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Standard pond

Cortex Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Pond play: eco first with Bot Lab and later Advanced Metal Extractor, boosting the fronts with Tidal Generators and sending Grunts forward; no special catch.

#eco #team support · 94 distinct matches · 38 players · 13% of Cortex Pond games · team won 47% of 94 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 5:03

  1. Build tidal generators first to start boosting the fronts.
  2. Grab mex and energy storage before committing further.
  3. Put down the bot lab and start sending Grunts forward.
  4. Fill out wind and add a Guard for early defense.
  5. Transition to T2 with an advanced mex once front stabilizes.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 94 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD POND
  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
    • Tidal Generator2Tidal−2 vs standard
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 2 tidal, 2 winddone ~3:32, middle half 3:21–4:35

    By 3:13 in all: 4 mex · 2 tidal (standard 4) · 2 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Tidal
    3. Tidalfor Geo sea
    4. Mex ×4
    5. Wind ×6
    6. Energy storage
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−4 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · converter (37%) · Graverobber (32%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 2 tidal (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Bot LabBot Labdone 4:02
    2. Converter
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. Con turret
    5. Converter
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Converter
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine18Wind+18 vs standard
    • Energy Converter4Converter+4 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: grunt (48%) · con bot (33%) · eat Bot Lab (45%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 25 wind (standard 8) · 2 tidal (standard 4) · 6 converter (standard 1) · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret (standard 0)

    The example game in this phase · 403 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. Energy storage
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:14 · typical 9:07
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind
    17. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:44
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Con turret
    20. TickTick ×2
    21. Wind
    22. TickTick
    23. Wind
    24. TickTick
    25. Wind
    26. TickTick
    27. Wind
    28. TickTick
    29. Wind ×2
    30. TickTick
    31. Wind
    32. TickTick
    33. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:51
    34. TickTick
    35. Wind
    36. TickTick
    37. Wind
    38. TickTick
    39. Con turret
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind ×2
    42. TickTick
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. TickTick
    46. Wind
    47. TickTick
    48. Wind
    49. TickTick
    50. Wind
    51. TickTick
    52. Wind
    53. TickTick
    54. Wind
    55. TickTick
    56. Wind ×2
    57. TickTick
    58. Wind
    59. TickTick
    60. Converter
    61. TickTick ×2
    62. BlitzBlitz
    63. Wind
    64. TickTick
    65. Wind
    66. BlitzBlitz
    67. TickTick ×2
    68. BlitzBlitz
    69. Wind
    70. TickTick
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. BlitzBlitz
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. TickTick
    77. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    80. Wind
    81. TickTick
    82. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    83. Wind
    84. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. TickTick
    87. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    88. RoverScout
    89. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    90. TickTick
    91. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    92. TickTick
    93. BlitzBlitz
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    97. TickTick
    98. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    99. Wind
    100. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    101. BlitzBlitz
    102. TickTick
    103. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. TickTick
    106. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    107. Wind
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    110. TickTick
    111. Wind
    112. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    113. TickTick
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    116. Converter
    117. TickTick
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    120. TickTick
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    123. TickTick
    124. Wind
    125. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    126. TickTick
    127. RoverScout
    128. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    129. Wind
    130. TickTick
    131. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    132. Wind
    133. BlitzBlitz
    134. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    135. TickTick
    136. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. TickTick
    140. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. TickTick
    143. Wind
    144. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    145. Wind
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. TickTick
    148. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    149. TickTick
    150. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    151. Wind
    152. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    153. TickTick
    154. BlitzBlitz
    155. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    156. TickTick
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. TickTick
    162. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. TickTick
    165. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    166. Wind
    167. RoverScout
    168. TickTick
    169. Wind
    170. BlitzBlitz
    171. TickTick ×2
    172. BlitzBlitz
    173. TickTick
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. BlitzBlitz
    177. TickTick
    178. Wind
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. TickTick
    181. Wind
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. TickTick
    184. BlitzBlitz
    185. TickTick
    186. Wind
    187. RoverScout
    188. TickTick
    189. Converter
    190. T2 converter
    191. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    192. Wind
    193. TickTick ×2
    194. Wind
    195. TickTick
    196. BlitzBlitz
    197. TickTick
    198. Wind
    199. TickTick
    200. BlitzBlitz
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. Converter
    205. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    206. TickTick
    207. Con turret
    208. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    209. BlitzBlitz
    210. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    211. TickTick
    212. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    213. Wind ×2
    214. Con turret
    215. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    216. TickTick
    217. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    218. TickTick
    219. Converter
    220. BlitzBlitz
    221. TickTick
    222. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    223. Wind ×2
    224. TickTick
    225. Wind
    226. BlitzBlitz
    227. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    228. TickTick
    229. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    230. TickTick
    231. BlitzBlitz
    232. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    233. Wind
    234. TickTick ×2
    235. RoverScout
    236. Con turret
    237. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    238. Con turret
    239. TickTick
    240. Wind
    241. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    242. BlitzBlitz
    243. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    244. TickTick
    245. Converter
    246. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    247. BlitzBlitz
    248. TickTick
    249. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    250. BlitzBlitz
    251. Wind
    252. TickTick
    253. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    254. Wind
    255. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    256. TickTick
    257. BlitzBlitz
    258. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    259. TickTick
    260. Wind
    261. TickTick
    262. BlitzBlitz
    263. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    264. Converter
    265. TickTick
    266. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    267. Wind ×2
    268. BlitzBlitz
    269. TickTick
    270. Wind
    271. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    272. TickTick
    273. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    274. TickTick
    275. RoverScout
    276. TickTick
    277. BlitzBlitz
    278. TickTick
    279. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:43
    280. BlitzBlitz
    281. Wind
    282. TickTick
    283. Wind
    284. BlitzBlitz
    285. TickTick
    286. Converter
    287. GuardGuard
    288. TickTick
    289. BlitzBlitz
    290. TickTick
    291. Wind
    292. BlitzBlitz
    293. Wind
    294. TickTick
    295. Wind
    296. BlitzBlitz
    297. TickTick
    298. Wind
    299. TickTick
    300. RoverScout
    301. TickTick
    302. BlitzBlitz
    303. TickTick
    304. Wind ×2
    305. Converter
    306. TickTick
    307. BlitzBlitz
    308. TickTick
    309. PincerPincer
    310. Wind
    311. BlitzBlitz
    312. TickTick
    313. BlitzBlitz
    314. TickTick
    315. PincerPincer
    316. BlitzBlitz
    317. TickTick
    318. Wind
    319. BlitzBlitz
    320. PincerPincer
    321. TickTick
    322. Wind
    323. TickTick
    324. RoverScout
    325. TickTick
    326. Converter
    327. BlitzBlitz
    328. TickTick
    329. PincerPincer
    330. Wind
    331. BlitzBlitz
    332. Wind
    333. TickTick
    334. Wind
    335. PincerPincer
    336. Construction BotCon bot
    337. BlitzBlitz
    338. GuardGuard
    339. TickTick ×2
    340. PincerPincer
    341. Converter
    342. BlitzBlitz
    343. Wind ×3
    344. TickTick
    345. PincerPincer
    346. BlitzBlitz
    347. TickTick
    348. BeholderBeholder
    349. Wind ×3
    350. Converter
    351. BlitzBlitz
    352. TickTick
    353. PincerPincer
    354. TickTick
    355. Wind
    356. RoverScout
    357. TickTick
    358. Wind
    359. BlitzBlitz
    360. PincerPincer
    361. TickTick
    362. Wind ×2
    363. BlitzBlitz
    364. TickTick
    365. Converter
    366. Wind
    367. PincerPincer
    368. BlitzBlitz
    369. TickTick
    370. Wind
    371. BlitzBlitz
    372. Wind
    373. TickTick
    374. PincerPincer
    375. Wind
    376. BlitzBlitz
    377. TickTick
    378. Wind
    379. Converter
    380. PincerPincer
    381. BlitzBlitz
    382. TickTick
    383. Wind ×3
    384. RoverScout
    385. TickTick
    386. BlitzBlitz
    387. PincerPincer
    388. TickTick
    389. Wind
    390. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    391. BlitzBlitz
    392. Wind
    393. Converter
    394. TickTick
    395. Wind
    396. PincerPincer
    397. PawnPawn
    398. Wind
    399. BlitzBlitz
    400. PawnPawn
    401. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    402. BlitzBlitz
    403. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is slimegirl3's (31 OS, 22/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:14 · in 96% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:22 · in 80% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

94 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0026000
3:0075200
4:00141400
5:00214200
6:00295100
7:00383900
8:0049135173
9:006340185172
10:007751321513
11:009899740796
12:001235111421054
13:001491015751637
14:001720918372073
15:001993426232966
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This Cortex pond baseline wins under half its games, with enemy metal destroyed just ahead of own losses by 15:00.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed (3099) edges past own metal lost (3482) less than in Armada pond.
  • − Bot Lab finishes later (5:03) than the Armada pond norm (3:41), slower front support.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

slimegirl3

31.2 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
117 metal received · 32994 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:32Middle 50%: 3:21–4:35 · n=70
Advanced Metal Extractor9:07Middle 50%: 7:43–10:16 · n=77

Played most by

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