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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 · 772 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 893 · 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 772 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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:13 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×9
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Con turret
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Energy storage
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:47 · 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 · 1 step
    1. Wind ×2
  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 · 155 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Wind
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:37
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:21 · typical 5:29
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Converter
    13. ButlerButler ×3
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. ButlerButler ×3
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler ×3
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    22. Wind ×5
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. Wind ×4
    25. PlatypusPlatypus
    26. Wind ×2
    27. PlatypusPlatypus
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter ×2
    30. PlatypusPlatypus
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. PlatypusPlatypus
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. PlatypusPlatypus
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. PlatypusPlatypus
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. PlatypusPlatypus
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. PlatypusPlatypus
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. PlatypusPlatypus
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. PlatypusPlatypus
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. PlatypusPlatypus
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. PlatypusPlatypus
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. PlatypusPlatypus
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. PlatypusPlatypus
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. PlatypusPlatypus
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. PlatypusPlatypus
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. PlatypusPlatypus
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind ×2
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. PlatypusPlatypus
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:59
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Metal storage
    110. Converter ×5
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Converter
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×4
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. Converter ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is thermite's (35 OS, 18/09/2026); 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 9:03 · 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

893 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164200
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357900
11:001640900
12:001997300
13:002378500
14:002755490104
15:0031617323204
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

thermite

35.0 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3113 metal received · 95425 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=893
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=887
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=891

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