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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 · 1590 distinct matches · 256 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1886 · 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 1590 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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:11 · 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 · 25 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×3
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. CenturionCenturionfor Pond
    14. Wind ×3
    15. CenturionCenturionfor Pond
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. Wind
    20. Energy storage
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:53 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind
    4. Mex
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. 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 · 217 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:30 · typical 5:29
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler ×3
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×5
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Con turret
    54. Converter
    55. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×6
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×6
    75. Converter ×2
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:25
    90. Wind
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind
    93. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind ×5
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×5
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Fusion ReactorFusion
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×5
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Converter ×2
    117. Wind ×8
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×4
    120. T2 converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×5
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Fusion ReactorFusion
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×4
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×4
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×6
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×5
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×4
    160. Converter
    161. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:00
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×3
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×5
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×3
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×4
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:20
    180. Wind ×4
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Wind ×5
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. PlatypusPlatypus
    187. Wind ×3
    188. PlatypusPlatypus
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Converter
    191. Wind
    192. PlatypusPlatypus
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. PlatypusPlatypus
    196. Wind ×2
    197. PlatypusPlatypus
    198. Con turret
    199. Wind
    200. Converter
    201. Wind ×2
    202. Con turret ×2
    203. Wind
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×2
    206. T2 converter
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind
    210. PlatypusPlatypus
    211. Wind ×3
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×2
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. PlatypusPlatypus
    217. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RetDef's (31 OS, 14/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · 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

1886 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00580200
7:00722700
8:00906300
9:001117700
10:001350900
11:001624700
12:001967300
13:002345400
14:0027362073
15:003155585130
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

RetDef

31.2 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1705 metal received · 40042 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=1886
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1882

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