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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 ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:46 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · 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 Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:53 · typical 5:29
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
  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 · 112 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 5:40
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler ×5
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×10
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind ×8
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×6
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:02
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×5
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×6
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×5
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×6
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Metal storage
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 13:41
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. T2 converter
    67. Wind ×5
    68. Converter
    69. Fusion ReactorFusion
    70. Wind ×6
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×3
    81. T2 converter
    82. Converter
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×6
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×6
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. T2 converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Fusion ReactorFusion
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×5
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. T2 converter
    110. Wind ×5
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×8

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is MrMilkman's (32 OS, 27/09/2026); 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

MrMilkman

31.7 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2256 metal received · 51593 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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