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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Converter
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:25 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Converter ×5
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:10
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:40 · typical 5:17
    7. Wind
  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 · 39 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler ×2
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler ×3
    13. Converter
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Converter
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×5
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    30. Converter ×2
    31. Wind ×6
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:16 · 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 · 132 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×6
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×4
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Metal storage
    29. Converter ×2
    30. Wind
    31. Fusion ReactorFusion
    32. Wind
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Con turret
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:32
    57. Wind
    58. FalconFighterfor Air
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. FalconFighterfor Air
    62. Wind
    63. FalconFighterfor Air
    64. Converter
    65. FalconFighterfor Air
    66. Wind ×2
    67. FalconFighterfor Air
    68. Converter
    69. TracerTracer
    70. FalconFighter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    75. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:37
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. FalconFighterfor Air
    79. Con turret
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. FalconFighterfor Air
    87. Converter
    88. FalconFighterfor Air
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. FalconFighterfor Air
    95. Converter
    96. FalconFighterfor Air
    97. Wind ×2
    98. FalconFighterfor Air
    99. Converter
    100. FalconFighterfor Air
    101. Wind ×2
    102. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    103. Wind ×2
    104. FalconFighter
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 14:38
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Con turret ×2
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter ×2
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Teaner's (47 OS, 01/09/2026); 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

Teaner

46.9 OS · 01/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2610 metal received · 158080 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