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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 ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Mex
    14. Energy storage
    15. Con turret
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:50 · 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 Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:47 · typical 5:29
  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 · 172 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Wind ×7
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    18. Wind ×8
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×10
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. Wind ×6
    23. Converter
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Metal storage
    34. Wind
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Con turret
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:17
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×4
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×2
    68. T2 converter
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret ×2
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. T2 converter
    84. Converter
    85. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:08
    86. Wind ×5
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 11:43
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. OracleOracle
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. LicheLichedone 12:34
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×5
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. HighwindHighwind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. HighwindHighwind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. HighwindHighwind
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. HighwindHighwind
    127. Wind ×2
    128. HighwindHighwind
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. HighwindHighwind
    133. Wind ×2
    134. HighwindHighwind
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. HighwindHighwind
    138. Wind ×2
    139. HighwindHighwind
    140. Wind ×2
    141. HighwindHighwind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×5
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×4
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. LicheLiche
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×4
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×5
    155. Converter
    156. OracleOracle
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. LicheLiche
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×4
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×3
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. HighwindHighwind
    169. Wind
    170. HighwindHighwind
    171. Wind
    172. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is LobsterMeat's (40 OS, 02/09/2026); 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 9:02 · 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

LobsterMeat

40.4 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

22 received units
1249 metal received · 50087 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

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