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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 1:15 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Energy storage
    15. Con turret
    16. TickTick
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:56 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. TickTick
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:10
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:00 · typical 5:17
  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 · 47 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Wind
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×6
    22. Converter
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    24. Wind ×6
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Con turret
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:51 · 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 · 170 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Converter
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Fusion ReactorFusion
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter ×2
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter ×3
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter ×2
    42. Wind
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter ×3
    48. Wind
    49. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 13:35
    50. Wind
    51. Converter ×3
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter ×2
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter ×3
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Converter ×3
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Con turret
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind
    98. Converter ×2
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter ×3
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactor
    123. Wind
    124. Converter ×3
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind
    132. Con turret
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind
    137. Con turret
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Con turret
    142. Converter
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Con turret
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter ×5
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Con turret
    156. Converter
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind
    159. Con turret
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Con turret
    163. Converter ×4
    164. Con turret ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. Con turret
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Wind
    170. Converter ×6

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (43 OS, 01/09/2026); 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

Syphos

42.6 OS · 01/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
4119 metal received · 116690 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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