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Fast fusion

Tech pushes a Fusion Reactor much earlier than normal (from 8:50 instead of ~12:11) to accelerate its own and the team's energy income, while still funneling T2 constructors to Geo.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (87%)

#eco #t2 · 76 distinct matches · 28 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 77 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:50 · 13% of role by thenOnly 13% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:17

Then transitions into anti-nuke (32% of army), Armageddon (9% of army), Platypus (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 9:00

  1. Open Bot Lab into Advanced Bot Lab as the standard T2 rush.
  2. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to grow team metal.
  3. Push Fusion Reactor far earlier than the usual 12:17 norm.
  4. Keep supplying team with T2 cons and Advanced Construction Bots.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 76 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:50 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 Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:08–1:19

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:13, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

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

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. Con turretfor Geo sea
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · typical 4:13
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (45%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×9
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:12 · typical 5:17
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine33Wind+12 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 48 wind, 9 converterdone ~10:08, middle half 9:46–10:31
    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 8:50 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind (standard 36) · 9 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 50 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Energy storage
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×3
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Converter
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:02 · typical 10:08
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine88Wind−50 vs standard
    • Energy Converter52Converter+13 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 93 wind, 23 converter, 7 con turretin 62% of games
    2. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 29 converter, 9 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret9 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (43%) · Tracer (38%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (35%) · metal storage (34%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Butler

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 143 wind · 2 fusion · 60 converter (standard 44) · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 199 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter ×4
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. TracerTracer
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Wind ×4
    24. Converter ×2
    25. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:16
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:20
    50. Wind
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. TickTick
    54. Wind
    55. TickTick
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. TickTick ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. TickTick
    62. Wind
    63. TickTick ×2
    64. Wind
    65. TickTick
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. TickTick ×2
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Metal storage
    74. Fusion ReactorFusion
    75. Converter ×2
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. PinpointerPinpointer
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind
    102. PinpointerPinpointer
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. PinpointerPinpointer
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. Hardened Metal Storage
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Con turret
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Fusion ReactorFusion
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter ×2
    146. Wind ×4
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Wind ×4
    149. Converter
    150. Con turret
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:25
    156. Wind
    157. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:28
    158. Converter
    159. TickTick
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. TickTick ×3
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. TickTick ×4
    167. Wind ×2
    168. TickTick
    169. Converter
    170. TickTick
    171. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    172. TickTick
    173. Converter
    174. TickTick
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Con turret
    177. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. TickTick
    181. Con turret
    182. Converter
    183. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    184. Wind ×2
    185. TickTick
    186. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    187. Converter
    188. TickTick
    189. Con turret ×2
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. TickTick
    193. Metal storage
    194. Converter
    195. Wind
    196. TickTick
    197. Wind
    198. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    199. TickTick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (41 OS, 26/08/2026); 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 Geofirst at 4:40 · in 100% of games
  • Fatboy1 Fatboy to Pondfirst at 4:43 · in 31% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:45 · in 83% 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

77 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
3:00170016350000
4:00322231480000
5:00492448630000
6:00607758070000
7:00774372200000
8:00993590610000
9:0012532112470000
10:0017125135530000
11:0020580163420000
12:0024462198500000
13:0027513236440000
14:00316182736001250130
15:00363243147303850260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far more often than the standard build with a large lead in metal production and near-zero losses.

  • + Team win rate 64% vs 53% for standard build.
  • + Metal produced by 10:00 much higher (16996 vs 13553).
  • − No enemy metal destroyed recorded by 15:00 (0 vs 400 for standard).
  • − Requires strict early Bot Lab and Advanced Metal Extractor timing to reach 9:00 Fusion.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Ariah

41.0 OS · 26/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
6413 metal received · 134457 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:19 · n=77
Advanced Bot Lab4:13Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=77
Advanced Metal Extractor5:17Middle 50%: 4:57–5:39 · n=77
Fusion Reactor10:08Middle 50%: 9:46–10:31 · n=71

Played most by

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