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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 · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · 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 1579 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4for Suicide front
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Energy storage
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 2:11 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Mex
    7. Con turret ×3
    8. Energy storage
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Converter ×3
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:11 · 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 · 1 step
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
  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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 217 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:47 · typical 5:29
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×4
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:39
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×6
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×8
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×9
    76. Con turret
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×6
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×6
    81. Con turret
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×8
    84. Converter
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Con turret
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:38
    103. Wind ×8
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    112. Wind ×3
    113. StormbringerBomber ×2for Air
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind ×3
    120. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. StormbringerBomber ×2for Air
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    127. Wind
    128. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    129. Wind ×3
    130. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    134. Wind
    135. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    136. Wind ×3
    137. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    138. Converter
    139. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    140. Wind ×3
    141. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×4
    144. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    145. Wind
    146. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    150. Wind ×2
    151. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    152. Wind
    153. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. StormbringerBomber ×2for Air
    158. Wind ×3
    159. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    160. Wind
    161. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×4
    165. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×3
    169. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Converter
    172. StormbringerBomberfor Air
    173. Wind ×4
    174. StormbringerBomber
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    179. Wind ×3
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:12
    183. Wind ×4
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×9
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×7
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×5
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×3
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×4
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×3
    196. T2 converter
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind
    200. T2 converter
    201. Wind ×2
    202. Converter
    203. Wind ×5
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×3
    206. Converter
    207. T2 converter
    208. Wind ×4
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×3
    211. Converter
    212. Con turret ×2
    213. Wind
    214. Con turret
    215. Wind
    216. Con turret ×3
    217. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is VanillaChan's (34 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 2:23 · 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 9:07 · 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

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
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

VanillaChan

33.7 OS · 22/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1615 metal received · 220404 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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