Pond
build orders.

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%

01

PondEconomy first#naval#rush#push

Destroyer rush

Cortex 16Armada 15

Skips the usual eco-boost job for an early Shipyard and Riptide/Oppressor push into the middle from around 4:09, backed by early naval anti-air, well before the role normally touches ships.

T1 naval assault from 4:09 · 6% of role by thenMissile corvette in 100%Shipyard in 94%Destroyer in 50%

Bot Lab 1:12 → Shipyard 3:02 → Frigate 4:24 → Destroyer 5:06

OPENING×3→×4→→×2→→→→

6% of Cortex Pond games · team won 44% of 16 · Then: destroyer, missile corvette · Last seen 25 Sept

16MATCHES13 players

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02

PondCortexEconomy first#raid#push

Thug bot assault

Pond takes a Bot Lab and pushes Thugs into the middle from about 4:03, well ahead of the role's normal timing, instead of focusing on boosting the fronts.

T1 bot assault from 4:03 · 4% of role by thenThug in 71%Bot Lab in 50%

Bot Lab 3:15 → Advanced Metal Extractor 9:57

OPENING×8→×4→×2→→×3→→→

5% of Cortex Pond games · team won 50% of 14 · Last seen 30 Sept

14MATCHES11 players

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03

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

OPENING×9→×2→×4→→→→→×3

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

12MATCHES6 players

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04

PondCortexEconomy firstSIGNATURE BUILD#t2#rush#push

Tzar rush

An extremely fast Advanced Vehicle Plant produces a Tzar by 4:42, backed by Quaker and Fury, pushing T2 armor into the middle far earlier than any other Pond build.

T2 vehicle assault from 4:03 · 5% of role by thenAdvanced Vehicle Plant in 100%Vehicle Plant in 100%Radar vehicle in 100%

Vehicle Plant 1:19 → Advanced Vehicle Plant 4:02 → Tzar 4:42 → Quaker 5:05

OPENING×3→×4→→→×2→→→

4% of Cortex Pond games · team won 91% of 11 · Then: tiger, quaker · Last seen 24 Sept

11MATCHES1 player

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