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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 · 180 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 180 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 1:14 · 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 4:03–4:28
    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 · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind ×3
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Energy storage
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Converter ×4
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:18 · typical 5:20
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 44 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 (48%)

    By 8:52 in all: 4 mex · 44 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 57 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Windfor Geo sea
    27. Wind
    28. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 8:24
    29. Wind
    30. Windfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Windfor Geo sea
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Windfor Geo sea
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    37. Windfor Geo sea
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Windfor Geo sea
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Windfor Geo sea
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Windfor Geo sea
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Windfor Geo sea
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Windfor Geo sea
    50. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Windfor Geo sea
    53. Converter
    54. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Windfor Geo sea
    57. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:13 · 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, 18 converter, 7 con turretin 63% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret +3 vs standard

    Some games also: anti-nuke (49%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (38%) · Aircraft Plant (38%) · metal storage (35%) · Butler (32%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 132 wind (standard 187) · 2 fusion · 55 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 177 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Windfor Geo sea
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Windfor Geo sea
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    13. Windfor Geo sea
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Windfor Geo sea
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×4
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. TracerTracer
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:57
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    40. Wind ×15
    41. Fusion ReactorFusion
    42. Wind ×24
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Con turret
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter ×2
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Con turret
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Con turret
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:22
    91. Wind
    92. BlinkScout plane
    93. Wind
    94. BlinkScout plane
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. BlinkScout plane
    98. Converter
    99. BlinkScout plane
    100. Wind
    101. BlinkScout plane
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. BlinkScout plane
    105. T2 converter
    106. Wind
    107. BlinkScout plane
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. BlinkScout plane
    117. T2 converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. BlinkScout plane
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. Fusion ReactorFusion
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. BlinkScout plane
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. Con turret
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. Con turret
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind
    168. Con turret
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter
    172. Con turret
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SauceDispenser's (34 OS, 10/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 85% 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

050100
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
3:00168816510000
4:00319731430000
5:00487948480000
6:00596258000000
7:00767472270000
8:00975890610000
9:0012179111690000
10:0015809135020000
11:0019815162390000
12:0023390196520000
13:0027140234410000
14:00309572735700074
15:00359063153808576130
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

SauceDispenser

34.4 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4817 metal received · 62342 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%: 4:03–4:28 · 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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