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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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    13. Wind
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:34 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:35 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Suicide frontdone 6:51
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler ×2
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler ×2
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler ×2
    21. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:14 · 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 · 212 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Wind ×6
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×5
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind ×9
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Con turret
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×5
    99. Con turret
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×5
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind
    117. Converter ×2
    118. T2 converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:07
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind ×3
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×7
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×5
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×4
    134. T2 converter
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×4
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×4
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×4
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Con turret
    151. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×6
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×5
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×4
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×3
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×4
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×7
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×6
    176. Converter ×2
    177. Wind ×7
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind ×5
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Converter
    189. T2 converter
    190. Wind ×5
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×5
    195. Converter ×2
    196. Wind ×6
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×5
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×3
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×5
    205. Converter ×2
    206. Wind ×3
    207. T2 converter
    208. Wind ×4
    209. Converter
    210. Wind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is whitetiger2819's (31 OS, 09/09/2026); 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

whitetiger2819

31.2 OS · 09/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2073 metal received · 57979 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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