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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 1:16 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×4
    16. Energy storage
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. Energy storage
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · 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 ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:43 · typical 5:17
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 43 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper bot ×2for Ponddone 5:24
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×2
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×4
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Metal storage
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    32. Wind ×5
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    34. Wind ×5
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind ×4
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×2
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×11
    42. Converter
    43. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:00 · 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 · 128 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×4
    23. TracerTracer
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. T2 converter
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×4
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Con turret
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×2
    42. T2 converter
    43. Con turret
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Con turret ×2
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. Fusion ReactorFusion
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter ×2
    56. T2 converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. T2 converter
    65. Wind
    66. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:26
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 14:33
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. ArbalestArbalest
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. NettleNettle
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. NettleNettle
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter ×5
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. T2 converter
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Con turret
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret ×2
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×4
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. T2 converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (48 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 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

_X_

47.6 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4022 metal received · 180847 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

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