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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 915 distinct matches · 122 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1052 · 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 915 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 1:13–1:31

    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 1:10 · 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 4:04–4:28
    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 · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    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 · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:56 · typical 5:29
    3. 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 (50%) · 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 · 120 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×5
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×4
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×4
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×6
    51. Converter
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×6
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×4
    62. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Frontdone 12:06
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Con turret
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×6
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×6
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×5
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×6
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×5
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×5
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×6
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×9
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×5
    105. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    106. Wind ×8
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×5
    109. SharpshooterSniper botdone 12:55
    110. Wind
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind ×16
    113. SharpshooterSniper bot
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind ×23
    117. SharpshooterSniper bot
    118. Wind ×14
    119. SharpshooterSniper bot
    120. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ucsd09's (37 OS, 10/10/2026); 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 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1052 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486300
6:00580500
7:00724000
8:00911100
9:001125000
10:001359300
11:001645000
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031694293204
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

ucsd09

36.5 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3816 metal received · 36049 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1052
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1046
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=1050

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