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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 · 772 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 893 · 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 772 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 1:39 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:31 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:23 · 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 (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 · 144 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. Mex
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. SharpshooterSniper botdone 8:45
    13. Wind ×5
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    15. ButlerButler ×2
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. FatboyFatboyfor Suicide frontdone 10:47
    32. Wind ×12
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×11
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×6
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×6
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×4
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. Con turret ×2
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. ButlerButler
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. ButlerButler
    88. Wind
    89. ArchangelArchangelnot finished by 15:00
    90. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 14:07
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter ×2
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×8
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Advanced solar ×2
    108. Wind ×4
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Metal storage
    142. Wind
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Teradactylman's (36 OS, 31/08/2026); 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

893 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164200
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357900
11:001640900
12:001997300
13:002378500
14:002755490104
15:0031617323204
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

Teradactylman

35.9 OS · 31/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2827 metal received · 53841 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=893
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=887
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=891

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