Tech / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard tech

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 · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

0:03Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
1:39Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
4:15Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
5:28Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
11:33+Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1579 GAMES

10:00
21:01
33:18
45:00

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
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 1:01
Economy
- 3Mex
- 4Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~1:01after 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. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:35Wind ×3
3. 0:53Bot Labdone 1:09 · typical 1:18
2
Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab
1:01 – 3:18
Economy
- 1Mex
- 8Wind
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Advanced Bot Lab ~3:18after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
Builders
- 3 Con turret
- 3 Lazarus
- 2 Con bot
- 1 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 · 12 steps
1. 1:10Wind
2. 1:10Lazarus
3. 1:16Wind ×3
4. 1:34Lazarus ×2
5. 1:52Con bot ×3
6. 2:17Con turret
7. 2:18Wind ×2
8. 2:35Mex
9. 2:36Con turret
10. 2:39Wind ×2
11. 2:48Energy storage
12. 3:03Advanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · typical 4:16
3
Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00
3:18 – 5:00
Economy
- 3Wind
Order
1. Eat Bot Lab ~3:28
Builders
- 1 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 · 4 steps
1. 3:16Eat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
2. 3:50Nettle
3. 3:52T2 con botfor Air
4. 4:13T2 mex ×2done 4:44 · typical 5:29
4
5:00 to 10:00
5:00 – 10:00
Economy
- 43Wind
- 6Converter
Builders
- 9 Butler
- 4 T2 con bot for allies
- 1 T2 con bot
Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (36%)
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 402 steps
1. 5:12T2 con botfor Suicide front
2. 5:37T2 mex
3. 6:07Wind
4. 6:12T2 mex
5. 6:13Wind ×3
6. 6:29Butler
7. 6:34Wind
8. 6:38Butler
9. 6:44Wind
10. 6:46Butler
11. 6:54T2 con botfor Beach sea
12. 7:01Wind
13. 7:14Butler
14. 7:16Wind ×3
15. 7:22Butler
16. 7:26Wind ×2
17. 7:31Butler
18. 7:32Wind ×2
19. 7:38T2 con botfor Front
20. 7:39Wind ×3
21. 7:50Butler
22. 7:51Wind ×4
23. 7:57Butler
24. 7:59Wind ×3
25. 8:03Butler
26. 8:04Wind ×5
27. 8:11Butler
28. 8:12Wind ×4
29. 8:17Butler
30. 8:18Wind
31. 8:20Converter
32. 8:20Wind ×3
33. 8:24Butler
34. 8:25Wind
35. 8:27Converter
36. 8:27Wind
37. 8:30Butler
38. 8:31Wind ×2
39. 8:33Converter
40. 8:35Wind ×4
41. 8:39Converter
42. 8:40Butler
43. 8:42Wind ×3
44. 8:46Converter
45. 8:46Wind ×4
46. 8:51Butler
47. 8:52Wind
48. 8:52Converter
49. 8:54Wind ×2
50. 8:57Converter
51. 8:57Wind ×2
52. 9:01Butler
53. 9:01Wind ×3
54. 9:03Converter
55. 9:05Wind ×4
56. 9:08Butler
57. 9:09Wind ×2
58. 9:10Converter
59. 9:11Wind ×3
60. 9:14Butler
61. 9:15Converter
62. 9:15Wind ×4
63. 9:20Converter
64. 9:20Butler
65. 9:21Wind
66. 9:21T2 con botfor Suicide front
67. 9:21Converter
68. 9:21Wind ×5
69. 9:26Converter
70. 9:28Wind ×3
71. 9:31Butler
72. 9:31Wind
73. 9:33Converter
74. 9:34Wind ×2
75. 9:34Converter
76. 9:35Wind
77. 9:36Butler
78. 9:37Wind ×3
79. 9:40Converter
80. 9:40Wind
81. 9:40Converter
82. 9:42Wind ×4
83. 9:44Butler
84. 9:46Converter ×2
85. 9:47Wind ×6
86. 9:52Converter ×2
87. 9:54Wind ×4
88. 9:57Converter
89. 9:58Wind ×4
90. 10:01Butler
91. 10:02Converter
92. 10:03Wind
93. 10:03Converter
94. 10:03Wind ×3
95. 10:07Converter
96. 10:07Butler
97. 10:07Wind ×4
98. 10:10Converter ×2
99. 10:12Wind ×4
100. 10:15Butler
101. 10:15Wind
102. 10:17Converter
103. 10:18Wind ×4
104. 10:18Converter
105. 10:22Wind ×2
106. 10:22Converter
107. 10:22Wind ×2
108. 10:24Butler
109. 10:24Converter ×2
110. 10:25Wind ×4
111. 10:30Converter
112. 10:31Butler
113. 10:31Wind ×3
114. 10:31Converter ×2
115. 10:34Wind ×4
116. 10:36Converter ×2
117. 10:37Butler
118. 10:38Wind
119. 10:39Converter
120. 10:39Wind ×4
121. 10:41Converter ×2
122. 10:44Butler
123. 10:44Wind ×4
124. 10:45Converter ×2
125. 10:46Wind ×3
126. 10:50Converter
127. 10:50Wind
128. 10:50Butler
129. 10:50Converter
130. 10:52Wind
131. 10:52Converter
132. 10:53Wind ×2
133. 10:54Converter
134. 10:54Wind ×2
135. 10:57Butler
136. 10:57Converter
137. 10:58Wind ×2
138. 10:59Converter
139. 10:59Wind ×2
140. 10:59Converter
141. 10:59Wind ×2
142. 11:03Butler
143. 11:04Wind ×2
144. 11:04Converter
145. 11:05Wind ×2
146. 11:06Converter
147. 11:07Wind
148. 11:07Converter
149. 11:08Wind ×2
150. 11:09Butler
151. 11:10Wind ×2
152. 11:11Converter ×2
153. 11:12Wind ×6
154. 11:15Converter
155. 11:15Butler
156. 11:15Converter
157. 11:16Wind ×4
158. 11:18Converter
159. 11:19Wind ×2
160. 11:20Converter
161. 11:20Wind ×2
162. 11:21Butler
163. 11:21Wind ×4
164. 11:24Converter ×2
165. 11:25Wind ×2
166. 11:25Converter
167. 11:25Wind
168. 11:27Butler
169. 11:27Wind ×4
170. 11:29Converter
171. 11:29Wind ×4
172. 11:32Converter
173. 11:33Wind
174. 11:33Butler
175. 11:33Wind
176. 11:33Converter
177. 11:33Wind ×2
178. 11:34Converter
179. 11:35Wind ×7
180. 11:39Anti-nukedone 12:37
181. 11:39Converter ×2
182. 11:41Wind
183. 11:41Converter
184. 11:41Wind ×9
185. 11:46Converter
186. 11:47Wind
187. 11:47Converter ×2
188. 11:47Wind ×7
189. 11:52Converter
190. 11:52Wind ×2
191. 11:53Con turret
192. 11:53Converter ×2
193. 11:54Wind ×5
194. 11:56Converter
195. 11:57Wind ×6
196. 12:00Converter ×2
197. 12:01Wind ×5
198. 12:03Converter
199. 12:03Wind ×6
200. 12:07Converter ×2
201. 12:07Wind ×5
202. 12:10Converter
203. 12:10Wind ×6
204. 12:13Con turret
205. 12:13Converter
206. 12:13Wind
207. 12:13Converter
208. 12:14Wind ×4
209. 12:16Converter
210. 12:16Wind ×7
211. 12:19Energy storage
212. 12:19Converter ×2
213. 12:20Wind ×6
214. 12:22Converter
215. 12:23Wind ×8
216. 12:26Converter ×2
217. 12:27Wind ×2
218. 12:28Converter
219. 12:28Wind ×5
220. 12:30Converter
221. 12:32Wind ×3
222. 12:32Converter
223. 12:33Wind ×5
224. 12:34Converter ×2
225. 12:35Con turret
226. 12:36Wind ×2
227. 12:36Converter
228. 12:37Wind ×6
229. 12:39T2 con bot
230. 12:40Wind ×2
231. 12:40Converter
232. 12:41Wind
233. 12:41Converter
234. 12:41Wind
235. 12:41Converter
236. 12:42Wind ×3
237. 12:42Con turret
238. 12:43Converter
239. 12:43Wind ×9
240. 12:47Converter
241. 12:47Con turret
242. 12:48Wind
243. 12:48Converter ×2
244. 12:48Wind ×2
245. 12:49Converter
246. 12:50Wind ×9
247. 12:54Converter
248. 12:54Wind
249. 12:55Con turret
250. 12:55Wind ×3
251. 12:55Converter
252. 12:56Houndfor Suicide front
253. 12:56Converter ×2
254. 12:56Wind ×6
255. 12:59Con turret
256. 12:59Wind ×4
257. 13:01Converter
258. 13:02Wind
259. 13:02Converter
260. 13:02Wind ×2
261. 13:03Converter
262. 13:03Wind ×2
263. 13:03Converter
264. 13:04Wind
265. 13:04Houndfor Suicide front
266. 13:05Wind ×8
267. 13:08Houndfor Suicide front
268. 13:08Converter
269. 13:09Wind
270. 13:09Converter ×2
271. 13:10Wind ×5
272. 13:12Houndfor Suicide front
273. 13:13Wind ×2
274. 13:13Converter
275. 13:14Wind ×3
276. 13:15Converter
277. 13:15Wind
278. 13:16Converter
279. 13:16Wind ×2
280. 13:16Houndfor Suicide front
281. 13:17Wind
282. 13:17Converter
283. 13:17Wind ×6
284. 13:20Houndfor Suicide front
285. 13:20Wind
286. 13:20Converter
287. 13:21Wind ×3
288. 13:22Converter
289. 13:22Wind
290. 13:23Converter ×2
291. 13:24Wind ×2
292. 13:24Houndfor Suicide front
293. 13:25Wind ×4
294. 13:27Converter
295. 13:27Wind ×2
296. 13:29Houndfor Suicide front
297. 13:29Wind
298. 13:29Converter ×2
299. 13:30Wind ×4
300. 13:31Converter
301. 13:31Wind ×2
302. 13:34Houndfor Suicide front
303. 13:34Converter
304. 13:35Wind ×2
305. 13:36Converter ×3
306. 13:39Wind ×3
307. 13:41Houndfor Suicide front
308. 13:41Wind
309. 13:43Converter ×2
310. 13:43Wind
311. 13:43Converter ×2
312. 13:46Wind
313. 13:49Houndfor Suicide front
314. 13:50Converter ×3
315. 13:50Wind ×2
316. 13:52Converter
317. 13:52Wind ×3
318. 13:56Converter
319. 13:56Houndfor Suicide front
320. 13:57Wind
321. 13:57Converter ×2
322. 13:58Wind ×3
323. 13:59Converter
324. 13:59Wind ×5
325. 14:03Converter
326. 14:04Wind
327. 14:04Converter
328. 14:04Wind ×3
329. 14:05Converter
330. 14:05Wind ×2
331. 14:05Converter
332. 14:06Wind ×2
333. 14:08Houndfor Suicide front
334. 14:09Wind ×2
335. 14:09Converter
336. 14:09Wind ×3
337. 14:11Converter ×2
338. 14:12Wind ×3
339. 14:13Houndfor Suicide front
340. 14:13Converter
341. 14:14Wind ×5
342. 14:17Converter
343. 14:17Wind
344. 14:17Houndfor Suicide front
345. 14:18Wind ×2
346. 14:18Converter
347. 14:19Wind
348. 14:19Converter
349. 14:20Wind ×2
350. 14:21Converter
351. 14:21Wind ×5
352. 14:23Converter
353. 14:23Wind ×2
354. 14:25Converter
355. 14:25Wind ×4
356. 14:26Converter
357. 14:26Wind ×3
358. 14:28Energy storage
359. 14:28Converter
360. 14:29Wind ×3
361. 14:29Converter
362. 14:30Wind ×5
363. 14:32Converter ×2
364. 14:33Wind
365. 14:33Houndfor Suicide front
366. 14:33Wind ×5
367. 14:35Converter
368. 14:36Wind
369. 14:36Converter
370. 14:36Wind
371. 14:36Houndfor Suicide front
372. 14:37Wind ×5
373. 14:39Converter ×2
374. 14:39Wind ×3
375. 14:40Houndfor Suicide front
376. 14:41Wind ×3
377. 14:43Converter ×2
378. 14:43Wind ×5
379. 14:44Houndfor Suicide front
380. 14:45Wind ×2
381. 14:46Converter
382. 14:46Wind
383. 14:46Converter
384. 14:47Wind ×3
385. 14:48Houndfor Suicide front
386. 14:49Wind ×2
387. 14:49Converter
388. 14:49Wind ×2
389. 14:50Converter
390. 14:50Wind ×3
391. 14:52Hound
392. 14:52Wind
393. 14:52Converter
394. 14:53Wind ×5
395. 14:54Converter
396. 14:55Hound
397. 14:56Wind
398. 14:56Converter
399. 14:56Wind ×2
400. 14:57Converter
401. 14:57Wind ×4
402. 14:59Hound

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (31 OS, 11/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

1 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

1874 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Own metal lost: This build
1:00	383	0	0
2:00	915	0	0
3:00	1651	0	0
4:00	3144	0	0
5:00	4847	0	0
6:00	5800	0	0
7:00	7227	0	0
8:00	9061	0	0
9:00	11173	0	0
10:00	13503	0	0
11:00	16242	0	0
12:00	19656	0	0
13:00	23445	0	0
14:00	27362	0	73
15:00	31542	85	130

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

DonGarillo

30.9 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3847 metal received · 125048 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=1874

Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867

Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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Supreme Isthmus v2.1
Beyond All Reason test-31578-8247b61
Naval balance tweaks off

Standard tech

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

DonGarillo

Typical milestones

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