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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. Wind
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Energy storage
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×5
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:35 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:17 · typical 5:29
    5. Wind
  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 · 132 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind ×3
    8. ButlerButler ×2for Air
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×5
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×4
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. Con turret
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×6
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 9:08
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Con turret
    49. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:02
    50. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. BeamerBeamer
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. BeamerBeamer
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×7
    75. BeamerBeamer
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind
    80. Con turret
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Con turret ×2
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Con turret ×2
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. T2 converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Con turret
    101. Converter
    102. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 12:55
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. NettleNettle
    110. Wind
    111. PlatypusPlatypus
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    118. Converter
    119. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    120. Converter
    121. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    122. Converter
    123. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    124. Converter
    125. PlatypusPlatypus
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    128. Converter
    129. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    130. Converter ×3
    131. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:56
    132. PawnPawn

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

39.5 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2350 metal received · 49616 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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