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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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 901 distinct matches · 120 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1034 · 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 901 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 (35%)

    By 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Con turret
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:20 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind ×2
    6. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:53
    7. Wind ×3
    8. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    9. Wind ×2
  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 (49%) · 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 · 144 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:41 · typical 5:29
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. ArbalestArbalest
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    25. Wind
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind ×5
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×6
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×4
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Metal storage
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Wind
    44. Converter ×3
    45. Wind
    46. Converter ×2
    47. Wind ×4
    48. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    54. Wind
    55. Con turret
    56. Converter ×2
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:44
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter ×2
    67. BlinkScout planefor Air
    68. Wind
    69. FalconFighterfor Air
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×4
    72. FalconFighterfor Air
    73. Con turret
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind
    76. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:06
    77. Wind ×3
    78. FalconFighterfor Air
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. BlinkScout planefor Air
    82. Wind ×3
    83. FalconFighterfor Air
    84. Converter
    85. FalconFighterfor Air
    86. Wind
    87. FalconFighterfor Air
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighterfor Air
    91. Wind
    92. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter ×2
    95. FalconFighterfor Air
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. FalconFighterfor Air
    99. Wind ×2
    100. FalconFighterfor Air
    101. Wind ×2
    102. FalconFighterfor Air
    103. FalconFighter
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. FalconFighter
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    110. Wind
    111. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:21
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind
    123. T2 converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Fusion ReactorFusion
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Grumpiness's (47 OS, 08/10/2026); 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

1034 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486400
6:00580800
7:00723600
8:00911000
9:001125000
10:001358800
11:001643300
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031704295204
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]Grumpiness

47.0 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
5544 metal received · 36332 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=1034
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1028
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1032

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