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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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · 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 833 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 ~1:18, 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · typical 1:18
  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 · 22 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Energy storage
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:14 · 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 (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×7
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:47
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:27 · typical 5:29
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
  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 (48%) · 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 · 173 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. ButlerButler ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButler ×4
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind ×5
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×9
    25. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:22
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×3
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×8
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×7
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×9
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×7
    48. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:45
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×8
    51. MaceMace
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×4
    55. MaceMace
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. MaceMace
    59. Wind ×4
    60. MaceMace
    61. Wind
    62. CenturionCenturion
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×6
    66. MaceMace
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×7
    69. MaceMace
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×5
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×5
    77. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:59
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×6
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. TickTick
    86. Wind ×2
    87. PawnPawn
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. PawnPawn
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×6
    94. Converter
    95. PawnPawn
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Mexfor Geo sea
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. PawnPawn
    101. Wind ×4
    102. PawnPawn
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. PawnPawn
    106. Wind ×4
    107. PawnPawn
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. PawnPawn
    112. Wind ×3
    113. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    114. PawnPawn
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. PawnPawn
    118. Wind ×4
    119. Construction BotCon bot
    120. Wind
    121. PawnPawn
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Construction BotCon bot
    125. Wind ×7
    126. Con turret
    127. Converter
    128. Construction BotCon bot
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Mexfor Geo sea
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. TracerTracer
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×5
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×4
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Mexfor Geo sea
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×3
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (38 OS, 03/10/2026); 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 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
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

KOT_

38.3 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2720 metal received · 82161 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=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

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