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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 · 91 distinct matches · 38 players · 12% of Cortex Pond games · team won 46% of 91 · 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 91 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, 3 wind, 2 tidaldone ~3:33, middle half 3:23–4:45

    By 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 2 tidal (standard 4) · 2 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Tidal ×2
    3. SlingshotSlingshot
    4. Wind
    5. Energy storage
    6. Mex ×4
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:26 · typical 3:33
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−4 vs standard

    Some games also: con bot (49%) · con turret (45%) · converter (36%)

    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 · 14 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
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine15Wind+15 vs standard
    • Energy Converter3Converter+3 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: grunt (47%) · con bot (32%) · eat Bot Lab (43%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 24 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 · 270 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind
    8. GruntGrunt
    9. Wind
    10. GruntGrunt ×2
    11. Wind
    12. GruntGrunt ×2
    13. Wind
    14. GruntGrunt ×3
    15. Wind
    16. GruntGrunt ×3
    17. Wind
    18. GruntGrunt ×2
    19. Wind
    20. GruntGrunt ×3
    21. Wind
    22. GruntGrunt ×2
    23. Wind
    24. GruntGrunt ×2
    25. Wind
    26. GruntGrunt
    27. Wind
    28. GruntGrunt ×2
    29. Wind
    30. GruntGrunt
    31. Wind
    32. GruntGrunt ×2
    33. Wind
    34. GruntGrunt
    35. Wind
    36. GruntGrunt ×2
    37. Wind
    38. GruntGrunt
    39. Wind
    40. GruntGrunt ×2
    41. Wind
    42. GruntGrunt ×2
    43. Wind
    44. GruntGrunt
    45. Wind
    46. GruntGrunt ×2
    47. Wind
    48. GruntGrunt ×2
    49. Wind
    50. GruntGrunt ×2
    51. Wind
    52. GruntGrunt ×2
    53. Wind
    54. GruntGrunt ×2
    55. Wind
    56. GruntGrunt ×2
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    71. Wind
    72. Construction BotCon bot
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:32 · typical 9:06
    75. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    76. Wind
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    78. Wind
    79. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:20
    85. Con turret ×2
    86. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    87. Con turret
    88. GruntGrunt ×3
    89. Wind
    90. GruntGrunt ×2
    91. Con turret
    92. GruntGrunt
    93. Wind ×2
    94. GruntGrunt ×3
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Con turret
    97. GruntGrunt ×2
    98. Wind ×3
    99. GruntGrunt
    100. Wind
    101. GruntGrunt
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. GruntGrunt
    105. Wind ×3
    106. GruntGrunt
    107. Converter
    108. GruntGrunt
    109. Wind ×2
    110. GruntGrunt ×2
    111. Wind ×3
    112. GruntGrunt
    113. Converter
    114. GruntGrunt ×2
    115. Wind ×2
    116. GruntGrunt
    117. Wind
    118. GruntGrunt
    119. Converter
    120. GruntGrunt
    121. Wind
    122. GruntGrunt
    123. Wind ×2
    124. GruntGrunt
    125. Converter
    126. GruntGrunt
    127. Wind
    128. GruntGrunt
    129. Wind ×2
    130. GruntGrunt
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. GruntGrunt ×2
    135. Wind ×3
    136. GruntGrunt
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Construction BotCon bot
    140. Wind ×2
    141. GruntGrunt
    142. Wind ×3
    143. GruntGrunt
    144. Converter ×2
    145. GruntGrunt
    146. Wind
    147. GruntGrunt
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×5
    150. GruntGrunt
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. GruntGrunt
    154. Wind ×4
    155. GruntGrunt
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind
    158. GruntGrunt
    159. Wind
    160. GruntGrunt
    161. Wind ×4
    162. GruntGrunt
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. GruntGrunt
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. GruntGrunt
    169. Wind ×3
    170. GruntGrunt
    171. Wind ×2
    172. GruntGrunt
    173. Wind
    174. GruntGrunt
    175. Wind ×3
    176. GruntGrunt
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. GruntGrunt
    180. Wind
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. GruntGrunt
    184. Wind
    185. GruntGrunt
    186. Wind ×2
    187. GruntGrunt
    188. Wind ×3
    189. GruntGrunt
    190. Wind
    191. GruntGrunt
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. GruntGrunt
    196. Wind ×2
    197. GruntGrunt
    198. Converter
    199. Wind
    200. GruntGrunt
    201. Wind ×3
    202. GruntGrunt
    203. Wind ×2
    204. GruntGrunt
    205. Wind
    206. Converter
    207. GruntGrunt
    208. Wind ×2
    209. GruntGrunt
    210. Wind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. GruntGrunt
    214. Wind
    215. GruntGrunt
    216. Wind ×3
    217. GruntGrunt
    218. Wind
    219. Converter
    220. GruntGrunt
    221. Wind
    222. Converter
    223. Wind
    224. GruntGrunt
    225. Wind ×2
    226. Hardened Energy Storage
    227. GruntGrunt
    228. Wind ×2
    229. GruntGrunt
    230. Wind ×3
    231. Converter
    232. Wind ×3
    233. Converter
    234. Wind
    235. GruntGrunt
    236. Wind ×2
    237. Converter
    238. Wind ×4
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×4
    241. GruntGrunt
    242. Wind
    243. GruntGrunt
    244. Wind ×3
    245. GruntGrunt
    246. Converter ×2
    247. Wind
    248. GruntGrunt
    249. Wind ×4
    250. GruntGrunt
    251. Wind
    252. Converter
    253. Wind
    254. GruntGrunt ×2
    255. Wind ×3
    256. GruntGrunt
    257. Wind
    258. Converter
    259. Wind
    260. Converter
    261. GruntGrunt
    262. Wind
    263. GruntGrunt
    264. Wind
    265. GruntGrunt
    266. Wind ×3
    267. GruntGrunt
    268. Wind
    269. GruntGrunt
    270. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Yamato's (30 OS, 07/09/2026); 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 7:19 · in 79% 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

91 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0011500
2:0025900
3:0073700
4:00140900
5:00213000
6:00294900
7:00382900
8:0048745486
9:006257220189
10:007661350640
11:009859766836
12:001209211961075
13:001453415781661
14:001688118141995
15:001936126322964
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

Yamato

30.4 OS · 07/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
354 metal received · 64164 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:33Middle 50%: 3:23–4:45 · n=67
Advanced Metal Extractor9:06Middle 50%: 7:42–10:16 · n=74

Played most by

Yamato18games of this buildzeus_on_god7games of this buildEpicTyrannus6games of this buildEXZoPrimer36games of this buildBoozha5games of this build