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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 901 distinct matches · 120 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1034 · 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 901 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 1:13–1:31

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:18 · 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 4:04–4:28
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Energy storage
    12. LazarusLazarus ×2
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:18 · 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 (49%) · 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 · 159 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler ×2
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×5
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×7
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    26. Wind ×7
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Converter ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Converter
    36. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    37. Converter ×2
    38. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    39. Converter ×4
    40. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    44. Converter ×2
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Wind ×2
    51. HoundHound
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. ButlerButler
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. ButlerButler
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind
    94. ButlerButler
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. ButlerButler
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. ButlerButler
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. ButlerButler
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. RecluseReclusedone 12:22
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×4
    119. RecluseRecluse
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×5
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter ×2
    132. ButlerButler
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×4
    136. ButlerButler
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×4
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind
    145. ButlerButler
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Con turret
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×4
    153. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    154. Converter
    155. Con turret
    156. Wind
    157. Converter ×2
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Converter ×6

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (40 OS, 07/10/2026); 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 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1034 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486400
6:00580800
7:00723600
8:00911000
9:001125000
10:001358800
11:001643300
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031704295204
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

Viltrum

40.0 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
3748 metal received · 65839 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1034
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1028
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1032

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