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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 · 176 distinct matches · 61 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 59% of 182 · 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 176 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 ~4:15, 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 (45%)

    By 3:13 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Energy storage
    11. Con turret
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · typical 4:15
  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 (47%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:32 · typical 5:19
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind+7 vs standard
    • Energy Converter4Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 wind, 7 converterdone ~10:10, middle half 9:50–10:42
    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 (48%)

    By 8:51 in all: 4 mex · 43 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 44 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×4
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×5
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Converter
    44. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:54 · typical 10:10
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine86Wind−64 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 (48%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (39%) · 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 · 132 wind (standard 186) · 2 fusion · 56 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 238 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. ArchangelArchangelnot finished by 15:00
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Fusion ReactorFusion
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×4
    20. Wind
    21. Converter ×3
    22. Wind
    23. Converter ×2
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Con turret
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Con turret
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:25
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:29
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. BlitzBlitz ×2
    62. Wind ×2
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. Converter ×2
    65. BlitzBlitz ×2
    66. Wind ×2
    67. BlitzBlitz ×3
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. BlitzBlitz ×2
    72. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    73. Converter
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Wind
    76. BlitzBlitz
    77. Wind
    78. BlitzBlitz ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Wind
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Converter
    85. BlitzBlitz ×2
    86. Wind ×2
    87. BlitzBlitz
    88. Converter
    89. BlitzBlitz ×2
    90. Wind ×2
    91. BlitzBlitz
    92. Converter
    93. BlitzBlitz ×2
    94. Wind
    95. BlitzBlitz
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. BlitzBlitz ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. BlitzBlitz ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. Wind
    106. BlitzBlitz
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. Wind
    111. BlitzBlitz
    112. Converter
    113. BlitzBlitz
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Wind
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Wind
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. BlitzBlitz ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. BlitzBlitz ×2
    133. Wind ×2
    134. BlitzBlitz
    135. Converter
    136. BlitzBlitz
    137. Converter
    138. BlitzBlitz
    139. Wind ×2
    140. BlitzBlitz ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Converter
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. Wind
    147. BlitzBlitz
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. BlitzBlitz ×2
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Wind
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Wind
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. Converter
    165. BlitzBlitz
    166. Wind
    167. BlitzBlitz
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. BlitzBlitz ×2
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. BlitzBlitz
    174. Wind
    175. BlitzBlitz ×2
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. Converter
    181. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    182. Wind ×2
    183. BlitzBlitz ×2
    184. Wind ×2
    185. BlitzBlitz
    186. Converter
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×4
    192. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×2
    195. Con turret ×2
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Con turret
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. Con turret
    204. Wind ×2
    205. JunoJuno
    206. Converter
    207. Wind ×4
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×3
    210. Converter
    211. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:27
    212. Wind ×2
    213. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:28
    214. Wind
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×3
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×4
    219. FalconFighter ×2
    220. Converter
    221. Wind ×2
    222. FalconFighter ×2
    223. Wind ×2
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Converter
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Wind
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Wind
    230. FalconFighter
    231. Converter
    232. Wind
    233. FalconFighter ×2
    234. Wind
    235. FalconFighter
    236. Wind
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (33 OS, 02/10/2026); 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 86% 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

182 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
3:00168516520000
4:00320831430000
5:00487948480000
6:00596258010000
7:00769272300000
8:00978690640000
9:0012183111780000
10:0015844135200000
11:0019866162420000
12:0023390196520000
13:0027289234300000
14:00309852728600074
15:003596531512010874130
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

DonGarillo

33.0 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1422 metal received · 71105 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=182
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:03–4:28 · n=182
Advanced Metal Extractor5:19Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=182
Fusion Reactor10:10Middle 50%: 9:50–10:42 · n=169

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