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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Wind
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:51 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Energy storage
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:34 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind
    5. Solar
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:30 · typical 5:14
    7. Wind
    8. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:59
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×2
  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 · 41 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    18. Wind ×5
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Converter
    38. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:58 · 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 · 228 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Wind
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. Fusion ReactorFusion
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter ×2
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. Converter ×2
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind
    45. Con turret
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Con turret ×2
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:02
    54. Converter ×2
    55. Wind
    56. FalconFighter
    57. Wind
    58. FalconFighter
    59. Converter ×2
    60. FalconFighter
    61. Wind
    62. FalconFighter
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter
    65. FalconFighter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. FalconFighter
    69. Wind
    70. FalconFighter
    71. Converter
    72. FalconFighter ×2
    73. Wind
    74. Converter ×2
    75. FalconFighter ×2
    76. Wind
    77. FalconFighter
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. FalconFighter
    81. Converter
    82. Con turret
    83. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    84. Wind
    85. FalconFighter
    86. Converter
    87. FalconFighter ×2
    88. Con turret
    89. Wind
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind
    93. Con turret
    94. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:21
    95. StormbringerBomber
    96. Converter
    97. Con turret
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind
    102. StormbringerBomber
    103. Converter
    104. StormbringerBomber
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. StormbringerBomber
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. StormbringerBomber
    111. Converter
    112. StormbringerBomber
    113. Wind ×2
    114. StormbringerBomber
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. StormbringerBomber
    118. Wind
    119. StormbringerBomber
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. StormbringerBomber
    123. Wind
    124. StormbringerBomber
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. StormbringerBomber
    129. Wind
    130. StormbringerBomber
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. StormbringerBomber
    134. Wind ×2
    135. StormbringerBomber
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. StormbringerBomber
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. StormbringerBomber
    142. Wind ×2
    143. StormbringerBomber
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. StormbringerBomber
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. StormbringerBomber
    151. Wind
    152. StormbringerBomber
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. FalconFighter
    156. BlinkScout plane ×2
    157. Converter
    158. BlinkScout plane
    159. Wind ×2
    160. FalconFighter ×2
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. FalconFighter
    164. Wind
    165. FalconFighter ×2
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. FalconFighter
    169. Wind
    170. FalconFighter
    171. Wind
    172. FalconFighter ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Wind
    175. FalconFighter
    176. Wind
    177. FalconFighter ×2
    178. Converter
    179. FalconFighter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. FalconFighter ×2
    182. Wind
    183. FalconFighter
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. FalconFighter ×2
    187. Wind
    188. FalconFighter
    189. Wind
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Converter
    192. FalconFighter
    193. Wind
    194. FalconFighter
    195. Wind
    196. FalconFighter
    197. Wind
    198. FalconFighter
    199. Converter
    200. FalconFighter
    201. Wind
    202. FalconFighter ×2
    203. Wind
    204. FalconFighter
    205. Converter
    206. FalconFighter
    207. Wind
    208. FalconFighter ×2
    209. Wind
    210. FalconFighter ×2
    211. Converter
    212. FalconFighter
    213. Wind ×2
    214. FalconFighter ×4
    215. Wind
    216. FalconFighter
    217. Wind
    218. FalconFighter ×3
    219. Wind ×2
    220. FalconFighter ×4
    221. Wind ×2
    222. FalconFighter ×4
    223. Wind
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Wind
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Wind
    228. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (36 OS, 08/10/2026); 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

Cokeado

35.6 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3661 metal received · 94724 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

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Fast fusion · Armada Tech (Eco) build order · BAR Build Atlas