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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 (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 769 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 889 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 769 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 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3for Geo sea
    3. Wind
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 4:04–4:27
    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 · 14 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Windfor Geo sea
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Con turret
    9. Mex
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind ×5
    12. Wind ×5for Geo sea
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:11 · 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 (36%)

    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. Solar ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Solar
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:54 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 211 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Frontdone 5:58
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler
    8. GhostGhost
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    12. Wind ×4
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Energy storage
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:59
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. T2 converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Fusion ReactorFusion
    92. Con turret
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. T2 converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter
    113. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:48
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:33
    123. Wind ×3
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Con turret
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. OracleOracle
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. HighwindHighwind
    149. Wind ×2
    150. HighwindHighwind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. HighwindHighwind
    154. Wind ×2
    155. HighwindHighwind
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. HighwindHighwind
    159. Wind
    160. HighwindHighwind
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Converter
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind
    165. HighwindHighwind
    166. Wind
    167. Con turret
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. HighwindHighwind
    171. Wind
    172. HighwindHighwind
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. HighwindHighwind
    177. Wind
    178. Con turret
    179. HighwindHighwind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind ×2
    184. OracleOracle
    185. Con turret
    186. Converter
    187. Con turret
    188. Wind ×3
    189. HighwindHighwind
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. HighwindHighwind
    193. Wind ×2
    194. HighwindHighwind
    195. Wind
    196. HighwindHighwind
    197. Wind
    198. HighwindHighwind
    199. Wind ×2
    200. HighwindHighwind
    201. Con turret
    202. Wind
    203. Con turret
    204. Wind
    205. HighwindHighwind
    206. Wind
    207. HighwindHighwind
    208. Wind
    209. HighwindHighwind
    210. Wind ×2
    211. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [MADO]ItsNoGood's (46 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 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:02 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

889 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907500
9:001124800
10:001357900
11:001641400
12:002001000
13:002381700
14:002755786104
15:0031654315204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[MADO]ItsNoGood

46.1 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4713 metal received · 71792 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=889
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=883
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=887

Played most by

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