BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Tech / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Solar
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:52 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Mex
    3. Solar
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. Wind ×3
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Energy storage
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:51 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:56 · typical 5:17
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 53 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Frontdone 6:35
    4. Wind ×7
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Converter ×2
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter ×2
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:28 · 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 · 178 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Converter ×2
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter ×5
    27. Wind
    28. Converter ×3
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Fusion ReactorFusionfor Front
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter ×2
    37. Wind
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind
    40. Con turret
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Wind
    47. Fusion ReactorFusion
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter ×2
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter ×2
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter ×2
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Fusion ReactorFusion
    66. Wind
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Wind
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Converter ×2
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter ×2
    82. Fusion ReactorFusion
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Fusion ReactorFusion
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:41
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter ×2
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Con turret
    117. Converter
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind
    143. Con turret
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Wind
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind
    152. Converter ×2
    153. Con turret ×2
    154. Wind
    155. Con turret
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind
    159. Con turret ×2
    160. Wind
    161. Converter ×2
    162. Con turret
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind
    165. Con turret
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind
    168. Con turret
    169. Converter ×2
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind
    172. Con turret
    173. Con turret
    174. Wind
    175. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    176. Wind
    177. Con turret
    178. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (38 OS, 24/09/2026); 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 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

Cokeado

37.6 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
7345 metal received · 81401 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

Teaner20games of this buildSyphos10games of this build[Grump]Grumpiness7games of this buildAriah4games of this buildImmort4games of this build