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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 · 773 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 894 · 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 773 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×4for Front
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Con turret
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×5
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:13 · 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. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:17 · typical 5:29
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:07
    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 (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 · 239 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Wind ×2
    3. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler ×2
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler ×4
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×12
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×5
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×8
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×7
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×5
    36. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:22
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×7
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×5
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×6
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×7
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×7
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×6
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter ×2
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Con turret
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×6
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    100. Wind
    101. Metal storage
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:45
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. BlinkScout plane
    113. Wind ×6
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Wind ×4
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Wind
    118. FalconFighter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. FalconFighter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. FalconFighter
    128. Con turret
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Converter
    131. FalconFighter
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Con turret
    137. Wind
    138. FalconFighter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind
    142. Converter ×2
    143. FalconFighter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:30
    146. FalconFighter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. FalconFighter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. FalconFighter
    151. Converter
    152. FalconFighter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. FalconFighter
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×2
    157. FalconFighter
    158. BlinkScout plane
    159. FalconFighter
    160. Wind ×2
    161. FalconFighter ×2
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. FalconFighter ×2
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. FalconFighter ×2
    170. Wind ×2
    171. FalconFighter ×2
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Con turret
    174. FalconFighter
    175. Converter
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter
    179. FalconFighter
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×3
    182. BlinkScout plane
    183. Wind
    184. FalconFighter ×2
    185. Converter
    186. FalconFighter
    187. Wind
    188. FalconFighter
    189. Wind
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Wind
    192. Converter
    193. FalconFighter ×3
    194. Wind
    195. FalconFighter
    196. Wind
    197. FalconFighter
    198. Wind
    199. FalconFighter
    200. Converter
    201. FalconFighter
    202. Wind
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Converter
    205. FalconFighter ×2
    206. Wind ×3
    207. FalconFighter ×2
    208. Wind
    209. FalconFighter ×3
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. FalconFighter ×2
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. FalconFighter ×2
    217. Wind ×2
    218. FalconFighter ×3
    219. Wind ×2
    220. FalconFighter
    221. Wind ×2
    222. Converter
    223. FalconFighter ×2
    224. Wind ×2
    225. FalconFighter ×2
    226. Wind ×2
    227. FalconFighter ×2
    228. Wind ×2
    229. BlinkScout plane
    230. Converter
    231. FalconFighter
    232. Wind ×2
    233. FalconFighter ×2
    234. Wind
    235. FalconFighter
    236. Wind
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Wind ×2
    239. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is waine's (36 OS, 19/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 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 9:03 · 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

894 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357600
11:001641200
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988106
15:0031616323206
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

waine

35.6 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
3152 metal received · 75284 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=894
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=888
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=892

Played most by

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