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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×4
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:17 · 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 ×3
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:37
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
  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 · 236 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:36 · typical 5:29
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×7
    40. Converter
    41. Con turret
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter ×2
    58. Wind ×5
    59. Converter
    60. Metal storage
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Wind ×6
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:26
    66. Wind ×6
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×7
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind ×5
    75. Converter ×2
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Fusion ReactorFusion
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:08
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter ×2
    91. ValiantValiant
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. ValiantValiant
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind
    98. ValiantValiant
    99. Wind ×2
    100. ValiantValiant
    101. Wind ×2
    102. ValiantValiant
    103. Converter ×2
    104. Wind
    105. ValiantValiant
    106. Wind ×2
    107. ValiantValiant
    108. Wind ×2
    109. ValiantValiant
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. ValiantValiant
    115. Wind
    116. ValiantValiant
    117. Wind ×3
    118. ValiantValiant
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. ValiantValiant
    125. Wind ×4
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. ValiantValiant
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. ValiantValiant
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. ValiantValiant
    136. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:30
    137. Wind
    138. ValiantValiant
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. ValiantValiant
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. Wind
    147. ValiantValiant
    148. Converter
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Wind
    151. ValiantValiant
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. BlitzBlitz
    155. Wind
    156. ValiantValiant
    157. Wind
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. ValiantValiant
    162. Wind
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. Wind
    165. Con turret
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. ValiantValiant
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. ValiantValiant
    173. Con turret
    174. BlitzBlitz
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Con turret
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. ValiantValiant
    181. Wind
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. Wind ×2
    184. ValiantValiant
    185. Converter
    186. Wind
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. ValiantValiant
    189. Wind
    190. BlitzBlitz
    191. Converter
    192. ValiantValiant
    193. Wind ×2
    194. BlitzBlitz
    195. ValiantValiant
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. ValiantValiant
    199. BlitzBlitz
    200. Wind ×2
    201. ValiantValiant
    202. Converter
    203. Wind
    204. BlitzBlitz
    205. ValiantValiant
    206. Wind
    207. BlitzBlitz
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. ValiantValiant
    211. Wind ×2
    212. ValiantValiant
    213. BlitzBlitz
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. ValiantValiant
    217. BlitzBlitz
    218. Wind ×2
    219. ValiantValiant
    220. Converter
    221. BlitzBlitz
    222. ValiantValiant
    223. Wind ×2
    224. ValiantValiant
    225. BlitzBlitz
    226. Wind
    227. ValiantValiant
    228. Converter
    229. BlitzBlitz
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. ValiantValiant
    233. Wind ×3
    234. BlitzBlitz
    235. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    236. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ChaoticNoob's (35 OS, 20/09/2026); 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

ChaoticNoob

35.1 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

10 received units · includes a constructor
2538 metal received · 87666 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

Played most by

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