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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:34 · 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 botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Wind
    7. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:57
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:24 · 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 · 111 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×8
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×10
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    18. Wind ×8
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    22. Wind
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×4
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×12
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:33
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Con turret
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Converter
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Fusion ReactorFusion
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. TracerTracer
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Con turret ×2
    75. Converter ×8
    76. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:01
    77. Converter ×16
    78. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:26
    79. Converter
    80. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    81. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    82. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:50
    83. Converter ×4
    84. LicheLichedone 14:24
    85. Converter ×4
    86. Wind
    87. OracleOracle
    88. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:34
    89. OracleOracle
    90. TickTick
    91. Converter
    92. TickTick ×2
    93. HighwindHighwind
    94. Converter
    95. TickTick
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind
    98. HighwindHighwind
    99. TickTick
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Con turret
    103. TickTick
    104. HighwindHighwind
    105. Wind
    106. TickTick
    107. Converter
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind ×2
    110. TickTick
    111. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is YogaBoy158497's (42 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

YogaBoy158497

42.2 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2600 metal received · 73627 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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