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Fast fusion

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

After the standard T2 start, the player pushes out a Fusion Reactor unusually early (from 8:48) to scale energy well ahead of the norm before transitioning into typical Citadel/Armageddon play.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (86%)

#eco #t2 · 84 distinct matches · 29 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 61% of 85 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:49 · 13% of role by thenOnly 13% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:11

Then transitions into anti-nuke (32% of army), Armageddon (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 84 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:49 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 1:08–1:18

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:12, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (49%)

    By 3:10 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 33 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Energy storage
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. Converter ×2
    33. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:40 · typical 4:12
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (46%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:17 · typical 5:17
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine33Wind+13 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 48 wind, 9 converterdone ~10:07, middle half 9:40–10:32
    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 8:49 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind (standard 36) · 9 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 42 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. ButlerButler ×4
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×4
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:52 · typical 10:07
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine92Wind−48 vs standard
    • Energy Converter51Converter
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 94 wind, 24 converter, 7 con turretin 62% of games
    2. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 29 converter, 8 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret10 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (47%) · Tracer (39%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (36%) · metal storage (32%) · con aircraft (31%)

    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 · 14 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 203 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×6
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×4
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:32
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×5
    44. Converter
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Con turret
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×6
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. TracerTracer
    72. Wind
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Con turret
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:14
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:08
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. CormorantCormorantdone 13:19
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. CormorantCormorant
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. CormorantCormorant
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. CormorantCormorant
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×4
    143. Converter
    144. CormorantCormorant
    145. Wind ×4
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. OracleOracle
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. CormorantCormorant
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter
    157. CormorantCormorant
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×3
    165. HighwindHighwind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×2
    168. HighwindHighwind
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. HighwindHighwind
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Wind
    175. HighwindHighwind
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×2
    179. HighwindHighwind
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. HighwindHighwind
    184. Wind ×3
    185. HighwindHighwind
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Converter
    189. HighwindHighwind
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. HighwindHighwind
    193. Wind ×3
    194. HighwindHighwind
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter
    198. HighwindHighwind
    199. Wind ×2
    200. HighwindHighwind
    201. Wind ×3
    202. HighwindHighwind
    203. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (38 OS, 26/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:21 · in 86% 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

85 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
3:00172516420000
4:00326631510000
5:00492448660000
6:00608058080000
7:00780072300000
8:00997790700000
9:0012648112490000
10:0017188135790000
11:0020826164090000
12:0024508199730000
13:0027794237850000
14:0031874275540900104
15:003645731617513230204
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

KOT_

38.5 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3254 metal received · 49727 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:18 · n=85
Advanced Bot Lab4:12Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=85
Advanced Metal Extractor5:17Middle 50%: 4:58–5:35 · n=85
Fusion Reactor10:07Middle 50%: 9:40–10:32 · n=80

Played most by

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