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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 ×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 4:04–4:28
    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 · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. LazarusLazarus ×2
    11. Wind ×2
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Con turret
    17. Energy storage
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:27 · 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 · 203 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    20. Wind ×5
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. Wind ×4
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×8
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×7
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Con turret
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter ×2
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter ×2
    55. Wind
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Wind ×4
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. ButlerButler
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter ×3
    74. Wind
    75. ButlerButler
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. ButlerButler
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. ButlerButler
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. ButlerButler
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×5
    95. Converter
    96. ButlerButler
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. ButlerButler
    104. Wind ×8
    105. Converter
    106. ButlerButler
    107. Wind ×5
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:05
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter ×7
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Metal storage
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter ×3
    146. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:21
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    149. Converter ×2
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×5
    163. Converter ×3
    164. Wind ×9
    165. Fusion ReactorFusion
    166. Wind
    167. Converter ×3
    168. Wind ×5
    169. Converter ×15
    170. Con turret
    171. Converter ×3
    172. Con turret ×3
    173. Converter
    174. Wind
    175. Con turret
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×3
    178. Con turret
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Con turret
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Converter
    190. Con turret
    191. Wind
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×4
    194. Converter ×2
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×4
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×3
    200. Converter
    201. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    202. Wind
    203. Converter ×5

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

Viltrum

40.4 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1964 metal received · 117383 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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