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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 · 773 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 894 · 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 773 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:18 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Solar
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Solar
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind ×3
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Wind
    16. Energy storage
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:18 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:04
    6. Wind ×2
  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 · 121 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:41 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Converter
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. Converter
    36. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×6
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. ArchangelArchangeldone 11:17
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×13
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. T2 converter
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×8
    67. Con turret ×2
    68. Wind ×9
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×7
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×14
    77. T2 converter
    78. Wind ×8
    79. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:44
    80. Wind ×6
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×26
    87. T2 converter
    88. Wind
    89. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:57
    90. Wind ×4
    91. JunoJuno
    92. Wind ×8
    93. BansheeBanshee
    94. Wind ×3
    95. BansheeBanshee
    96. Wind
    97. BansheeBanshee
    98. Wind ×4
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. FalconFighter ×2
    104. Wind ×4
    105. FalconFighter ×2
    106. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    107. Wind ×3
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. FalconFighter
    111. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:41
    112. Wind ×2
    113. BlitzBlitz
    114. Wind ×3
    115. FalconFighter
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Wind ×4
    118. BlitzBlitz ×2
    119. Wind ×3
    120. BlitzBlitz ×2
    121. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is jazmastah's (39 OS, 22/08/2026); 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

894 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357600
11:001641200
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988106
15:0031616323206
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

jazmastah

39.1 OS · 22/08/2026

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2 received units
2587 metal received · 63558 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=894
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=888
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=892

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