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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Energy storage
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:29 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:06
    3. Con turret
    4. 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 · 22 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Con turret
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:24 · typical 5:14
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    11. Wind ×6
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Con turret
    22. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:44 · 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 · 71 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Con turret
    4. Converter ×3
    5. Wind
    6. Converter ×4
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Fusion ReactorFusion
    10. Wind
    11. Converter ×6
    12. Wind
    13. Converter ×4
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Converter ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Fusion ReactorFusion
    21. Converter ×4
    22. Wind
    23. Converter ×12
    24. Wind
    25. Converter ×4
    26. ArbalestArbalest
    27. Converter ×5
    28. Con turret
    29. Converter ×4
    30. Fusion ReactorFusion
    31. Con turret
    32. Converter ×8
    33. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:18
    34. Converter ×12
    35. Con turret
    36. Converter ×2
    37. Con turret
    38. Converter
    39. Con turret
    40. Converter ×11
    41. Con turret
    42. Converter ×2
    43. Fusion ReactorFusion
    44. Converter
    45. Con turret
    46. Converter ×4
    47. Con turret ×2
    48. Converter ×3
    49. Con turret
    50. Converter ×10
    51. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Con turret
    54. Converter
    55. Con turret
    56. Converter
    57. Con turret
    58. Converter ×3
    59. Con turret
    60. Converter
    61. Con turret
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. ArbalestArbalest
    69. Converter ×3
    70. ArbalestArbalest
    71. Converter ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is WashedGamuer's (42 OS, 04/10/2026); 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

WashedGamuer

42.5 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
7094 metal received · 94192 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

Teaner24games of this buildSyphos8games of this buildKOT_7games of this buildWashedGamuer7games of this buildImmort5games of this build