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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 · 180 distinct matches · 63 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 59% of 186 · 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 180 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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 (46%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 23 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:14 · 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 (48%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×7
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:47
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:27 · typical 5:20
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 44 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 (48%)

    By 8:52 in all: 4 mex · 44 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 25 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. ButlerButler ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButler ×4
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind ×5
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×9
    25. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:22 · typical 10:12
  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 (49%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (38%) · Aircraft Plant (38%) · metal storage (35%) · Butler (32%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 132 wind (standard 187) · 2 fusion · 55 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 150 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×3
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×4
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×8
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×6
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×7
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind ×9
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×7
    24. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:45
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×8
    27. MaceMace
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. MaceMace
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. MaceMace
    35. Wind ×4
    36. MaceMace
    37. Wind
    38. CenturionCenturion
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×6
    42. MaceMace
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×7
    45. MaceMace
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×5
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×5
    53. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:59
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×6
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×6
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. TickTick
    62. Wind ×2
    63. PawnPawn
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. PawnPawn
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×6
    70. Converter
    71. PawnPawn
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Mexfor Geo sea
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. PawnPawn
    77. Wind ×4
    78. PawnPawn
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. PawnPawn
    82. Wind ×4
    83. PawnPawn
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. PawnPawn
    88. Wind ×3
    89. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    90. PawnPawn
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. PawnPawn
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Construction BotCon bot
    96. Wind
    97. PawnPawn
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Construction BotCon bot
    101. Wind ×7
    102. Con turret
    103. Converter
    104. Construction BotCon bot
    105. Wind ×5
    106. Mexfor Geo sea
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. TracerTracer
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×5
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×5
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Mexfor Geo sea
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (38 OS, 03/10/2026); 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

186 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
3:00168816510000
4:00319731430000
5:00487948480000
6:00596258000000
7:00767472270000
8:00975890610000
9:0012179111690000
10:0015809135020000
11:0019815162390000
12:0023390196520000
13:0027140234410000
14:00309572735700074
15:00359063153808576130
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

KOT_

38.3 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2720 metal received · 82161 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=186
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:03–4:28 · n=186
Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=186
Fusion Reactor10:12Middle 50%: 9:51–10:42 · n=173

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