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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:40 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:49 · typical 5:29
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 216 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind ×2
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    14. ButlerButler ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×11
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×5
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×5
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×7
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. GhostGhost
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×7
    44. Converter
    45. GhostGhost
    46. Wind ×8
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×6
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×5
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×10
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×8
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind ×5
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×5
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter ×2
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:09
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    125. Wind
    126. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 12:38
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×4
    144. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×5
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Wind
    150. LicheLichedone 13:14
    151. Wind ×5
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×5
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter ×2
    159. Wind ×6
    160. Converter ×2
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×4
    164. Converter
    165. OracleOracle
    166. Wind ×3
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×4
    175. Converter ×2
    176. Wind ×2
    177. HighwindHighwind
    178. Wind ×3
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. HighwindHighwind
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. HighwindHighwind
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. HighwindHighwind
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×3
    194. HighwindHighwind
    195. Wind
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. HighwindHighwind
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×5
    203. HighwindHighwind
    204. Converter ×2
    205. Wind ×3
    206. HighwindHighwind
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×4
    210. HighwindHighwind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. Converter
    214. Wind ×3
    215. Converter
    216. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SkyFireEX's (40 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

SkyFireEX

39.7 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3411 metal received · 33796 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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