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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 · 179 distinct matches · 63 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 59% of 185 · 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 179 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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 ~4:16, 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 (46%)

    By 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · typical 4:16
  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 · 6 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Energy storage
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:07 · typical 5:20
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 wind, 7 converterdone ~10:12, middle half 9:51–10:42
    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 (49%)

    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 · 59 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind ×2
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×6
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×4
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Windfor Geo
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Windfor Geo
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Windfor Geo
    22. Wind
    23. Windfor Geo
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Windfor Geo
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Windfor Geo
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Windfor Geo
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Windfor Geo
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. Windfor Geo
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Windfor Geo
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    47. Windfor Geo
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Con turret
    50. Windfor Geo
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Windfor Geo
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:28 · typical 10:12
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine87Wind−63 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 (49%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (38%) · Aircraft Plant (37%) · metal storage (36%) · Butler (32%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 133 wind (standard 187) · 2 fusion · 55 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 220 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Windfor Geo
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Windfor Geo
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Windfor Geo
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Windfor Geo
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Windfor Geo
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Windfor Geo
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Windfor Geo
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Windfor Geo
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    26. Wind
    27. Windfor Geo
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter ×2
    30. Windfor Geo
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:31
    33. Converter
    34. Windfor Geo
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Construction AircraftCon aircraftfor Geo
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. StormbringerBomber
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. StormbringerBomber
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. StormbringerBomber
    67. Con turret
    68. Converter ×2
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. StormbringerBomber
    76. Wind ×2
    77. StormbringerBomber
    78. Wind
    79. Converter ×2
    80. StormbringerBomber
    81. Wind
    82. StormbringerBomber
    83. Wind ×3
    84. StormbringerBomber
    85. Converter
    86. StormbringerBomber
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. StormbringerBomber
    90. Wind
    91. StormbringerBomber
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. StormbringerBomber
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. StormbringerBomber
    98. Wind ×2
    99. StormbringerBomber
    100. Wind
    101. StormbringerBomber
    102. Wind
    103. Converter ×2
    104. StormbringerBomber
    105. Wind ×2
    106. StormbringerBomber
    107. Converter
    108. StormbringerBomber
    109. Wind ×3
    110. StormbringerBomber
    111. Converter
    112. StormbringerBomber
    113. Wind ×2
    114. BlinkScout plane ×2
    115. Wind
    116. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. FalconFighterfor Air
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. FalconFighterfor Air
    123. Converter
    124. FalconFighterfor Air
    125. Wind ×2
    126. FalconFighterfor Air
    127. Wind
    128. FalconFighter
    129. StorkLight transport
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. StorkLight transport
    133. Wind
    134. StorkLight transport ×2
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Metal storage
    137. StorkLight transport
    138. Converter
    139. Metal storage
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×6
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×5
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:32
    166. Converter ×2
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Con turret
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind
    178. Converter ×2
    179. Wind
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Con turret
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×4
    185. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:18
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter ×2
    190. Wind ×3
    191. Converter ×2
    192. StoutStout
    193. Wind ×2
    194. StoutStout
    195. Fusion ReactorFusion
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. StoutStout
    199. Converter ×3
    200. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:40
    201. StoutStout
    202. Wind ×2
    203. LazarusLazarus
    204. StoutStout
    205. LazarusLazarus
    206. Converter ×2
    207. Wind
    208. StoutStout
    209. Wind
    210. LazarusLazarus
    211. StoutStout
    212. LazarusLazarus
    213. Wind
    214. StoutStout
    215. Wind
    216. LazarusLazarus
    217. Converter ×4
    218. StoutStout
    219. LazarusLazarus
    220. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (42 OS, 14/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 85% 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

185 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
3:00168516510000
4:00320231440000
5:00488048470000
6:00596458000000
7:00769072270000
8:00977690610000
9:0012181111730000
10:0015841135030000
11:0019834162420000
12:0023367196560000
13:0027274234450000
14:00309592736200073
15:00359613154208575130
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

Syphos

41.9 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

31 received units
4970 metal received · 131565 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=185
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:03–4:28 · n=185
Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=185
Fusion Reactor10:12Middle 50%: 9:51–10:42 · n=172

Played most by

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