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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Energy storage
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Converter
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:04
    6. Converter
  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 · 25 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:48 · typical 5:17
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    25. 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 · 169 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Windfor Geo
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Windfor Geo
    7. Wind
    8. Windfor Geo
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Windfor Geo
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Windfor Geo
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Windfor Geo
    22. Converter
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Windfor Geo
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Windfor Geo
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Metal storage
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    55. Wind
    56. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:50
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. TracerTracer
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Fusion ReactorFusion
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 14:31
    97. CompassRadar bot
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:15
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Con turret
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind
    120. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:27
    121. Con turret
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Con turret
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Con turret
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Con turret
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Converter
    151. ArbalestArbalest
    152. HighwindHighwind
    153. ChainsawChainsaw
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:47
    156. HighwindHighwind
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Converter
    161. HighwindHighwind
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter
    164. FerretFerret
    165. Wind ×2
    166. HighwindHighwind
    167. Wind ×2
    168. HighwindHighwind
    169. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Nazarid's (37 OS, 08/08/2026); 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

Nazarid

37.2 OS · 08/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
6413 metal received · 91291 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

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