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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 · 297 distinct matches · 131 players · 15% of Armada Pond games · team won 46% of 304 · 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 297 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 ~3:38, middle half 3:12–5:00

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

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Tidal ×9for Suicide front
    2. Tidal ×2
    3. Naval NettleNaval Nettle
    4. Wind
    5. Energy storage
    6. Mex ×4
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:38 · typical 3:38
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot

    Some games also: Lazarus (44%) · con turret (44%) · converter (34%)

    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 · 11 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Con turret ×2
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

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

    Some games also: con bot (49%) · tick (42%) · 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 · 334 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. CenturionCenturionfor Geo sea
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. PawnPawn
    12. Wind
    13. PawnPawn ×2
    14. Wind
    15. PawnPawn
    16. Wind
    17. PawnPawn ×2
    18. Wind
    19. PawnPawn
    20. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    21. Wind
    22. PawnPawn
    23. Wind
    24. PawnPawn
    25. Wind
    26. PawnPawn
    27. Wind
    28. PawnPawn ×2
    29. Wind
    30. PawnPawn
    31. Wind
    32. PawnPawn
    33. Wind
    34. PawnPawn
    35. Wind
    36. PawnPawn ×2
    37. Wind
    38. PawnPawn
    39. Wind
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    43. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:55 · typical 9:03
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    46. Wind
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind
    54. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:05
    55. Wind
    56. Construction BotCon bot
    57. Wind
    58. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Construction BotCon bot
    62. Wind
    63. Construction BotCon bot
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Con turret ×2
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. Con turret
    71. PawnPawn
    72. Wind
    73. PawnPawn ×2
    74. Converter
    75. PawnPawn
    76. Wind
    77. PawnPawn
    78. Con turret
    79. PawnPawn ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Hardened Energy Storage
    83. PawnPawn
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. PawnPawn
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. PawnPawn ×2
    92. Converter
    93. PawnPawn
    94. Wind
    95. PawnPawn ×2
    96. Converter
    97. PawnPawn
    98. Wind
    99. PawnPawn
    100. Converter
    101. PawnPawn ×2
    102. Wind ×2
    103. PawnPawn ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. PawnPawn
    107. Wind
    108. PawnPawn
    109. Wind
    110. PawnPawn
    111. Wind
    112. PawnPawn
    113. Wind
    114. PawnPawn
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Con turret
    117. PawnPawn
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. PawnPawn
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. PawnPawn
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×5
    128. LazarusLazarus
    129. Converter
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind ×5
    132. PawnPawn ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. PawnPawn
    136. Wind ×3
    137. PawnPawn
    138. Wind
    139. PawnPawn
    140. Wind
    141. PawnPawn
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. PawnPawn
    145. Wind ×2
    146. PawnPawn
    147. Wind
    148. PawnPawn
    149. Wind ×2
    150. PawnPawn
    151. Wind
    152. PawnPawn
    153. Wind ×2
    154. PawnPawn ×2
    155. Wind
    156. PawnPawn ×2
    157. Wind
    158. PawnPawn
    159. Wind ×2
    160. PawnPawn
    161. Wind ×2
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Converter
    164. PawnPawn
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. PawnPawn
    168. Wind ×3
    169. PawnPawn
    170. Wind
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Converter
    173. PawnPawn
    174. Wind ×4
    175. PawnPawn
    176. Wind
    177. PawnPawn
    178. Converter
    179. PawnPawn
    180. Wind ×3
    181. PawnPawn
    182. Wind ×2
    183. PawnPawn
    184. Converter
    185. LazarusLazarus
    186. PawnPawn
    187. Wind ×3
    188. PawnPawn
    189. Converter
    190. Wind
    191. PawnPawn
    192. Wind
    193. PawnPawn
    194. Wind ×2
    195. PawnPawn ×2
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter
    198. PawnPawn ×2
    199. Wind ×2
    200. PawnPawn
    201. Wind ×3
    202. Converter
    203. PawnPawn ×2
    204. Wind
    205. PawnPawn
    206. Wind ×4
    207. PawnPawn
    208. Converter
    209. PawnPawn
    210. Wind
    211. PawnPawn
    212. Wind ×2
    213. PawnPawn
    214. Converter
    215. PawnPawn
    216. Wind
    217. PawnPawn
    218. Wind
    219. PawnPawn
    220. Wind
    221. PawnPawn ×3
    222. Wind ×3
    223. PawnPawn
    224. Converter
    225. Wind
    226. PawnPawn
    227. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:13
    228. PawnPawn
    229. Wind ×3
    230. PawnPawn
    231. Converter
    232. PawnPawn
    233. Wind
    234. PawnPawn ×3
    235. Wind ×2
    236. PawnPawn
    237. Converter
    238. PawnPawn
    239. Wind ×2
    240. PawnPawn ×3
    241. Wind ×2
    242. PawnPawn ×2
    243. Wind
    244. PawnPawn ×2
    245. Wind
    246. Converter
    247. PawnPawn ×2
    248. Wind ×2
    249. PawnPawn ×2
    250. Wind
    251. PawnPawn ×2
    252. Converter
    253. PawnPawn ×3
    254. Wind ×3
    255. PawnPawn
    256. Wind
    257. PawnPawn ×4
    258. Wind
    259. PawnPawn
    260. Wind ×2
    261. PawnPawn
    262. Wind
    263. PawnPawn ×2
    264. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:52
    265. PawnPawn ×2
    266. Wind ×2
    267. PawnPawn
    268. Wind
    269. PawnPawn
    270. Converter
    271. PawnPawn
    272. Wind ×2
    273. PawnPawn
    274. Wind ×2
    275. PawnPawn ×2
    276. Wind
    277. PawnPawn
    278. Wind ×2
    279. PawnPawn
    280. Converter
    281. PawnPawn ×2
    282. Wind
    283. PawnPawn
    284. Wind ×2
    285. PawnPawn ×2
    286. Wind
    287. PawnPawn
    288. Converter
    289. Wind
    290. Con turret
    291. Wind
    292. PawnPawn
    293. Con turret
    294. Wind ×2
    295. PawnPawn
    296. Con turret
    297. Wind ×2
    298. PawnPawn
    299. Converter
    300. PawnPawn
    301. Wind ×2
    302. Con turret
    303. Wind
    304. PawnPawn
    305. Con turret
    306. Wind
    307. PawnPawn
    308. Wind
    309. Con turret
    310. PawnPawn
    311. Converter
    312. Con turret
    313. Wind
    314. PawnPawn ×2
    315. Wind
    316. Con turret
    317. Wind
    318. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:50
    319. PawnPawn
    320. Wind
    321. Converter
    322. Wind
    323. PawnPawn ×2
    324. Wind
    325. PawnPawn ×2
    326. Wind
    327. TracerTracer
    328. PawnPawn
    329. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    330. PawnPawn
    331. Wind
    332. Converter
    333. PawnPawn ×2
    334. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Yamato's (30 OS, 05/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:11 · in 94% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:36 · 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

304 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0026800
3:0079900
4:00147300
5:00218500
6:00299500
7:003910210
8:004948170117
9:006223379316
10:007705611552
11:009645842855
12:001205211691289
13:001453815531876
14:001742721342535
15:002018825993249
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

Yamato

30.0 OS · 05/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
776 metal received · 243331 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:38Middle 50%: 3:12–5:00 · n=277
Advanced Metal Extractor9:03Middle 50%: 7:58–10:04 · n=261

Played most by

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