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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 · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:23 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:24
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:49 · typical 5:29
  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 · 200 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. ArchangelArchangelfor Geo seadone 7:13
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×3
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×8
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Con turret
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    25. Wind ×6
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×5
    28. Advanced solar
    29. Wind ×7
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    46. Wind ×2
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Wind ×2
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×3
    60. ButlerButler
    61. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:22
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter ×2
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. ButlerButler
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. ButlerButler
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. ButlerButler
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind
    91. ButlerButler
    92. Wind
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Con turret
    98. ButlerButler
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Metal storage
    102. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:00
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind ×5
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Fusion ReactorFusion
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. TracerTracer
    149. Wind ×4
    150. Fusion ReactorFusion
    151. Wind
    152. Converter ×2
    153. Wind ×5
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×5
    158. Converter ×2
    159. Wind ×5
    160. Converter ×3
    161. T2 converter
    162. Wind ×5
    163. Converter ×2
    164. Wind ×6
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×4
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×4
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×4
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×3
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×5
    185. T2 converter
    186. Wind ×5
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×5
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×5
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×4
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter ×2
    198. Wind ×5
    199. Converter
    200. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco's (38 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

El_Turco

38.3 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
5215 metal received · 106487 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

Played most by

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