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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while supplying T2 and T1 constructors to teammates like Geo, then transitions into Citadel/Platypus/Umbrella defence as the game develops.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · 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 833 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · typical 1:18
  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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:39 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter ×4
    3. Wind ×14
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind ×2
  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 (48%) · 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 · 286 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 5:46 · typical 5:29
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Wind ×9
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. Wind ×7
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter ×2
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter ×3
    40. Wind
    41. SprinterSprinter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter ×3
    44. Wind
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:19
    47. Wind
    48. Converter ×2
    49. Wind
    50. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:30
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Con turret
    70. Converter
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind
    73. Con turret
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter ×8
    79. Con turret
    80. Converter
    81. Con turret ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 10:54
    84. Converter ×5
    85. Wind ×2
    86. StilettoStilettodone 11:11
    87. Converter ×3
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. PawnPawn
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    93. Converter ×2
    94. PawnPawn
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind
    98. StilettoStiletto
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. PawnPawn
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Con turret
    108. StilettoStiletto
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter ×2
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. PawnPawn
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. BeamerBeamer
    117. Wind ×2
    118. PawnPawn
    119. OracleOracle
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. PawnPawn
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. PawnPawn
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. PawnPawn
    131. BeamerBeamer
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. AbductorAbductor
    136. PawnPawn
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. BeamerBeamer
    141. AbductorAbductor
    142. PawnPawn
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. BlizzardBlizzard
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. PawnPawn
    149. Wind
    150. Con turret
    151. PawnPawn
    152. Wind
    153. Con turret
    154. Wind
    155. PawnPawn
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. BlizzardBlizzard
    159. Wind
    160. PawnPawn
    161. Con turret ×2
    162. Wind
    163. Converter ×2
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. PawnPawn
    168. BlizzardBlizzard
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Wind ×2
    173. PawnPawn
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. BlizzardBlizzard
    177. Wind
    178. PawnPawn ×2
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. PawnPawn
    182. BlizzardBlizzard
    183. Wind ×2
    184. PawnPawn
    185. Converter
    186. Wind
    187. PawnPawn
    188. BlizzardBlizzard
    189. Wind
    190. PawnPawn
    191. Wind
    192. Converter
    193. PawnPawn
    194. BlizzardBlizzard
    195. PawnPawn
    196. Wind
    197. PawnPawn
    198. Wind ×2
    199. PawnPawn
    200. Converter
    201. BlizzardBlizzard
    202. PawnPawn
    203. Con turret
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Con turret
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. OracleOracle
    209. Wind ×2
    210. StilettoStiletto
    211. Converter
    212. Con turret
    213. PawnPawn
    214. Wind
    215. Converter
    216. Wind
    217. PawnPawn
    218. Converter
    219. Wind ×2
    220. PawnPawn
    221. Wind
    222. PawnPawn
    223. Wind
    224. Converter
    225. Wind
    226. PawnPawn
    227. Wind
    228. StilettoStiletto
    229. PawnPawn
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. PawnPawn
    233. Wind
    234. PawnPawn ×2
    235. Wind ×2
    236. Converter
    237. PawnPawn ×2
    238. Wind
    239. PawnPawn
    240. StilettoStiletto
    241. Wind
    242. Converter
    243. PawnPawn
    244. Wind
    245. PawnPawn
    246. Wind ×2
    247. PawnPawn ×2
    248. LazarusLazarus
    249. Converter
    250. Wind ×2
    251. LazarusLazarus
    252. Wind
    253. LazarusLazarus
    254. Converter ×2
    255. Wind
    256. LazarusLazarus ×2
    257. Wind
    258. Converter
    259. Wind
    260. LazarusLazarus
    261. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    262. StilettoStiletto
    263. Wind
    264. LazarusLazarus
    265. Wind
    266. Con turret ×2
    267. LazarusLazarus
    268. Converter
    269. Wind ×2
    270. LazarusLazarus
    271. Con turret
    272. Wind
    273. LazarusLazarus
    274. Con turret
    275. Converter
    276. Wind
    277. Con turret
    278. LazarusLazarus
    279. Con turret
    280. LazarusLazarus
    281. Wind ×2
    282. LazarusLazarus
    283. Converter
    284. StilettoStiletto
    285. Wind
    286. LazarusLazarus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Fakepilot's (35 OS, 03/10/2026); 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 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
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

Fakepilot

35.1 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

82 received units · includes a constructor
1971 metal received · 140062 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

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