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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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab right away.
  2. Get bot lab up and begin feeding early cons.
  3. Start advanced bot lab to rush T2 factory.
  4. Finish T2 factory and push advanced metal extractor by 5:29.
  5. Build Citadel, Platypus and Umbrella as anti-nuke defence transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 833 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 (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:43 · 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 ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:28
    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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Con turretfor Front
    8. Con turret
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:30 · 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 (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:10
    7. Wind
  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 (48%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 172 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:03 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButlerfor Front
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler ×2
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler ×3
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:43
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×7
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×8
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×7
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Con turretfor Front
    70. Wind ×8
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×8
    73. Converter
    74. ButlerButler
    75. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    76. Wind ×5
    77. Con turretfor Front
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×9
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×8
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×8
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×9
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:50
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×9
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×8
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×9
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×9
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×7
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×6
    105. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×5
    109. StorkLight transportfor Front
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×4
    115. StorkLight transportfor Front
    116. Wind ×6
    117. StorkLight transportfor Front
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. StorkLight transportfor Front
    121. Wind ×6
    122. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Frontdone 14:27
    123. Wind
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:40
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×6
    132. Con turret
    133. StoutStout
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×8
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×5
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×4
    152. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:33
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. TracerTracer
    156. Wind ×2
    157. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Front
    158. Converter
    159. StoutStout
    160. Wind ×2
    161. StoutStout
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×4
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×3
    167. Converter
    168. StoutStout ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×4
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco's (35 OS, 04/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:48 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's textbook T2 rush, posting the highest metal production of any build shown (31617 by 15:00) with almost no early losses.

  • + T2 factory done by 4:15 in 97% of games, extremely consistent.
  • + Own metal lost is only 228 by 15:00, near untouched economy.
  • − Team win rate is the lowest of all builds shown at 53%, fast eco alone doesn't decide games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

El_Turco

35.2 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

13 received units · includes a constructor
3866 metal received · 74610 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=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

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