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Fast fusion

Tech pushes a Fusion Reactor much earlier than normal (from 8:50 instead of ~12:11) to accelerate its own and the team's energy income, while still funneling T2 constructors to Geo.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (87%)

#eco #t2 · 76 distinct matches · 28 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 77 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor from 8:50 · 13% of role by thenOnly 13% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:17

Then transitions into anti-nuke (32% of army), Armageddon (9% of army), Platypus (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 76 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:50 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 1:08–1:19

    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
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:13, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

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

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×4
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Mex
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind ×5
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:18 · typical 4:13
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

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

    Some games also: converter (45%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:23 · typical 5:17
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    7. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to Fusion Reactor

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine33Wind+12 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor after 4 mex, 48 wind, 9 converterdone ~10:08, middle half 9:46–10:31
    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 8:50 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind (standard 36) · 9 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 37 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Converter
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    18. Wind
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Converter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler ×3
    32. Wind
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler ×2
    36. Wind
    37. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:34 · typical 10:08
  5. 5

    Fusion Reactor to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine88Wind−50 vs standard
    • Energy Converter52Converter+13 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 93 wind, 23 converter, 7 con turretin 62% of games
    2. CitadelAnti-nuke after 95 wind, 29 converter, 9 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret9 Con turret

    Some games also: Aircraft Plant (43%) · Tracer (38%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (35%) · metal storage (34%)

    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 · 1 metal storage

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Grumpiness's (48 OS, 30/08/2026); 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 Geofirst at 4:40 · in 100% of games
  • Fatboy1 Fatboy to Pondfirst at 4:43 · in 31% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:45 · in 83% 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

77 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
3:00170016350000
4:00322231480000
5:00492448630000
6:00607758070000
7:00774372200000
8:00993590610000
9:0012532112470000
10:0017125135530000
11:0020580163420000
12:0024462198500000
13:0027513236440000
14:00316182736001250130
15:00363243147303850260
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

[Grump]Grumpiness

48.2 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2292 metal received · 47285 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:08–1:19 · n=77
Advanced Bot Lab4:13Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=77
Advanced Metal Extractor5:17Middle 50%: 4:57–5:39 · n=77
Fusion Reactor10:08Middle 50%: 9:46–10:31 · n=71

Played most by

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