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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard T2 rush economy build that adds an earlier Fusion Reactor around 8:52 to scale power sooner, with units fighting only on the team's own side afterward.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (82%)

#eco #t2 · 178 distinct matches · 61 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 59% of 184 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:52 · 12% of role by thenOnly 12% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:21

Then transitions into anti-nuke (30% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 10:00

  1. Run the standard T2 rush opening with Bot Lab then Advanced Bot Lab.
  2. Get the Advanced Bot Lab up on the usual fast timing.
  3. Upgrade to Advanced Metal Extractor on the normal schedule.
  4. Transition into the typical Citadel anti-nuke and Armageddon nuke silo army.
  5. Push an early Fusion Reactor, well ahead of the role's usual 12:03.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 178 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:52 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 Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:16, middle half 1:09–1:30

    By 0:59 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:32 · typical 1:16
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:15, middle half 4:03–4:28
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (45%)

    By 3:13 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    3. Wind
    4. Con turret
    5. Converter
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (48%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:51 · typical 5:20
    12. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 wind, 7 converterdone ~10:12, middle half 9:50–10:42
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler +3 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

    By 8:52 in all: 4 mex · 43 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 34 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Wind
    3. NettleNettle
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. ButlerButler ×2
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×9
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:51 · typical 10:12
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine86Wind−64 vs standard
    • Energy Converter48Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Lab
    2. Fusion ReactorFusion after 86 wind, 18 converter, 7 con turretin 63% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret +3 vs standard

    Some games also: anti-nuke (48%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (39%) · Aircraft Plant (38%) · metal storage (35%) · Butler (32%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 6 Butler

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 132 wind (standard 186) · 2 fusion · 56 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 162 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind ×4
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×3
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×3
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×5
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×4
    32. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:45
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter ×2
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Metal storage
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Fusion ReactorFusion
    66. Converter ×3
    67. ChainsawChainsaw
    68. FerretFerret ×2
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind ×9
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Con turret
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×5
    118. Converter
    119. Fusion ReactorFusion
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter ×2
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Con turret
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. ChainsawChainsaw
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×6
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Fusion ReactorFusion
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Pickul's (30 OS, 20/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Beach seafirst at 4:47 · in 100% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:55 · in 85% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

184 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003843830000
2:009179150000
3:00168816520000
4:00319731440000
5:00487948480000
6:00595858020000
7:00767472320000
8:00975890640000
9:0012179111770000
10:0015809135130000
11:0019815162420000
12:0023416196560000
13:0027140234260000
14:00309572728600074
15:003590631503011075130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build and pulled well ahead on metal production with almost no combat losses either way.

  • + Metal production at 15:00 reaches 36430 vs 31668 standard.
  • + Won more often than the standard build (60% vs 53%).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 is lower than standard (39 vs 266).
  • − Fusion push is purely economic, offering no early combat payoff.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Grump]Pickul

30.4 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2100 metal received · 76397 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:09–1:30 · n=184
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:03–4:28 · n=184
Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=184
Fusion Reactor10:12Middle 50%: 9:50–10:42 · n=171

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