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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 · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · 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 1574 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:11 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×4
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Energy storage
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:01 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:02 · typical 5:29
    4. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 5:11
  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 · 138 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 6:49
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×6
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind ×3
    16. GunslingerGunslingerfor Pond
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    26. Wind ×13
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×5
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×5
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:55
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×6
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×5
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×5
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    76. Wind ×2
    77. ButlerButler
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×5
    80. ButlerButler
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×5
    83. ButlerButler
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×5
    87. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:34
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×5
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter ×5
    123. Fusion ReactorFusion
    124. Converter ×3
    125. ButlerButler
    126. Converter
    127. T2 converter
    128. Converter ×3
    129. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    130. Converter ×11
    131. T2 converter
    132. Converter
    133. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    134. Converter ×7
    135. Con turret
    136. Converter ×4
    137. Con turret
    138. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (33 OS, 02/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · 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 9:07 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
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

DonGarillo

33.3 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
3280 metal received · 42936 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

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