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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:04 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Energy storage
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. Wind
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. LazarusLazarus
    19. Converter
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:56 · typical 5:29
  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 · 185 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×5
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×4
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    19. Wind ×7
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    25. Wind ×8
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×4
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×4
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×4
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×5
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. PlatypusPlatypus
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. PlatypusPlatypus
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×6
    49. PlatypusPlatypus
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. PlatypusPlatypus
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. PlatypusPlatypus
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. PlatypusPlatypus
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×5
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. PlatypusPlatypus
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. PlatypusPlatypus
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×5
    85. PlatypusPlatypus
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×5
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. PlatypusPlatypus
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. PlatypusPlatypus
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Converter
    104. PlatypusPlatypus
    105. Wind ×5
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. PlatypusPlatypus
    109. Wind ×4
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. PlatypusPlatypus
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. PlatypusPlatypus
    118. Wind ×4
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. PlatypusPlatypus
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. PlatypusPlatypus
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. PlatypusPlatypus
    131. Wind ×5
    132. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    133. Wind
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×9
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×9
    144. Con turret
    145. Converter ×2
    146. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:25
    147. Wind ×9
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×6
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×7
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×8
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×7
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×8
    168. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    169. Converter
    170. Metal storage
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×5
    173. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×7
    179. Converter
    180. T2 converter
    181. Wind
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×5
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is CookieTwoStep's (30 OS, 25/09/2026); 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

CookieTwoStep

30.0 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1310 metal received · 27335 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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