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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Follows the standard T2 opening but pushes a Fusion Reactor out by about 8:46, well ahead of the normal 12:00 timing, to power a bigger team push later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 · 86 distinct matches · 30 players · 5% of Armada Tech games · team won 58% of 89 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:43 · 14% of role by thenOnly 14% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:05

Then transitions into anti-nuke (27% of army), Armageddon (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 8:46

  1. Open standard Bot Lab into Advanced Bot Lab like typical Tech play.
  2. Finish advanced bot lab and advanced metal extractor on normal schedule.
  3. Push out Fusion Reactor far earlier than the usual 12:02 norm.
  4. Roll into standard Citadel and Armageddon play once fusion is up.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 86 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:43 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 1:08–1:17

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · typical 1:12
  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, 11 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:10, middle half 4:00–4:21
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (44%)

    By 3:09 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 30 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Solar
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Energy storage
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×3
    17. PawnPawnfor Air
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:52 · typical 4:10
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    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 · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine27Wind+8 vs standard
    • Energy Converter4Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 wind, 8 converterdone ~10:04, middle half 9:36–10:25
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler +4 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 36 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:34 · typical 5:14
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler ×6
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×5
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×4
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×4
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. Wind ×6
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:24 · typical 10:04
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine88Wind−54 vs standard
    • Energy Converter51Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Lab
    2. Fusion ReactorFusion after 83 wind, 19 converter, 7 con turretin 67% of games
    3. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 31 converter, 8 con turretin 53% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (44%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (36%) · Tracer (36%) · metal storage (33%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 142 wind · 2 fusion · 60 converter (standard 45) · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 177 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×3
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×7
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×10
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×6
    18. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×5
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×6
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×6
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×5
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×4
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×7
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×5
    43. Converter
    44. Con turret
    45. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:32
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×7
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. TracerTracer
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×5
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Fusion ReactorFusion
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Con turret
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. Con turret
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Con turret
    174. Wind ×3
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (38 OS, 03/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:20 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Pond or Air or Beach seafirst at 4:40 · in 100% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

89 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
2:009189160000
3:00175316450000
4:00334931620000
5:00492348630000
6:00608558050000
7:00783072400000
8:00997791110000
9:0012648112500000
10:0017125135930000
11:0020580164500000
12:0024466199910000
13:0027912237590000
14:003209827606073081
15:003712231694512930204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won more often than the standard build, with clearly higher metal production and fewer own losses by 15:00.

  • + Team won 62% of games versus 53% for the standard build.
  • + Metal produced by 15:00 was much higher than standard (36964 vs 31665).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 was far lower than standard (51 vs 310).
  • − Only 14% of role games reach fusion this early, so timing is hard to hit.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

KOT_

38.3 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1545 metal received · 16567 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:17 · n=89
Advanced Bot Lab4:10Middle 50%: 4:00–4:21 · n=89
Advanced Metal Extractor5:14Middle 50%: 4:57–5:35 · n=89
Fusion Reactor10:04Middle 50%: 9:36–10:25 · n=84

Played most by

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