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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 901 distinct matches · 120 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1034 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab right away.
  2. Get bot lab up and begin feeding early cons.
  3. Start advanced bot lab to rush T2 factory.
  4. Finish T2 factory and push advanced metal extractor by 5:29.
  5. Build Citadel, Platypus and Umbrella as anti-nuke defence transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 901 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:31

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:10 · typical 1:17
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:28
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Energy storage
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:03 · typical 5:29
    11. Wind ×4
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (49%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 228 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Energy storage
    3. Energy storagefor unknown
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. SharpshooterSniper botfor unknowndone 7:04
    11. Wind ×5
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Wind ×3
    14. ButlerButler ×2
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. ButlerButler ×2for Geo sea
    19. ButlerButler ×2
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Con turret
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Con turret
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×2
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:27
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Metal storage
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Con turret
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Converter ×2
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×6
    121. Converter
    122. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:18
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. ArbalestArbalest
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×5
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. ArbalestArbalest
    133. Wind ×4
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×7
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Fusion ReactorFusion
    148. Wind ×3
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×5
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×6
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind ×3
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind ×3
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×5
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×5
    172. Converter ×2
    173. Wind ×7
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×6
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×5
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×2
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×4
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×4
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×3
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×3
    194. Converter
    195. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:33
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. StormbringerBomber
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Converter
    202. StormbringerBomber
    203. Wind ×2
    204. Converter
    205. Wind
    206. StormbringerBomber
    207. Wind ×2
    208. StormbringerBomber
    209. Wind ×3
    210. Converter
    211. StormbringerBomber
    212. Wind
    213. Converter
    214. StormbringerBomber
    215. Wind ×2
    216. StormbringerBomber
    217. Wind ×2
    218. Converter
    219. StormbringerBomber
    220. Wind ×2
    221. Converter
    222. Wind
    223. StormbringerBomber
    224. Wind ×2
    225. StormbringerBomber
    226. Wind ×2
    227. Converter ×2
    228. StormbringerBomber

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ITz_Sifu's (35 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:48 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · in 85% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1034 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486400
6:00580800
7:00723600
8:00911000
9:001125000
10:001358800
11:001643300
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031704295204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's textbook T2 rush, posting the highest metal production of any build shown (31617 by 15:00) with almost no early losses.

  • + T2 factory done by 4:15 in 97% of games, extremely consistent.
  • + Own metal lost is only 228 by 15:00, near untouched economy.
  • − Team win rate is the lowest of all builds shown at 53%, fast eco alone doesn't decide games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

ITz_Sifu

35.1 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4616 metal received · 47041 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1034
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1028
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1032

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