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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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab right away.
  2. Get bot lab up and begin feeding early cons.
  3. Start advanced bot lab to rush T2 factory.
  4. Finish T2 factory and push advanced metal extractor by 5:29.
  5. Build Citadel, Platypus and Umbrella as anti-nuke defence transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 833 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 (30%)

    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 1:09 · 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 ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:28
    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 · 12 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Energy storage
    11. Con turret
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:48 · 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 (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:07
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:05 · typical 5:29
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 (48%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 183 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Suicide front
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler ×2
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×6
    53. Converter
    54. Con turret
    55. Wind ×3
    56. T2 converter
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. T2 converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. PlatypusPlatypus
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 10:04
    85. Wind ×5
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×5
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. ButlerButler
    99. Wind
    100. ButlerButler
    101. Wind ×3
    102. ButlerButler
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. ButlerButler
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. ButlerButler
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter
    114. ButlerButler
    115. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    116. Energy storagefor Beach sea
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×7
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. PlatypusPlatypus
    124. Wind ×3
    125. PlatypusPlatypus
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. PlatypusPlatypus
    130. Wind
    131. PlatypusPlatypus
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. PlatypusPlatypus
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. PlatypusPlatypus
    138. Wind ×3
    139. PlatypusPlatypus
    140. Wind
    141. PlatypusPlatypus
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. PlatypusPlatypus
    145. Wind ×3
    146. PlatypusPlatypus
    147. Wind ×15
    148. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:50
    149. Wind
    150. Metal storage
    151. Wind ×12
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind ×16
    154. T2 converter
    155. Wind ×16
    156. T2 converter
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind ×4
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind ×3
    164. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:21
    165. Wind ×5
    166. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:01
    167. Wind ×6
    168. CrossbowCrossbow
    169. Wind ×2
    170. CrossbowCrossbow
    171. Wind ×3
    172. CrossbowCrossbow
    173. Wind ×2
    174. CrossbowCrossbow
    175. Wind
    176. CrossbowCrossbow ×2
    177. Wind ×2
    178. CrossbowCrossbow ×2
    179. Wind ×3
    180. Fusion ReactorFusion
    181. Wind ×6
    182. T2 converter
    183. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]_Doni's (51 OS, 04/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:48 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's textbook T2 rush, posting the highest metal production of any build shown (31617 by 15:00) with almost no early losses.

  • + T2 factory done by 4:15 in 97% of games, extremely consistent.
  • + Own metal lost is only 228 by 15:00, near untouched economy.
  • − Team win rate is the lowest of all builds shown at 53%, fast eco alone doesn't decide games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Grump]_Doni

50.7 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units
6240 metal received · 137641 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=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

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