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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Con turret ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus ×3
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:51 · typical 5:14
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 30 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind ×7
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind ×7
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×5
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Wind
    26. Metal storage
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:37 · 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 · 125 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Converter
    5. Fusion ReactorFusion
    6. Converter
    7. Con turret
    8. Converter
    9. Fusion ReactorFusion
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. T2 converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×4
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. T2 converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter ×2
    34. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 12:29
    35. Wind
    36. Converter ×2
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. PlatypusPlatypus
    49. Wind
    50. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    51. Wind
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. PlatypusPlatypus
    56. Wind ×2
    57. PlatypusPlatypus
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. PlatypusPlatypus
    61. Wind
    62. PlatypusPlatypus
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×2
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Wind
    72. ButlerButler
    73. Wind
    74. ButlerButler
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. PlatypusPlatypus
    78. Wind ×3
    79. PlatypusPlatypus
    80. Wind
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Wind
    86. ButlerButler
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×3
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. PlatypusPlatypus
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. PlatypusPlatypus
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. PlatypusPlatypus
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. PlatypusPlatypus
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. PlatypusPlatypus
    112. Wind ×2
    113. PlatypusPlatypus
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×4
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. PlatypusPlatypus
    121. Wind ×4
    122. PlatypusPlatypus
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (44 OS, 02/10/2026); 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

DRM

43.7 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1790 metal received · 90311 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

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