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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 1:11 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Con turret
    12. Energy storage
    13. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    14. Wind
    15. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    16. Mex
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:13 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:14
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:25 · typical 5:29
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. 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 (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 · 161 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×7
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler ×2
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler ×2
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:13
    34. Wind ×6
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×5
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:46
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Con turret
    77. PlatypusPlatypus
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×5
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    98. Wind
    99. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    100. Wind
    101. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    102. Wind
    103. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    107. Wind
    108. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    112. Wind
    113. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    114. Wind ×2
    115. SprinterSprinter
    116. Converter
    117. PlatypusPlatypus
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. PlatypusPlatypus
    122. Wind ×2
    123. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    124. Wind ×2
    125. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    126. Wind ×2
    127. PlatypusPlatypus
    128. Wind
    129. PlatypusPlatypus
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. PlatypusPlatypus
    137. Wind
    138. PlatypusPlatypus
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. PlatypusPlatypus
    142. Wind ×2
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. Wind
    145. PlatypusPlatypus
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. PlatypusPlatypus
    149. Wind ×2
    150. PlatypusPlatypus
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Metal storage
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    161. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Gieds's (45 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

Gieds

45.4 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2120 metal received · 62796 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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