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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 (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 769 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 889 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 769 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 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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 4:04–4:27
    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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. CrossbowCrossbow
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:22
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:55 · 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 (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 145 steps
    1. Converter ×5
    2. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×3
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler ×4
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×22
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    18. Wind ×7
    19. SharpshooterSniper botfor Suicide frontdone 9:52
    20. Wind ×9
    21. SharpshooterSniper bot
    22. Wind ×9
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×4
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. ArchangelArchangeldone 11:01
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ArchangelArchangel
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×2
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind ×5
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×8
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Wind ×2
    75. ButlerButler
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. ButlerButler
    81. GunslingerGunslingerdone 13:14
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×7
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. ButlerButler
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×7
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. ButlerButler
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. ButlerButler
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    104. ButlerButler
    105. Wind ×5
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. ButlerButler
    110. Wind ×5
    111. ButlerButler
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×7
    117. Converter ×2
    118. Wind ×9
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×4
    123. ButlerButler
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. ButlerButler
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. ButlerButler
    131. Wind ×4
    132. ButlerButler
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×7
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×11
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×7

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Zippo9's (39 OS, 19/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:02 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

889 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907500
9:001124800
10:001357900
11:001641400
12:002001000
13:002381700
14:002755786104
15:0031654315204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Zippo9

39.2 OS · 19/08/2026

Open source match ↗

12 received units · includes a constructor
3376 metal received · 45555 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=889
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=883
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=887

Played most by

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