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Standard pond

Legion Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Legion Pond builds its bot lab by 3:45, boosts front and tidals, then adds a shipyard around 8:25 and an advanced metal extractor by 9:11, transitioning into seaplane gunships and other bots to keep helping the front hold until team T2.

#eco #team support · 17 distinct matches · 9 players · 26% of Legion Pond games · team won 65% of 17 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Legion Bot Lab by 3:23

0:03Open with a wall of tidals, planning to boost front hard.
1:38-2:54Add mex and wind, then build Legion Bot Lab for units.
3:12-4:10Keep stacking wind to pay the front's boost needs.
5:12Eat the Legion Bot Lab around 5:12 to fund more units.
9:07+Build shipyard and Advanced Metal Extractor, transition into gunships and bots.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 17 GAMES

10:00
23:03
35:00

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
Up to the Legion Bot Lab
0:00 – 3:03
Economy
- 4Mex
- 8Tidalfor allies
- 2Tidal
- 1Wind
Order
1. Legion Bot Lab ~3:03after 4 mex, 2 tidal, 1 winddone ~3:20, middle half 3:03–3:29
Some games also: energy storage (47%)
By 3:03 in all: 4 mex · 2 tidal · 1 wind
The example game in this phase · 7 steps
1. 0:03Tidal ×8for Suicide front
2. 1:05Tidal ×2
3. 1:20Polybolos
4. 1:27Wind
5. 1:34Energy storage
6. 2:00Mex ×4
7. 3:08Legion Bot Labdone 3:25 · typical 3:20
2
Legion Bot Lab to 5:00
3:03 – 5:00
Economy
- 4Wind
Builders
- 1 Con turret
- 4 Legion Construction Bot
Some games also: Zagreus (41%) · energy storage (35%)
By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind · 2 tidal · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret
The example game in this phase · 5 steps
1. 3:27Legion Construction Bot
2. 3:39Overcharged Metal Extractor
3. 4:03Con turret
4. 4:25Overcharged Metal Extractor ×2
5. 4:59Wind
3
5:00 to 10:00
5:00 – 10:00
Economy
- 49Wind
- 8Converter
Order
1. Eat Legion Bot Lab ~5:31in 53% of games
Builders
- 2 Con turret
- 3 Legion Construction Bot
Some games also: Pharos (35%)
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 51 wind · 2 tidal · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret
The example game in this phase · 282 steps
1. 5:01Legion Construction Bot
2. 5:06Wind ×2
3. 5:14Legion Construction Bot
4. 5:19Wind ×2
5. 5:27Overcharged Metal Extractor
6. 5:37Legion Construction Bot
7. 5:46Wind
8. 5:54Con turret
9. 5:57Wind ×3
10. 6:15Converter
11. 6:16Wind
12. 6:22Converter
13. 6:25Con turret
14. 6:26Wind
15. 6:30Converter
16. 6:34Wind
17. 6:38Converter
18. 6:40Wind
19. 6:44Converter
20. 6:46Wind
21. 6:54Converter
22. 6:56Wind
23. 7:00Con turret
24. 7:03Wind
25. 7:04Converter
26. 7:09Wind ×2
27. 7:18Converter
28. 7:27Wind
29. 7:28Energy storage
30. 7:35Wind ×3
31. 7:43Con turret
32. 7:44Hive
33. 7:45Wind ×6
34. 8:07Con turret
35. 8:07Wind ×4
36. 8:18Legion Drone ×3
37. 8:21Wind
38. 8:21Legion Construction Bot
39. 8:22Hive ×2
40. 8:28Wind
41. 8:29Legion Drone
42. 8:29Wind
43. 8:32Legion Construction Bot
44. 8:36Wind ×2
45. 8:40Legion Drone
46. 8:43Wind ×2
47. 8:49Legion Drone
48. 8:50Wind
49. 8:50Hive
50. 8:50Legion Drone ×3
51. 8:52Con turret
52. 8:55Wind
53. 9:00Legion Drone
54. 9:01Wind ×3
55. 9:11Legion Drone
56. 9:14Wind ×2
57. 9:17Legion Drone ×4
58. 9:20Hive
59. 9:20Wind
60. 9:20Legion Drone ×3
61. 9:25T2 mexdone 10:14 · typical 9:32
62. 9:27Legion Drone
63. 9:28Wind
64. 9:29Legion Drone
65. 9:30Wind
66. 9:35Converter
67. 9:37Legion Drone ×2
68. 9:39Con turret
69. 9:47Legion Drone
70. 9:47Wind
71. 9:49Legion Drone ×2
72. 10:05Wind ×2
73. 10:10Converter
74. 10:12Legion Drone ×3
75. 10:18Wind ×2
76. 10:19Hive
77. 10:19T2 mex
78. 10:22Legion Drone ×3
79. 10:23Converter
80. 10:26Wind ×2
81. 10:28T2 mex
82. 10:33Legion Drone
83. 10:34Converter
84. 10:34Legion Drone ×2
85. 10:44Wind
86. 10:46Con turret
87. 10:46Wind
88. 10:47Legion Drone ×5
89. 10:56Wind
90. 10:56Legion Drone
91. 10:57Hive
92. 10:57Wind
93. 10:58Legion Drone
94. 10:58T2 mex
95. 10:58Wind
96. 10:59Legion Drone
97. 11:03Hive
98. 11:03Wind
99. 11:04Legion Drone
100. 11:05Wind ×2
101. 11:09Legion Drone ×4
102. 11:27Converter
103. 11:27Legion Construction Bot
104. 11:29Legion Drone
105. 11:29Wind ×2
106. 11:33Converter
107. 11:33Wind ×2
108. 11:39Converter
109. 11:39Wind ×2
110. 11:41Nyx
111. 11:43Wind
112. 11:46Nyx
113. 11:46Legion Drone
114. 11:48Wind ×2
115. 11:49Converter
116. 11:50Legion Drone
117. 11:53Wind
118. 11:54Legion Drone
119. 11:55Converter
120. 11:55Legion Drone
121. 11:56Wind ×2
122. 11:56Legion Drone ×2
123. 12:01Converter
124. 12:01Wind ×4
125. 12:07Legion Drone
126. 12:09Converter
127. 12:10Wind
128. 12:10Legion Drone
129. 12:12Wind ×3
130. 12:19Converter
131. 12:19Wind
132. 12:20Legion Drone
133. 12:20Hive
134. 12:21Wind
135. 12:21Legion Drone ×4
136. 12:23Wind
137. 12:23Legion Drone
138. 12:25Converter
139. 12:27Wind ×4
140. 12:31Hive
141. 12:31Legion Drone
142. 12:31Converter
143. 12:31Legion Drone ×2
144. 12:36Wind ×4
145. 12:38Legion Drone
146. 12:39Converter
147. 12:41Legion Drone ×4
148. 12:43Wind ×3
149. 12:44Legion Drone ×4
150. 12:47Hive
151. 12:49Wind ×3
152. 12:51Legion Drone
153. 12:51Wind
154. 12:51Legion Drone ×4
155. 12:56Wind ×2
156. 12:57Hive
157. 12:57Con turret
158. 12:57Legion Drone
159. 12:58Converter
160. 12:58Wind
161. 12:58Legion Drone
162. 12:59Wind
163. 12:59Legion Drone ×5
164. 13:03Wind
165. 13:04Legion Drone
166. 13:05Wind ×2
167. 13:07Legion Drone
168. 13:09Converter
169. 13:11Wind
170. 13:11Legion Drone ×2
171. 13:12Wind
172. 13:12Legion Drone
173. 13:13Wind ×2
174. 13:14Legion Drone ×2
175. 13:17Converter
176. 13:17Wind ×3
177. 13:21Legion Drone ×3
178. 13:22Wind
179. 13:23Converter
180. 13:24Wind
181. 13:24Legion Drone ×2
182. 13:27Wind
183. 13:28Legion Drone ×2
184. 13:29Wind
185. 13:29Converter
186. 13:29Wind
187. 13:29Legion Drone ×2
188. 13:30Wind
189. 13:30Legion Drone ×2
190. 13:31Hive
191. 13:31Legion Drone ×3
192. 13:33Con turret
193. 13:33Legion Drone
194. 13:34Wind
195. 13:34Legion Drone
196. 13:35Wind ×2
197. 13:36Converter
198. 13:37Wind
199. 13:38Legion Drone ×2
200. 13:40Wind
201. 13:41Legion Drone
202. 13:42Wind
203. 13:42Legion Drone ×2
204. 13:42Legion Construction Bot
205. 13:42Legion Drone
206. 13:43Wind
207. 13:44Legion Drone ×2
208. 13:46Converter
209. 13:46Wind
210. 13:46Legion Drone
211. 13:47Wind
212. 13:47Legion Drone
213. 13:48Con turret
214. 13:48Legion Drone
215. 13:48Wind
216. 13:48Legion Drone ×2
217. 13:50Wind
218. 13:51Legion Drone ×4
219. 13:53Converter
220. 13:53Wind ×2
221. 13:54Legion Drone ×3
222. 13:57Wind
223. 13:58Con turret
224. 13:58Legion Drone ×2
225. 13:59Wind
226. 14:00Converter
227. 14:00Wind ×2
228. 14:00Legion Drone ×5
229. 14:04Wind
230. 14:04Legion Drone ×3
231. 14:07Wind ×2
232. 14:08Legion Drone ×3
233. 14:09Hive
234. 14:09Wind
235. 14:10Legion Drone
236. 14:11Wind
237. 14:12Legion Drone ×3
238. 14:13Wind ×2
239. 14:15Legion Drone ×4
240. 14:17Wind ×2
241. 14:18Legion Drone ×3
242. 14:20Wind
243. 14:20Converter
244. 14:20Wind
245. 14:20Legion Drone ×5
246. 14:24Wind
247. 14:25Legion Drone
248. 14:25Con turret
249. 14:25Legion Drone ×3
250. 14:27Converter
251. 14:27Wind
252. 14:28Legion Drone
253. 14:29Wind
254. 14:31Legion Drone ×2
255. 14:32Wind
256. 14:32Legion Drone
257. 14:32Con turret
258. 14:32Legion Drone
259. 14:34Converter
260. 14:34Wind
261. 14:34Legion Drone ×4
262. 14:36Wind
263. 14:37Legion Drone
264. 14:38Wind
265. 14:38Legion Drone ×2
266. 14:41Converter
267. 14:42Legion Drone ×2
268. 14:42Wind ×2
269. 14:42Legion Drone ×4
270. 14:46Wind ×2
271. 14:48Legion Drone ×2
272. 14:48Converter
273. 14:48Legion Drone
274. 14:50Wind ×3
275. 14:52Legion Drone
276. 14:52Con turret
277. 14:52Legion Drone ×4
278. 14:55Wind ×3
279. 14:58Legion Drone ×3
280. 14:59Converter
281. 14:59Legion Drone
282. 15:00Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Yamato's (33 OS, 16/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

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

You get

1 T2 con bot from Tech or Geofirst at 7:53 · in 88% 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

02k4k6k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

01k2k3k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

17 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	274	0	0
3:00	781	0	0
4:00	1453	0	0
5:00	2125	0	0
6:00	3133	0	0
7:00	4232	0	0
8:00	5327	40	0
9:00	6661	190	30
10:00	8115	378	140
11:00	10062	648	200
12:00	12353	1015	720
13:00	15086	1720	1260
14:00	17322	2928	1815
15:00	19497	4243	2740

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard pond play with the best win rate shown, built on heavy tidal boosting for front.

+ Team won 71% of games, highest win rate among all standard builds shown.

− Produces the least metal of any role's standard build by 10:00 (7958).

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Yamato

33.0 OS · 16/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
417 metal received · 283151 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Legion Bot Lab3:20Middle 50%: 3:03–3:29 · n=16

Advanced Metal Extractor9:32Middle 50%: 8:06–9:44 · n=14

Played most by

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Supreme Isthmus v2.1
Beyond All Reason test-30971-cc1a982
Naval balance tweaks on

Standard pond

Phase by phase

Up to the Legion Bot Lab

Legion Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

Yamato

Typical milestones

Played most by

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