. SentrySentry
    315. Wind
    316. TickTick
    317. SharpshooterSniper bot
    318. TickTick
    319. Wind
    320. TickTick
    321. Wind
    322. TickTick
    323. SentrySentry
    324. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is duoinvasion's (30 OS, 27/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:11 · in 95% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:38 · in 84% 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

311 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0026800
3:0079900
4:00147400
5:00218400
6:00299600
7:003903210
8:004940170126
9:006217378336
10:007711600553
11:009678807842
12:001207611681281
13:001461515401874
14:001752221032539
15:002024825673258
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline line, winning under half its games with mid economy and modest kills versus losses by 15:00.

  • + Reaches T2 constructor by 8:09 in 91% of games, a reliable tempo.
  • − Team wins only 46% of games, no edge over the role's norm.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

duoinvasion

30.3 OS · 27/08/2026

Open source match ↗

49 received units · includes a constructor
1744 metal received · 82192 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:39Middle 50%: 3:13–5:00 · n=284
Advanced Metal Extractor9:05Middle 50%: 7:59–10:04 · n=267

Played most by

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