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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1579 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 (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:45 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 29 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:09 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 314 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Wind
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:14 · typical 5:29
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter ×3
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Converter
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×3
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind
    45. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind
    48. Con turret
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×3
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×3
    55. ButlerButler ×2
    56. Wind ×5
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind ×4
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:13
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Metal storage
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    82. Wind
    83. Converter ×2
    84. Wind ×5
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:17
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. PawnPawn
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. PawnPawn
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind
    116. Fusion ReactorFusion
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Con turret
    120. PawnPawn
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. PawnPawn
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. PawnPawn
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×5
    137. Converter ×2
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Con turret
    140. PawnPawn
    141. Wind
    142. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Con turret
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×3
    158. Con turret
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Fusion ReactorFusion
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Con turret
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. Con turret
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter
    172. Con turret
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Con turret
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×4
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×3
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×3
    191. Converter
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×2
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:22
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Wind ×2
    207. FalconFighter
    208. Wind
    209. BlinkScout plane
    210. FalconFighter
    211. Converter ×2
    212. Wind
    213. FalconFighter
    214. Wind
    215. FalconFighter
    216. Wind
    217. FalconFighter
    218. Wind ×2
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Con turret
    221. Wind
    222. Converter
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Converter
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Wind ×2
    227. FalconFighter
    228. Wind
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Wind ×2
    231. FalconFighter
    232. Converter ×2
    233. FalconFighter
    234. Wind
    235. BlinkScout plane
    236. Con turret
    237. Wind ×2
    238. FalconFighter ×2
    239. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:00
    240. Wind
    241. FalconFighter
    242. Converter ×2
    243. Wind ×2
    244. FalconFighter
    245. Wind ×2
    246. Con turret
    247. Converter ×2
    248. Wind
    249. FalconFighter
    250. Wind ×2
    251. FalconFighter
    252. Converter
    253. FalconFighter
    254. Converter
    255. Wind ×3
    256. FalconFighter ×2
    257. Wind
    258. FalconFighter
    259. Wind ×2
    260. Converter
    261. FalconFighter
    262. Converter
    263. BlinkScout plane
    264. FalconFighter
    265. Wind ×3
    266. FalconFighter
    267. Converter ×2
    268. FalconFighter
    269. Wind
    270. FalconFighter
    271. Wind ×2
    272. FalconFighter ×2
    273. Wind ×2
    274. Converter
    275. FalconFighter
    276. Wind
    277. Converter
    278. FalconFighter
    279. Wind ×2
    280. FalconFighter
    281. Converter
    282. Con turret
    283. Wind
    284. FalconFighter
    285. Converter
    286. Wind
    287. FalconFighter
    288. Wind
    289. BlinkScout plane
    290. Wind
    291. Converter
    292. Wind
    293. BlinkScout plane
    294. FalconFighter
    295. Wind
    296. Converter
    297. FalconFighter ×2
    298. Wind ×3
    299. Converter
    300. FalconFighter ×2
    301. Converter
    302. FalconFighter
    303. Wind ×3
    304. FalconFighter
    305. Converter
    306. FalconFighter
    307. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    308. Converter
    309. Wind
    310. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    311. Wind ×2
    312. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    313. Con turret
    314. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ihatesea's (30 OS, 11/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · in 86% 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Ihatesea

30.4 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
3977 metal received · 134700 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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