Standard pond
Cortex Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus
Economy-first play boosting wind and tidal for the fronts, taking an Advanced Metal Extractor around 9:23 and often receiving a Fatboy from an ally early, then building a lab and sending units front.
#eco #team support · 111 distinct matches · 31 players · 40% of Cortex Pond games · team won 53% of 113 · Recently observed
Fatboy from an ally in 42%18% of all Pond games by then
Then transitions into grunt (22% of army), tick (14% of army).
Key timing: T2 constructor by 7:57
- Drop 10 tidal generators immediately to boost front's wind.
- Take 3 mex, then a fourth, and get a bot lab by 3:02.
- Layer in wind and a guard for base defense.
- Push for your own T2 constructor once eco is stable.
- Transition into advanced mex and small bot army like Grunt and Tick.
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 111 GAMESFollow 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
Up to 5:00
Economy
4Mex
8Tidalfor allies
8Wind
2Tidal
1Energy storage
Some games also: converter (47%)
By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind · 2 tidal · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 7 steps
- Tidal ×7for Suicide front
- Tidal ×2
- Mex ×3
- Wind ×4
- Mex
- Wind ×4for Suicide front
- Wind ×6
- 2
5:00 to 10:00
Economy
3Wind
Some games also: converter (44%) · con turret (37%) · wind (35%) · con turret (33%) · grunt (31%)
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind · 2 tidal · 4 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 20 steps
- Con turret
- Wind ×11
- Energy storage
Vehicle Plantdone 9:20
Pincer ×3
T2 mexdone 11:05 · typical 9:23
Vehicle Plantdone 11:19
T2 mex- Con turret
T2 mex- Con turret ×2
- Wind ×6
Aircraft Plantdone 13:29
Fighterfor Air
T2 mex- Con turret ×2
Fighter ×12for Air
Fusionnot finished by 15:00
Fighter ×4for Air
Fighter ×6
Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (40 OS, 10/09/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:11 · in 97% of games
You get
1 Con bot from Geo or Beach sea or Techfirst at 2:29 · in 37% of games
1 Heavy transport from Air or Techfirst at 4:41 · in 35% of games
1 Fatboy from Techfirst at 5:18 · in 42% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:48 · in 95% of games
How it plays out
Typical game of this build, running totals by minute
Metal produced
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
113 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Own metal lost: This build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 279 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 | 819 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 | 1509 | 0 | 0 |
| 5:00 | 2215 | 0 | 0 |
| 6:00 | 2963 | 0 | 0 |
| 7:00 | 3822 | 271 | 0 |
| 8:00 | 4622 | 1050 | 172 |
| 9:00 | 5551 | 1495 | 559 |
| 10:00 | 6683 | 2159 | 882 |
| 11:00 | 8296 | 2655 | 1330 |
| 12:00 | 10173 | 3082 | 1596 |
| 13:00 | 12544 | 3427 | 2104 |
| 14:00 | 14507 | 3818 | 2780 |
| 15:00 | 16858 | 4177 | 3299 |
Standard pond wins slightly more than half its games while producing far less metal than most roles, matching its support job.
- + Team win rate at 52%, the highest among the six standard builds shown.
- + 42% of games receive a Fatboy from an ally by 5:17, well above the 18% role norm.
- − Metal produced by 15:00 is only 16843, the lowest of all builds listed.
- − Own metal lost climbs to 3271 by 15:00 despite the defensive role.
maccommander
39.6 OS · 10/09/2026
Open source match ↗4 received units · includes a constructor
207 metal received · 65969 energy received
Typical milestones
Played most by
[Grump]Matsuri25games of this buildBoozha13games of this buildDeathkebab11games of this buildEXZoPrimer37games of this buildNazarid7games of this buildSupporting games
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