SUPREME ISTHMUS / 8 VS 8 / POND

Pond
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Boosts both fronts with wind or tidal energy, then sends its own units to the front.
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Supreme Isthmus

One battlefield. Eight responsibilities. Mirrored positions share the same role.

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Pond · Armada 933 games · 6 builds · standard play in 59%

Pond · Cortex 281 games · 5 builds · standard play in 40%

Pond · Legion 27 games · 1 builds · standard play in 44%

Pond delays first kill and unit loss significantly

Pond's first kill occurs at 5:59, while other roles typically achieve it at 4:02.

By 15:00

First kill98%

First unit lost97%

T2 constructor89%

0:003:006:009:0012:0015:00

Dot: typical time. Bar: middle half of the games that get there. Right: share of games that get there.

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Milestone	Typical	Middle half	Share of games
First kill	5:59	4:38–6:53	98%
First unit lost	6:35	5:00–7:59	97%
T2 constructor	8:05	7:10–8:54	89%

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PondCortexEconomy first#air#push

Shuriken air support

Pond goes air early, building an Aircraft Plant by 3:34 and pushing Shuriken/Valiant support to the middle from about 4:39, well before the role usually touches aircraft.

T1 air support from 4:39 · 10% of role by thenAircraft Plant in 100%Heavy transport in 100%Shuriken in 75%

Aircraft Plant 3:45 → Advanced Metal Extractor 8:26

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4% of Cortex Pond games · team won 67% of 12 · Then: valiant, grunt, incisor · Last seen 20 Sept

12MATCHES6 players

PondArmadaEconomy first#air#raid

Banshee air

Pond opens an Aircraft Plant by ~2:57 and commits to Banshee gunships with Falcon support from around 3:15, an unusual full air-focused build for the role with dedicated repeat players.

T1 air gunships from 3:15 · 2% of role by thenAircraft Plant in 100%Fighter in 71%Fighter in 57%

Aircraft Plant 3:15 → Bot Lab 9:38 → Advanced Metal Extractor 9:42

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