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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco's (35 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

El_Turco

35.2 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
2147 metal received · 111022 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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