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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 · 178 distinct matches · 61 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 59% of 184 · 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 178 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 1:13 · 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 (45%)

    By 3:13 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Solar
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Wind
    18. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    19. Wind
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:01 · typical 5:20
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 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, 43 wind, 7 converterdone ~10:12, middle half 9:50–10:42
    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 · 43 wind · 7 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 18 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:00 · 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 (48%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (39%) · 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 186) · 2 fusion · 56 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 133 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Wind
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Con turret
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter ×2
    27. Wind
    28. SharpshooterSniper bot
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Converter ×2
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Metal storage
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. SharpshooterSniper bot
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter ×2
    41. Wind ×3
    42. CompassRadar botfor Suicide front
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. SmugglerJammer botfor Suicide front
    56. TracerTracer
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:00
    63. Wind
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:03
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    85. Wind ×2
    86. BlinkScout plane
    87. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:42
    88. Wind
    89. BlinkScout plane
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. BlinkScout plane
    95. Wind ×2
    96. FalconFighter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×5
    100. FalconFighter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    104. Wind ×6
    105. LicheLichedone 14:54
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Wind ×6
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×6
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×6
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×7
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×5
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×5
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. HighwindHighwind
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RockFish's (36 OS, 13/10/2026); 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

184 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
3:00168816520000
4:00319731440000
5:00487948480000
6:00595858020000
7:00767472320000
8:00975890640000
9:0012179111770000
10:0015809135130000
11:0019815162420000
12:0023416196560000
13:0027140234260000
14:00309572728600074
15:003590631503011075130
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

RockFish

35.9 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3631 metal received · 117455 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=184
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:03–4:28 · n=184
Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:00–5:40 · n=184
Fusion Reactor10:12Middle 50%: 9:50–10:42 · n=171

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