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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard T2 rush economy build that adds an earlier Fusion Reactor around 8:52 to scale power sooner, with units fighting only on the team's own side afterward.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (82%)

#eco #t2 · 181 distinct matches · 63 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 59% of 186 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:52 · 12% of role by thenOnly 12% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:21

Then transitions into anti-nuke (30% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Fusion Reactor by 10:00

  1. Run the standard T2 rush opening with Bot Lab then Advanced Bot Lab.
  2. Get the Advanced Bot Lab up on the usual fast timing.
  3. Upgrade to Advanced Metal Extractor on the normal schedule.
  4. Transition into the typical Citadel anti-nuke and Armageddon nuke silo army.
  5. Push an early Fusion Reactor, well ahead of the role's usual 12:03.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 181 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:52 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:16, middle half 1:09–1:30

    By 0:59 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · typical 1:16
  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 ~4:15, middle half 4:03–4:27
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (46%)

    By 3:13 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Mex
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Wind ×5
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:56 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:15
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:22 · typical 5:20
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 wind, 7 converterdone ~10:12, middle half 9:51–10:42
    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 (49%)

    By 8:52 in all: 4 mex · 43 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 35 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. GhostGhost
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. GunslingerGunslingerfor unknown
    16. Wind
    17. CompassRadar botfor unknown
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    26. Con turret
    27. ButlerButler ×8
    28. Wind
    29. Metal storage
    30. Wind
    31. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×5
    35. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:02 · typical 10:12
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine86Wind−64 vs standard
    • Energy Converter48Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Lab
    2. Fusion ReactorFusion after 86 wind, 17 converter, 7 con turretin 63% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret +3 vs standard

    Some games also: anti-nuke (48%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (38%) · Aircraft Plant (38%) · metal storage (35%) · Butler (33%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 6 Butler

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 132 wind (standard 186) · 2 fusion · 55 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 138 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×3
    8. T2 converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×5
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Fusion ReactorFusion
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. T2 converter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Fusion ReactorFusion
    46. Wind
    47. T2 converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:46
    60. TracerTracer
    61. BlinkScout plane
    62. FalconFighter ×6
    63. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    64. FalconFighter ×6
    65. Con turret ×2
    66. FalconFighter
    67. Con turret
    68. FalconFighter
    69. Con turret
    70. FalconFighter ×3
    71. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:35
    72. FalconFighter ×2
    73. PawnPawn
    74. FalconFighter
    75. PawnPawn
    76. BlinkScout plane
    77. FalconFighter
    78. PawnPawn
    79. FalconFighter
    80. PawnPawn
    81. FalconFighter
    82. PawnPawn
    83. FalconFighter
    84. PawnPawn
    85. FalconFighter
    86. PawnPawn
    87. FalconFighter
    88. PawnPawn
    89. FalconFighter
    90. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:59
    91. PawnPawn
    92. FalconFighter
    93. PawnPawn
    94. FalconFighter
    95. PawnPawn ×2
    96. FalconFighter
    97. PawnPawn ×2
    98. FalconFighter
    99. PawnPawn ×2
    100. FalconFighter
    101. PawnPawn
    102. FalconFighter
    103. PawnPawn
    104. FalconFighter
    105. PawnPawn ×2
    106. FalconFighter
    107. PawnPawn ×2
    108. FalconFighter
    109. PawnPawn
    110. FalconFighter
    111. PawnPawn ×2
    112. FalconFighter
    113. PawnPawn ×2
    114. FalconFighter
    115. PawnPawn
    116. LazarusLazarusfor unknown
    117. FalconFighter
    118. LazarusLazarusfor unknown
    119. BlinkScout plane
    120. LazarusLazarus ×2for unknown
    121. BlinkScout plane ×2
    122. LazarusLazarusfor unknown
    123. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    124. PawnPawn
    125. LazarusLazarusfor unknown
    126. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    127. PawnPawn
    128. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    129. PawnPawn
    130. FalconFighter
    131. PawnPawn
    132. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    133. FalconFighter
    134. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    135. FalconFighter ×6
    136. Con turret
    137. BlinkScout plane
    138. Con turret ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is TheGeneraI's (33 OS, 14/10/2026); 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 Beach seafirst at 4:47 · in 100% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:55 · 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

186 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
3:00168816530000
4:00320831440000
5:00487948470000
6:00596258030000
7:00767472300000
8:00975890680000
9:0012179111910000
10:0015809135310000
11:0019815162450000
12:0023340196730000
13:0027140234610000
14:00309572734600074
15:003590631538010576130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build and pulled well ahead on metal production with almost no combat losses either way.

  • + Metal production at 15:00 reaches 36430 vs 31668 standard.
  • + Won more often than the standard build (60% vs 53%).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 is lower than standard (39 vs 266).
  • − Fusion push is purely economic, offering no early combat payoff.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

TheGeneraI

32.6 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
4507 metal received · 176178 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:09–1:30 · n=186
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:03–4:27 · n=186
Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=186
Fusion Reactor10:12Middle 50%: 9:51–10:42 · n=173

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