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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 · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:27 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    6. Con turret
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Wind
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter ×4
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:10 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:56
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:20 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
  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 · 158 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Converter
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Con turretfor Front
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×10
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    40. Wind ×9
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×5
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:03
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Metal storage
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. ButlerButler
    73. Wind ×8
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×3
    76. StorkLight transport
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    80. Wind ×3
    81. StorkLight transport
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Con turret
    88. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:34
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Con turretfor Pond
    93. Wind
    94. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Frontdone 12:53
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×5
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. StorkLight transport
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×5
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    120. Wind ×2
    121. StorkLight transport
    122. Wind
    123. TracerTracer
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×5
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind
    140. StorkLight transport
    141. Converter ×2
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind ×2
    149. WelderWelder
    150. Converter ×3
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. WelderWelder
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco's (39 OS, 09/10/2026); 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

El_Turco

38.6 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2257 metal received · 119159 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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