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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 185 · 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 ×8
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · 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 4:03–4:27
    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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Mex
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind
    12. Energy storage
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 4:54 · typical 5:20
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine26Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 43 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 (49%)

    By 8:52 in all: 4 mex · 43 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

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

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine87Wind−63 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 (48%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (38%) · Aircraft Plant (37%) · metal storage (36%) · Butler (33%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 133 wind (standard 186) · 2 fusion · 55 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 200 steps
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind ×11
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×5
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Wind ×6
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter ×2
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×6
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter ×2
    32. Wind ×7
    33. Converter ×2
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Fusion ReactorFusion
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×8
    81. Converter ×2
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Fusion ReactorFusion
    87. Wind ×7
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×7
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×7
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×6
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Fusion ReactorFusion
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×5
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×5
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter ×2
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×5
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×5
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:30
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×4
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×7
    152. Converter ×2
    153. Wind ×8
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×6
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×6
    158. Converter
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×7
    163. Converter ×2
    164. Wind
    165. Con turret
    166. Wind ×6
    167. Converter ×2
    168. Wind ×6
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×6
    173. Converter
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×5
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. TracerTracer
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×6
    183. Converter
    184. Con turret
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×4
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    192. Wind ×4
    193. Converter ×2
    194. Wind ×7
    195. Converter ×2
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind ×3
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NihilisticDuck73's (34 OS, 03/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 84% 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

185 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
3:00168516530000
4:00320231440000
5:00487748460000
6:00596058020000
7:00765872300000
8:00974090670000
9:0012176111840000
10:0015777135260000
11:0019796162430000
12:0023313196680000
13:0027006234540000
14:00309552732400074
15:003585031526010475130
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

NihilisticDuck73

33.7 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4171 metal received · 42843 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=185
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:03–4:27 · n=185
Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=185
Fusion Reactor10:12Middle 50%: 9:51–10:42 · n=172

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