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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 · 772 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 893 · 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 772 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:18 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Energy storagefor Geo sea
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:23 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:11 · typical 5:29
  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 · 149 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. SharpshooterSniper botdone 6:23
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind ×5
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×6
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Fusion ReactorFusionfor Suicide frontdone 12:26
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×5
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Con turret
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Energy storage
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter ×2
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Fusion ReactorFusion
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×5
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Fusion ReactorFusion
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter ×2
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. Con turret
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Fusion ReactorFusion
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter
    140. Con turret
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Con turret
    144. T2 converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (39 OS, 04/08/2026); 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 9:03 · 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

893 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164200
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357900
11:001640900
12:001997300
13:002378500
14:002755490104
15:0031617323204
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

maccommander

39.2 OS · 04/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1043 metal received · 73166 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=893
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=887
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=891

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