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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:07 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Energy storage
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:14 · 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. Converter ×6
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:55 · typical 5:17
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind
  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 · 48 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×5
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    25. Wind ×5
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×5
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:48 · 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 · 195 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×5
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×6
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Wind ×6
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×6
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:27
    32. Wind
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter ×2
    49. Wind
    50. PlatypusPlatypus
    51. Wind ×3
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. PlatypusPlatypus
    59. Wind ×2
    60. PlatypusPlatypus
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×3
    67. PlatypusPlatypus
    68. Wind
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Wind ×2
    73. PlatypusPlatypus
    74. Wind ×3
    75. PlatypusPlatypus
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. PlatypusPlatypus
    80. Wind ×2
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. Wind ×2
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. PlatypusPlatypus
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. PlatypusPlatypus
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. PlatypusPlatypus
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter ×2
    108. Wind
    109. PlatypusPlatypus
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter ×2
    112. PlatypusPlatypus
    113. Wind ×4
    114. PlatypusPlatypus
    115. Wind
    116. Converter ×2
    117. Wind ×2
    118. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:53
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×4
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:52
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Metal storage
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. Con turret
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Fusion ReactorFusion
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Con turret
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Con turret
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind ×3
    178. Con turret
    179. Wind
    180. Converter ×2
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind
    184. Con turret
    185. Wind
    186. Converter ×2
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Con turret
    189. Wind
    190. Con turret
    191. Wind ×2
    192. Con turret
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Teaner's (47 OS, 23/08/2026); 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

Teaner

47.2 OS · 23/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2468 metal received · 109084 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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