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Liche bombers

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes a T1 then Advanced Aircraft Plant by 10 minutes to field Liche atomic bombers with Highwind escort around 10:00, a unique air plan for Tech that strikes toward the middle and enemy base.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (100%)

#air #push · 5 distinct matches · 2 players · 0% of Armada Tech games · team won 4 of 5 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

T2 air bombers from 10:03 · 1% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Aircraft Plant. Only 1% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 13:01
Advanced Aircraft Plant in 100%2% of all Tech games by then
Aircraft Plant in 100%8% of all Tech games by then
Oracle in 100%1% of all Tech games by then
Highwind in 80%1% of all Tech games by then

Where those units first fight, in 5 games with kill data: in the middle 60%, on their own side 40%.

Those units destroy a typical 4,320 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Highwind (26% of army), anti-nuke (18% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Aircraft Plant by 9:35

0:03Open standard mex and wind, drop a Bot Lab for early cons.
by 4:03Push Advanced Bot Lab and Advanced Metal Extractor as usual for team.
by 9:10Build an Aircraft Plant instead of pure ground T2 supply.
by 9:35Queue Advanced Aircraft Plant right after the T1 plant.
10:08+Pump Liche bombers with Highwind and Oracle escort, then keep scaling eco.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 5 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH

10:00
21:03
33:15
45:00
5

PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:03 step by step: what to build now, what comes next, and where it goes. At 1× it keeps pace with your own game.

1
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 1:03
Economy
- 3Mex
- 5Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~1:03after 3 mex, 5 winddone ~1:20, middle half 1:15–1:34
Some games also: energy storage (40%)
By 1:03 in all: 3 mex · 5 wind
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:34Wind ×3
3. 0:51Bot Labdone 1:07 · typical 1:20
2
Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab
1:03 – 3:15
Economy
- 1Mex
- 7Wind
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Advanced Bot Lab ~3:15after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:03, middle half 3:56–4:07
Builders
- 3 Con turret
- 3 Lazarus
- 1 Con bot
- 1 Con bot for allies
Some games also: converter (40%)
By 3:15 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 17 steps
1. 1:08Wind
2. 1:08Lazarus ×2
3. 1:26Con botfor Air
4. 1:31Wind
5. 1:38Con bot
6. 1:47Lazarus ×2
7. 1:55Con turret
8. 2:09Wind
9. 2:19Mex
10. 2:21Converter
11. 2:21Con turret
12. 2:28Converter
13. 2:36Wind ×3
14. 2:50Con turret
15. 2:51Wind ×3
16. 3:03Energy storage
17. 3:09Advanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · typical 4:03
3
Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00
3:15 – 5:00
Builders
- 2 T2 con bot for allies
Army
- 1 Fatboy for allies
Some games also: converter (40%) · wind (40%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 3 wind
By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 19 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 4:06T2 con botfor Geo
2. 4:17T2 mexdone 4:46 · typical 5:20
3. 4:47T2 con botfor Air
4
5:00 to Aircraft Plant
5:00 – 9:16
Economy
- 33Wind
- 8Converter+5 vs standard
- 1Metal storage
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Aircraft Plant ~9:16after 65 wind, 10 converter, 7 con turretdone ~9:26, middle half 9:01–9:29
Builders
- 4 Con turret +4 vs standard
- 8 Butler +2 vs standard
- 3 T2 con bot for allies
Some games also: Butler for allies (40%)
By 9:16 in all: 4 mex · 65 wind (standard 43) · 10 converter (standard 5) · 2 energy storage · 1 metal storage · 7 con turret (standard 3)
The example game in this phase · 52 steps
1. 5:04T2 mex ×2
2. 5:42T2 con botfor Pond
3. 5:51Wind
4. 5:58Butler
5. 6:00Wind
6. 6:06Butler
7. 6:08T2 mex
8. 6:09Wind ×6
9. 6:29Butler ×4
10. 6:52T2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
11. 7:07Wind ×5
12. 7:16Commander
13. 7:17Butler
14. 7:17Wind ×2
15. 7:22Butler
16. 7:22Wind ×3
17. 7:28Butler
18. 7:28Wind ×3
19. 7:33Butler
20. 7:34Wind ×4
21. 7:41Converter
22. 7:42Wind ×6
23. 7:53Converter
24. 7:54Wind ×6
25. 8:02Con turret
26. 8:03Converter
27. 8:03Wind ×3
28. 8:07Converter
29. 8:10Wind
30. 8:11Con turret
31. 8:11Wind ×4
32. 8:17Con turret
33. 8:18Wind ×2
34. 8:19Converter
35. 8:20Metal storage
36. 8:22Wind ×2
37. 8:23Energy storage
38. 8:25Wind ×2
39. 8:26Converter
40. 8:28Wind
41. 8:30Converter
42. 8:30Con turret
43. 8:31Wind ×6
44. 8:39Con turret
45. 8:39Converter
46. 8:41Wind ×3
47. 8:44Converter
48. 8:45Con turret
49. 8:46Wind ×2
50. 8:49Converter
51. 8:50Wind ×3
52. 8:55Aircraft Plantdone 9:01 · typical 9:26
5
Aircraft Plant to T2 air bombers
9:16 – 10:03
Economy
- 21Wind
- 4Converter+2 vs standard
Order
1. Advanced Aircraft Plant ~9:36after 75 wind, 12 converter, 9 con turret
2. T2 air bombers ~10:03after 88 wind, 14 converter, 9 con turretdone ~10:44, middle half 10:13–10:54
Builders
- 1 Con aircraft
Some games also: con turret (40%) · scout plane (40%)
By 10:03 in all: 4 mex · 88 wind (standard 60) · 14 converter (standard 8) · 2 energy storage · 1 metal storage · 9 con turret (standard 3)
The example game in this phase · 185 steps
1. 8:56Wind ×4
2. 9:01Con aircraft
3. 9:02Wind ×2
4. 9:04Converter ×2
5. 9:06Wind
6. 9:06Advanced Aircraft Plantdone 9:26 · typical 10:02
7. 9:08Wind ×4
8. 9:14Converter
9. 9:15Wind ×5
10. 9:23Converter
11. 9:24Wind
12. 9:24Converter
13. 9:25Wind ×2
14. 9:27Lichedone 10:13 · typical 10:44
15. 9:29Wind ×4
16. 9:35Converter
17. 9:35Wind ×2
18. 9:42Converter
19. 9:42Wind ×3
20. 9:44Converter
21. 9:49Wind ×3
22. 9:54Converter
23. 9:56Wind ×2
24. 10:01Converter
25. 10:03Wind ×3
26. 10:05Converter
27. 10:06Wind ×3
28. 10:13Oracle
29. 10:15Wind
30. 10:16Converter
31. 10:17Wind
32. 10:17Converter
33. 10:18Wind ×2
34. 10:21Highwind
35. 10:22Wind ×3
36. 10:25Converter ×2
37. 10:27Highwind
38. 10:28Wind ×3
39. 10:32Converter
40. 10:32Wind
41. 10:33Highwind
42. 10:35Wind ×2
43. 10:37Converter ×2
44. 10:39Wind
45. 10:39Highwind
46. 10:41Wind ×3
47. 10:44Highwind
48. 10:44Wind
49. 10:47Converter
50. 10:48Wind ×2
51. 10:49Highwind
52. 10:51Wind ×3
53. 10:54Highwind
54. 10:55Wind
55. 10:56Converter ×2
56. 10:57Wind
57. 10:59Highwind
58. 11:00Con turret
59. 11:00Wind ×2
60. 11:03Con turret
61. 11:03Wind ×2
62. 11:07Converter
63. 11:08Wind ×2
64. 11:11Highwind
65. 11:11Wind
66. 11:11Converter
67. 11:15Wind
68. 11:16Highwind
69. 11:17Wind ×3
70. 11:21Converter
71. 11:22Highwind
72. 11:22Wind ×2
73. 11:25Converter
74. 11:27Wind
75. 11:28Highwind
76. 11:28Wind
77. 11:29Blizzard
78. 11:31Converter ×2
79. 11:31Wind ×5
80. 11:39Blizzard
81. 11:39Wind
82. 11:41Converter
83. 11:41Wind ×5
84. 11:50Blizzard
85. 11:51Converter ×2
86. 11:53Advanced solar
87. 11:55Wind ×4
88. 12:01Converter
89. 12:02Wind
90. 12:02Blizzard
91. 12:04Wind ×2
92. 12:11Converter ×2
93. 12:12Wind ×4
94. 12:18Blizzard
95. 12:18Wind ×2
96. 12:21Converter
97. 12:23Wind ×4
98. 12:27Blizzard
99. 12:29Wind
100. 12:30Converter
101. 12:30Wind
102. 12:31Converter
103. 12:31Wind ×3
104. 12:37Blizzard
105. 12:37Wind ×2
106. 12:41Converter
107. 12:42Wind ×3
108. 12:46Blizzard
109. 12:48Wind ×2
110. 12:50Converter
111. 12:50Wind ×2
112. 12:51Converter
113. 12:54Wind ×2
114. 12:56Blizzard
115. 12:56Wind ×2
116. 13:01Converter
117. 13:01Wind ×3
118. 13:05Blizzard
119. 13:06Con turret
120. 13:07Wind ×3
121. 13:10Converter
122. 13:11Con turret
123. 13:11Converter
124. 13:13Highwind
125. 13:14Con turret
126. 13:14Wind ×4
127. 13:17Con turret
128. 13:21Wind ×2
129. 13:23Highwind
130. 13:24Wind ×3
131. 13:28Converter
132. 13:29Wind
133. 13:30Highwind
134. 13:31Wind ×3
135. 13:37Highwind
136. 13:40Wind ×4
137. 13:48Highwind
138. 13:49Wind
139. 13:51Armada Commander
140. 13:52Wind ×3
141. 13:55Highwind
142. 13:56Wind
143. 14:00Highwind
144. 14:00Wind
145. 14:01Converter
146. 14:01Wind ×2
147. 14:04Highwind
148. 14:05Wind ×2
149. 14:07Highwind
150. 14:07Wind
151. 14:07Converter
152. 14:09Wind
153. 14:12Highwind
154. 14:12Wind ×3
155. 14:16Highwind
156. 14:17Wind ×2
157. 14:21Highwind
158. 14:22Wind
159. 14:22Converter
160. 14:24Wind ×2
161. 14:26Highwind
162. 14:27Converter
163. 14:30Wind ×2
164. 14:31Highwind
165. 14:32Wind
166. 14:33Converter
167. 14:33Wind
168. 14:37Highwind
169. 14:39Wind ×2
170. 14:41Highwind
171. 14:42Wind
172. 14:43Converter
173. 14:45Wind
174. 14:45Highwind
175. 14:45Wind ×2
176. 14:46Converter
177. 14:48Highwind
178. 14:49Wind
179. 14:51T2 con aircraft
180. 14:52Wind ×2
181. 14:53Converter
182. 14:55Wind ×2
183. 14:57Highwind
184. 14:57Fusionnot finished by 15:00 · typical 13:54
185. 14:58Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (42 OS, 15/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:45 · in 100% of games
5 T2 con bot to Geo or Air or Pondfirst at 4:20 · in 80% of games
1 Fatboy to Pondfirst at 4:28 · in 60% of games
2 Butler to Geo seafirst at 7:44 · in 40% of games

You get

1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:49 · in 80% 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

02k4k6k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

01k2k3k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

5 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard tech	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard tech	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard tech
1:00	384	383	0	0	0	0
2:00	918	915	0	0	0	0
3:00	1750	1641	0	0	0	0
4:00	3184	3155	0	0	0	0
5:00	4880	4865	0	0	0	0
6:00	5769	5808	0	0	0	0
7:00	7321	7230	0	0	0	0
8:00	9222	9097	0	0	0	0
9:00	12464	11248	0	0	0	0
10:00	17392	13584	0	0	0	0
11:00	20316	16433	760	0	0	0
12:00	23196	20006	2850	0	700	0
13:00	27881	23753	2850	0	900	0
14:00	30202	27556	4770	79	2500	99
15:00	36278	31667	4770	309	2900	229

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build and produced far more metal by 15:00, but traded that for much higher own losses once the bombers engaged.

+ Destroyed 4770 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 400 for standard build.
+ Metal production reached 17392 by 10:00 vs 13553 standard.

− Own metal lost jumped to 1940 by 15:00 vs 260 standard.
− Delays the role's usual T2 ground supply, only 1% of role games go air this early.

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Syphos

42.0 OS · 15/08/2026

Open source match ↗

16 received units · includes a constructor
4723 metal received · 64960 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:20Middle 50%: 1:15–1:34 · n=5

Advanced Bot Lab4:03Middle 50%: 3:56–4:07 · n=4

Advanced Metal Extractor5:20Middle 50%: 5:11–5:53 · n=5

Aircraft Plant9:26Middle 50%: 9:01–9:29 · n=5

Advanced Aircraft Plant10:02Middle 50%: 9:26–10:06 · n=5

Liche10:44Middle 50%: 10:13–10:54 · n=5

Fusion Reactor13:54Middle 50%: 13:02–14:16 · n=3

Played most by

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UsurpeR05/10/2026 · 44 OS↗UsurpeR14/09/2026 · 47 OS↗UsurpeR23/08/2026 · 52 OS↗Syphos15/08/2026 · 42 OS↗Syphos06/08/2026 · 47 OS↗Supreme Isthmus v2.1
Beyond All Reason test-30922-8064a43
Naval balance tweaks off

Liche bombers

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to Aircraft Plant

Aircraft Plant to T2 air bombers

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

Syphos

Typical milestones

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