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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 ×4
    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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. CrossbowCrossbow
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Energy storage
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:05 · typical 5:29
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind
  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 · 127 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. SprinterSprinter
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind ×7
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind ×6
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. ButlerButler ×5
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×3
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×7
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. Naval Construction Turret
    25. Wind ×12
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind ×8
    30. Converter
    31. Con turret
    32. Wind ×4
    33. Naval Construction Turret
    34. Wind ×8
    35. Con turret
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×8
    38. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:31
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×5
    42. Naval Construction Turret
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ShipyardShipyarddone 10:41
    49. Wind ×6
    50. SupporterGunboatfor Geo sea
    51. Wind
    52. RiptideFrigatefor Geo seadone 10:51
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. RiptideFrigatefor Geo sea
    57. Wind ×4
    58. RiptideFrigatefor Geo sea
    59. Wind ×5
    60. HerringMissile corvettefor Geo sea
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. OppressorDestroyerfor Geo seadone 11:53
    65. Wind ×10
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. SupporterGunboatfor Geo sea
    77. Wind ×2
    78. RiptideFrigatefor Geo sea
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. RiptideFrigatefor Geo sea
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. RiptideFrigatefor Geo sea
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. HerringMissile corvettefor Geo sea
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. OppressorDestroyer
    97. Converter
    98. SupporterGunboat
    99. RiptideFrigate
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Construction ShipCon ship
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 13:26
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Construction ShipCon ship
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. SalamanderSalamander
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. SalamanderSalamander
    124. Wind
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×5
    127. SalamanderSalamander

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is badbot's (36 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

badbot

36.3 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1544 metal received · 12358 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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