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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 · 1602 distinct matches · 255 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1912 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

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

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1602 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 (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 1:33 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 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 · 10 steps
    1. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret ×2
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:14 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:59 · typical 5:29
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 310 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. ButlerButler ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler ×2
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×4
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×5
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×5
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter ×2
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:01
    62. Wind
    63. Converter ×2
    64. Wind ×6
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×5
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×7
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind ×5
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×6
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×5
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×6
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×5
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×6
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind ×6
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Metal storage
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Wind ×6
    125. Converter
    126. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:34
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×6
    129. Converter ×2
    130. Wind ×6
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×5
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×5
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×5
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×4
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×5
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×4
    161. Con turret
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×6
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Con turret
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×3
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Con turret
    178. Wind ×3
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind ×4
    184. Converter
    185. Wind
    186. Con turret
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×3
    189. Con turret
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Con turret
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:45
    198. Con turret
    199. Wind
    200. Converter
    201. Wind
    202. Con turret
    203. TracerTracer
    204. Wind ×3
    205. Converter
    206. Con turret
    207. Wind ×3
    208. Converter
    209. Wind
    210. FalconFighter
    211. Wind ×2
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×3
    214. Converter
    215. FalconFighter
    216. Wind ×3
    217. FalconFighter
    218. Converter
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Wind ×2
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Wind ×2
    223. Converter
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Con turret
    226. Wind ×2
    227. Con turret
    228. Wind ×2
    229. Converter
    230. Con turret
    231. Wind ×2
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Converter
    234. Wind ×2
    235. FalconFighter
    236. Wind ×2
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Converter
    239. Wind ×2
    240. FalconFighter
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×2
    243. FalconFighter
    244. Wind
    245. FalconFighter
    246. Wind ×2
    247. Converter
    248. FalconFighter
    249. Wind ×2
    250. Converter
    251. Wind
    252. FalconFighter
    253. Wind ×2
    254. FalconFighter
    255. Wind ×2
    256. Converter
    257. FalconFighter ×2
    258. Wind ×2
    259. FalconFighter
    260. Converter
    261. Wind ×2
    262. FalconFighter
    263. Wind
    264. FalconFighter
    265. Wind
    266. Converter
    267. Wind
    268. FalconFighter
    269. Wind
    270. FalconFighter
    271. Wind
    272. Converter
    273. FalconFighter
    274. Wind
    275. Con turret
    276. Wind
    277. FalconFighter
    278. Wind ×2
    279. Converter
    280. FalconFighter
    281. Con turret
    282. Wind ×3
    283. Converter
    284. FalconFighter
    285. Con turret
    286. Wind ×3
    287. FalconFighter
    288. Wind
    289. Converter
    290. FalconFighter
    291. Con turret
    292. Wind ×3
    293. FalconFighter
    294. Converter
    295. Wind
    296. Con turret
    297. FalconFighter
    298. Wind
    299. Converter
    300. Wind
    301. FalconFighter
    302. Wind
    303. Con turret
    304. Wind ×2
    305. FalconFighter
    306. Converter
    307. Wind
    308. FalconFighter
    309. Con turret
    310. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ecky9's (32 OS, 20/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1912 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00579900
7:00722700
8:00906500
9:001118000
10:001352000
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002343000
14:0027286074
15:0031503108130
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

Ecky9

32.3 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1729 metal received · 98698 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=1912
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1905
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1908

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