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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 ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:49 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Solar
    4. Mex
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. Solar
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:28 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:22 · typical 5:17
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
  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 · 53 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Con turret
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Wind ×2
    7. ButlerButler ×2
    8. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 6:34
    9. Wind
    10. Energy storage
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    13. ButlerButler ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. ButlerButler ×3
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    19. Wind ×5
    20. Converter
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Con turret
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:53 · 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 · 217 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:15
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. FalconFighter
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. FalconFighter
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. FalconFighter
    43. Wind
    44. Converter ×2
    45. Wind
    46. FalconFighter ×2
    47. Converter
    48. FalconFighter
    49. Con turret
    50. Converter
    51. FalconFighter ×2
    52. Converter
    53. FalconFighter
    54. Converter
    55. FalconFighter ×2
    56. Converter ×2
    57. FalconFighter ×2
    58. Converter
    59. FalconFighter
    60. Converter
    61. Con turret
    62. StormbringerBomber ×2
    63. Converter ×2
    64. StormbringerBomber
    65. Converter
    66. StormbringerBomber
    67. Converter
    68. StormbringerBomber
    69. Converter ×2
    70. StormbringerBomber ×2
    71. Converter
    72. StormbringerBomber
    73. Converter
    74. StormbringerBomber
    75. Converter
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Converter
    78. StormbringerBomber
    79. Converter
    80. StormbringerBomber
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. StormbringerBomber
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. StormbringerBomber
    89. Wind
    90. StormbringerBomber
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Wind
    96. FalconFighter
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. FalconFighter ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. FalconFighter ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Converter
    110. FalconFighter ×2
    111. Wind
    112. FalconFighter ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. FalconFighter ×3
    118. Wind
    119. FalconFighterfor Air
    120. Converter ×2
    121. FalconFighterfor Air
    122. Wind ×2
    123. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    124. Wind
    125. FalconFighterfor Air
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind
    128. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    129. Wind ×2
    130. FalconFighterfor Air
    131. Converter ×2
    132. FalconFighterfor Air
    133. Wind ×2
    134. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. FalconFighterfor Air
    138. Converter
    139. FalconFighterfor Air
    140. Wind ×2
    141. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. FalconFighterfor Air
    146. Wind
    147. FalconFighterfor Air
    148. Wind
    149. FalconFighterfor Air
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Fusion ReactorFusion
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter ×2
    162. Fusion ReactorFusion
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:28
    183. Wind ×2
    184. Converter ×2
    185. Wind ×2
    186. Converter ×2
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Converter
    191. PlatypusPlatypus
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Converter ×2
    194. PlatypusPlatypus
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. PlatypusPlatypus
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. Wind
    201. PlatypusPlatypus
    202. Wind ×2
    203. Converter
    204. PlatypusPlatypus
    205. Converter
    206. Wind
    207. PlatypusPlatypus
    208. Wind ×2
    209. PlatypusPlatypus
    210. Converter ×2
    211. Wind ×2
    212. PlatypusPlatypus
    213. Converter
    214. PlatypusPlatypus
    215. Wind
    216. Converter
    217. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (39 OS, 18/09/2026); 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

Cokeado

39.2 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
5328 metal received · 79851 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

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