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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 (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 773 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 894 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 773 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 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:47 · 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 4:04–4:27
    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 · 14 steps
    1. Solar
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:59 · 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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. 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 (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 266 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:13 · typical 5:29
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×7
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×5
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×5
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×6
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×5
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind ×2
    66. ButlerButler
    67. Wind ×6
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind ×6
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    77. Wind ×6
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind ×7
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. ButlerButler
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×7
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Con turret
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Metal storage
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×5
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Con turret
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×5
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:04
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×4
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×5
    167. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 13:30
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Wind ×4
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×3
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. GremlinStealth tank
    177. Wind
    178. GremlinStealth tank
    179. Wind ×3
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×3
    182. Converter
    183. GremlinStealth tank
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter
    186. Wind
    187. GremlinStealth tank
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Converter
    190. GremlinStealth tank
    191. Energy storage
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×5
    194. Converter
    195. GremlinStealth tank
    196. Wind
    197. Energy storage
    198. Wind
    199. Converter ×2
    200. GremlinStealth tank
    201. Wind ×6
    202. GremlinStealth tank
    203. Wind
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×2
    206. Converter ×2
    207. JaguarJaguar
    208. Wind ×2
    209. BlitzBlitz
    210. Wind ×2
    211. JaguarJaguar
    212. BlitzBlitz
    213. Wind ×2
    214. Converter
    215. JaguarJaguar
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. BlitzBlitz
    219. Converter
    220. Wind ×3
    221. JaguarJaguar
    222. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:27
    223. BlitzBlitz
    224. Wind ×2
    225. JaguarJaguar
    226. Wind ×2
    227. Converter
    228. Wind
    229. BlitzBlitz
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. Wind
    233. Converter
    234. JaguarJaguar
    235. BlitzBlitz
    236. Wind ×5
    237. Converter
    238. BlitzBlitz
    239. JaguarJaguar
    240. BlitzBlitz
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×2
    243. Converter
    244. Wind ×3
    245. Converter
    246. Wind
    247. JaguarJaguar
    248. Wind ×2
    249. BlitzBlitz
    250. Wind
    251. Converter
    252. Wind ×2
    253. Converter
    254. Wind ×2
    255. JaguarJaguar
    256. Wind
    257. BlitzBlitz
    258. Wind ×3
    259. Converter
    260. Wind ×2
    261. JaguarJaguar
    262. Wind
    263. BlitzBlitz
    264. Wind
    265. Converter
    266. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ChaoticNoob's (35 OS, 30/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:03 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

894 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357600
11:001641200
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988106
15:0031616323206
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

ChaoticNoob

35.0 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1392 metal received · 121636 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=894
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=888
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=892

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