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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Solar
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Wind ×9
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:06 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind ×2
  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 · 153 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:52 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler ×2
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Metal storage
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:53
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. FalconFighter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. FalconFighter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. FalconFighter
    68. Wind
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×2
    75. FalconFighter
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. FalconFighter
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. Con turret
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. FalconFighter
    87. Wind
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Converter
    92. FalconFighter
    93. Wind
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Wind
    96. FalconFighter ×3
    97. Wind ×2
    98. FalconFighter
    99. Converter
    100. FalconFighter ×2
    101. Wind ×2
    102. FalconFighter
    103. Converter
    104. FalconFighter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. FalconFighter ×2
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind
    117. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 11:52
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:17
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:13
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind
    144. T2 converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. T2 converter
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RAM_Achillesmsg's (39 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

RAM_Achillesmsg

39.0 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3151 metal received · 79558 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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