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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:10 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. CenturionCenturion
    10. Energy storage
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. CenturionCenturion
    13. Mex
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:44 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    2. Con turret
  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 · 61 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:34 · typical 5:29
    2. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 6:34
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Con turret
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. JunoJuno
    15. Wind ×3
    16. BeamerBeamer
    17. Wind ×2
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Wind
    20. SprinterSprinter ×2
    21. Wind ×2
    22. SprinterSprinter
    23. Wind ×4
    24. Con turret
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Con turret
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×10
    32. WelderWelder
    33. Wind ×2
    34. WelderWelder
    35. Wind ×2
    36. WelderWelder
    37. NettleNettle ×2
    38. Wind ×2
    39. WelderWelder
    40. NettleNettle
    41. Wind ×8
    42. SprinterSprinter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. SprinterSprinter ×2
    45. Wind
    46. SprinterSprinter
    47. Wind
    48. SprinterSprinter
    49. Wind
    50. SprinterSprinter
    51. Wind
    52. SprinterSprinter
    53. Wind
    54. SprinterSprinter
    55. Wind
    56. SprinterSprinter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    61. Wind ×9

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RAM_Achillesmsg's (39 OS, 01/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 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

RAM_Achillesmsg

39.1 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
1859 metal received · 110446 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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