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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1574 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 (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 13 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:15 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (33 OS, 05/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · in 86% 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

BigRowan

32.7 OS · 05/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3355 metal received · 59027 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

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