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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 · 179 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 179 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:46 · 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 ~4:16, 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 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 13 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Converter
    5. Mex
    6. Con turret
    7. Converter
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:48 · typical 4:16
  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 · 9 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:34 · typical 5:20
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 5:06
    9. Wind
  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 · 47 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced solar
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Converter ×4
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Advanced solar
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:08
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Con turret
    36. CitadelAnti-nuke
    37. Metal storage
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    43. Con turret ×2
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:57 · 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 (49%) · Advanced Fusion Reactor (38%) · Aircraft Plant (37%) · metal storage (36%) · Butler (32%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 133 wind (standard 187) · 2 fusion · 55 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 106 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Metal storage
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Fusion ReactorFusion
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. T2 converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×5
    18. Converter
    19. T2 converter
    20. Wind ×4
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. TracerTracer
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×6
    27. T2 converter
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. T2 converter
    32. Wind
    33. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:22
    34. Wind
    35. FalconFighter ×2
    36. Converter
    37. FalconFighter
    38. FerretFerret
    39. FalconFighter
    40. Wind
    41. FalconFighter ×2
    42. Wind
    43. FalconFighter ×4
    44. Wind
    45. FalconFighter
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. FalconFighter ×3
    49. Wind
    50. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    51. Wind
    52. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    53. T2 converter
    54. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. FalconFighter
    58. Wind
    59. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret
    66. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    67. Wind ×2
    68. FalconFighter
    69. T2 converter
    70. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×3
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. FalconFighter
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind
    76. Con turret ×2
    77. FalconFighter
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind
    80. FalconFighter
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. FalconFighter ×3
    84. Converter
    85. FalconFighter
    86. Wind
    87. FalconFighter ×2
    88. Wind
    89. FalconFighter ×3
    90. Con turret
    91. FalconFighter ×3
    92. Wind
    93. FalconFighter
    94. Wind
    95. FalconFighter
    96. Converter
    97. FalconFighter ×3
    98. Con turret
    99. FalconFighter ×3
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter ×2
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind
    104. FalconFighter ×4
    105. Con turret
    106. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Sdragona's (34 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

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
3:00168516510000
4:00320231440000
5:00488048470000
6:00596458000000
7:00769072270000
8:00977690610000
9:0012181111730000
10:0015841135030000
11:0019834162420000
12:0023367196560000
13:0027274234450000
14:00309592736200073
15:00359613154208575130
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

Sdragona

34.2 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
3141 metal received · 298401 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 Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:03–4:28 · 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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