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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:41 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:43
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:14 · typical 5:17
    7. Wind ×4
  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 · 21 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×6
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Con turret
    21. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:22 · 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 · 151 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Metal storage
    3. Con turret ×2
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:31
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×5
    20. Wind
    21. Converter ×4
    22. Wind
    23. Converter ×5
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:27
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    47. Converter ×2
    48. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Converter
    61. Metal storage
    62. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:31
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 12:06
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. LicheLichedone 12:59
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. OracleOracle
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. OracleOracle
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Con turret
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Fusion ReactorFusion
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Fusion ReactorFusion
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Con turret
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. Con turret
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (43 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
3:00172516430000
4:00326631510000
5:00492448660000
6:00608058080000
7:00780072300000
8:00997790700000
9:0012648112490000
10:0017188135760000
11:0020826164120000
12:0024508199730000
13:0027794237750000
14:0031874275490880106
15:003645731616513230206
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

UsurpeR

42.8 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
8134 metal received · 45526 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

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