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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:20 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:48
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
  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. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Wind
    5. Converter ×3
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:59 · typical 5:17
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Converter
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler ×2
    36. Converter
    37. ButlerButler ×2
    38. Wind
    39. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:03 · 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 · 203 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Converter
    3. Metal storage
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:21
    16. Wind
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Wind ×3
    19. BlinkScout plane
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. FalconFighter
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. FalconFighter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Con turret
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Con turret
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Con turret
    39. Converter
    40. FalconFighter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. FalconFighter
    44. Converter
    45. FalconFighter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. FalconFighter
    48. Converter
    49. FalconFighter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. FalconFighter
    52. Converter
    53. FalconFighter
    54. Wind ×4
    55. FalconFighter
    56. Converter
    57. FalconFighter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. FalconFighter
    62. Wind
    63. FalconFighter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind
    67. FalconFighter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. FalconFighter
    71. Wind
    72. FalconFighter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. FalconFighter
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. FalconFighter
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Con turret
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Con turret ×2
    94. Converter
    95. StormbringerBomber
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. StormbringerBomber ×2
    99. Converter
    100. StormbringerBomber
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. StormbringerBomber
    104. Converter
    105. StormbringerBomber ×2
    106. Converter ×2
    107. StormbringerBomber ×2
    108. Fusion ReactorFusion
    109. StormbringerBomber
    110. Converter ×2
    111. StormbringerBomber ×3
    112. Converter
    113. StormbringerBomber
    114. Converter
    115. StormbringerBomber ×2
    116. Converter ×2
    117. StormbringerBomber
    118. Converter
    119. StormbringerBomber ×2
    120. Wind
    121. StormbringerBomber
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. StormbringerBomber ×3
    126. Converter
    127. StormbringerBomber
    128. Converter
    129. StormbringerBomber
    130. FalconFighter
    131. Converter
    132. FalconFighter
    133. Wind
    134. Converter ×2
    135. BlinkScout plane
    136. Wind ×2
    137. StormbringerBomber
    138. Wind
    139. StormbringerBomber
    140. Converter
    141. StormbringerBomber
    142. Converter
    143. StormbringerBomber ×2
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. FalconFighter ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. FalconFighter
    150. Wind
    151. FalconFighter
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. FalconFighter
    155. Wind
    156. Con turret
    157. FalconFighter
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. FalconFighter
    162. Converter
    163. FalconFighter
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Converter
    166. FalconFighter
    167. Wind
    168. FalconFighter
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. FalconFighter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. FalconFighter
    174. Wind
    175. FalconFighter
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. FalconFighter
    180. Wind
    181. FalconFighter
    182. Wind
    183. FalconFighter
    184. Wind ×3
    185. FalconFighter
    186. Converter ×2
    187. FalconFighter
    188. Wind ×3
    189. FalconFighter ×2
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. BlinkScout plane
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×2
    195. Converter
    196. FalconFighter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. Fusion ReactorFusion
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Converter
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Grumpiness's (49 OS, 21/09/2026); 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

[Grump]Grumpiness

48.8 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

51 received units
3057 metal received · 161804 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

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