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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

After the standard T2 start, the player pushes out a Fusion Reactor unusually early (from 8:48) to scale energy well ahead of the norm before transitioning into typical Citadel/Armageddon play.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (86%)

#eco #t2 · 84 distinct matches · 29 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 61% of 85 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:49 · 13% of role by thenOnly 13% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:11

Then transitions into anti-nuke (32% of army), Armageddon (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 84 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:49 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 1:08–1:18

    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 1:11 · 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, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:12, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (49%)

    By 3:10 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Energy storage
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret
    13. Mex
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · typical 4:12
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (46%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:01 · typical 5:17
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine33Wind+13 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 48 wind, 9 converterdone ~10:07, middle half 9:40–10:32
    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 8:49 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind (standard 36) · 9 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 41 steps
    1. ButlerButler ×2
    2. Windfor Front
    3. Solar
    4. Windfor Front
    5. Wind
    6. Wind ×2for Front
    7. Wind
    8. Windfor Front
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Windfor Front
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    13. Windfor Front
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind
    16. Wind ×2for Front
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    18. Windfor Front
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler ×2
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler ×2
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:47 · typical 10:07
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine92Wind−48 vs standard
    • Energy Converter51Converter
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 94 wind, 24 converter, 7 con turretin 62% of games
    2. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 29 converter, 8 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (47%) · Tracer (39%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (36%) · metal storage (32%) · con aircraft (31%)

    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 · 14 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 93 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Converter ×3
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Converter ×7
    5. Fusion ReactorFusion
    6. Converter ×7
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Metal storage
    14. Wind
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Converter ×2
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind
    40. Con turret
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. ArmageddonArmageddondone 13:50
    44. Con turret
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Wind
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Wind
    54. Converter ×2
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter ×3
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter ×3
    67. Wind
    68. Converter ×3
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter ×3
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter ×3
    77. Wind
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind
    80. Converter ×15
    81. NettleNettle
    82. Converter ×4
    83. Wind
    84. Converter ×3
    85. TracerTracer
    86. Converter ×5
    87. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:42
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×2
    90. ArbalestArbalest
    91. Converter ×4
    92. Fusion ReactorFusion
    93. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Cookie]swiftplant's (44 OS, 21/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:21 · in 86% 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

85 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
3:00172516410000
4:00326631510000
5:00492448660000
6:00608058080000
7:00780072320000
8:00997790790000
9:0012648112490000
10:0017188135810000
11:0020826164160000
12:0024508200060000
13:0027794238080000
14:0031874275560880104
15:003645731636513190204
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

[Cookie]swiftplant

44.2 OS · 21/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2645 metal received · 56628 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:18 · n=85
Advanced Bot Lab4:12Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=85
Advanced Metal Extractor5:17Middle 50%: 4:58–5:35 · n=85
Fusion Reactor10:07Middle 50%: 9:40–10:32 · n=80

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