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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 · 770 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 890 · 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 770 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 ×3
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×4
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turretfor Geo sea
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:00 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:03 · typical 5:29
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:37
    5. 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 (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 · 150 steps
    1. Wind
    2. NettleNettle
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    8. Wind ×5
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Wind
    23. Converter ×3
    24. Wind ×5
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    30. Wind ×10
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 10:30
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×2
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    60. Wind ×2
    61. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×7
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×6
    79. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    83. Wind ×5
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×6
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. ButlerButler
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. ButlerButler
    92. Wind ×6
    93. ButlerButler
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. ButlerButler
    98. Wind
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. ButlerButler
    104. Wind
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×5
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 14:40
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×4
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×4
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (39 OS, 07/08/2026); 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 9:02 · 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

890 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723200
8:00907900
9:001124900
10:001358100
11:001641600
12:002000600
13:002380800
14:002755688104
15:0031636319204
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

maccommander

39.1 OS · 07/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2124 metal received · 19822 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=890
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=884
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=888

Played most by

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