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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Follows the standard T2 opening but pushes a Fusion Reactor out by about 8:46, well ahead of the normal 12:00 timing, to power a bigger team push later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 · 86 distinct matches · 30 players · 5% of Armada Tech games · team won 58% of 89 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:43 · 14% of role by thenOnly 14% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:05

Then transitions into anti-nuke (27% of army), Armageddon (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 8:46

  1. Open standard Bot Lab into Advanced Bot Lab like typical Tech play.
  2. Finish advanced bot lab and advanced metal extractor on normal schedule.
  3. Push out Fusion Reactor far earlier than the usual 12:02 norm.
  4. Roll into standard Citadel and Armageddon play once fusion is up.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 86 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:43 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 1:08–1:17

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Wind
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:51 · typical 1:12
  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, 11 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:10, middle half 4:00–4:21
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (44%)

    By 3:09 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:46 · typical 4:10
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    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 · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:50 · typical 5:14
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine27Wind+8 vs standard
    • Energy Converter4Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 wind, 8 converterdone ~10:04, middle half 9:36–10:25
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler +4 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 37 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Wind
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×4
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind
    37. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:09 · typical 10:04
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine88Wind−54 vs standard
    • Energy Converter51Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Lab
    2. Fusion ReactorFusion after 83 wind, 19 converter, 7 con turretin 67% of games
    3. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 31 converter, 8 con turretin 53% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (44%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (36%) · Tracer (36%) · metal storage (33%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Butler

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 142 wind · 2 fusion · 60 converter (standard 45) · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 246 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Con turret
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:12
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. StormbringerBomber
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. StormbringerBomber
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. StormbringerBomber
    38. Wind ×2
    39. StormbringerBomber
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. StormbringerBomber
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. StormbringerBomber
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. StormbringerBomber
    49. Wind ×2
    50. StormbringerBomber
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. StormbringerBomber
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. StormbringerBomber
    57. Wind ×3
    58. StormbringerBomber
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. StormbringerBomber
    62. Wind ×2
    63. StormbringerBomber
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. StormbringerBomber
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. StormbringerBomber
    71. Wind
    72. StormbringerBomber
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Wind ×2
    78. StormbringerBomber
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. StormbringerBomber
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. StormbringerBomber
    85. Wind ×3
    86. FalconFighter
    87. Converter
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind
    93. Con turret
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. FalconFighter
    105. Wind
    106. FalconFighter
    107. Wind
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Con turret
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. FalconFighter ×2
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. FalconFighter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. FalconFighter ×2
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Wind
    123. FalconFighter
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. FalconFighter
    127. Wind
    128. FalconFighter ×2
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. FalconFighter
    132. Wind
    133. FalconFighter
    134. Wind
    135. FalconFighter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. FalconFighter
    139. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:55
    140. FalconFighter
    141. Wind
    142. FalconFighter ×2
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. FalconFighter ×2
    146. Wind
    147. FalconFighter
    148. Wind
    149. FalconFighter
    150. Converter
    151. FalconFighter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. FalconFighter ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. FalconFighter
    157. Wind
    158. FalconFighter ×2
    159. Wind ×2
    160. FalconFighter
    161. Converter
    162. FalconFighter
    163. Wind
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind
    166. FalconFighter ×2
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. FalconFighter
    170. Wind
    171. FalconFighter
    172. Wind
    173. FalconFighter
    174. Wind
    175. FalconFighter
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. FalconFighter ×2
    179. Wind ×2
    180. FalconFighter
    181. Con turret
    182. FalconFighter
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. FalconFighter ×2
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. FalconFighter
    189. Wind
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Wind
    192. Con turret
    193. Converter
    194. BlinkScout plane
    195. Wind
    196. BlinkScout plane
    197. Wind
    198. FalconFighter
    199. Wind
    200. FalconFighter
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind
    205. FalconFighter ×2
    206. Wind
    207. FalconFighter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. FalconFighter
    211. Wind
    212. FalconFighter
    213. Wind
    214. FalconFighter ×2
    215. Wind
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. FalconFighter ×2
    219. Wind ×2
    220. FalconFighter
    221. Converter
    222. FalconFighter
    223. Wind ×2
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Wind
    226. Converter
    227. FalconFighter
    228. Wind ×2
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Wind ×2
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind
    236. Converter
    237. Wind
    238. FalconFighter
    239. Wind ×3
    240. FalconFighter
    241. Wind
    242. FalconFighter
    243. Converter
    244. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    245. FalconFighter
    246. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (36 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:20 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Pond or Air or Beach seafirst at 4:40 · in 100% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

89 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
2:009189160000
3:00175316450000
4:00334931620000
5:00492348630000
6:00608558050000
7:00783072400000
8:00997791110000
9:0012648112500000
10:0017125135930000
11:0020580164500000
12:0024466199910000
13:0027912237590000
14:003209827606073081
15:003712231694512930204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won more often than the standard build, with clearly higher metal production and fewer own losses by 15:00.

  • + Team won 62% of games versus 53% for the standard build.
  • + Metal produced by 15:00 was much higher than standard (36964 vs 31665).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 was far lower than standard (51 vs 310).
  • − Only 14% of role games reach fusion this early, so timing is hard to hit.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Cokeado

35.6 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

34 received units
2891 metal received · 25057 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:17 · n=89
Advanced Bot Lab4:10Middle 50%: 4:00–4:21 · n=89
Advanced Metal Extractor5:14Middle 50%: 4:57–5:35 · n=89
Fusion Reactor10:04Middle 50%: 9:36–10:25 · n=84

Played most by

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