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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 · 773 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 894 · 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 773 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 1:11 · 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 4:04–4:27
    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 · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Energy storage
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · 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. Wind
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:57
  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 · 154 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:40 · typical 5:29
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    19. Wind
    20. Converter ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Wind ×4
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter ×2
    37. Wind ×5
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Converter
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×6
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. ButlerButler
    55. T2 converter
    56. Wind ×10
    57. Converter
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×10
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×6
    62. Con turret
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×8
    76. Converter
    77. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:20
    78. Wind ×6
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. StormbringerBomber ×2
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. StormbringerBomber
    85. Wind ×4
    86. StormbringerBomber
    87. Wind
    88. StormbringerBomber
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Wind
    96. FalconFighter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. FalconFighter
    99. Wind
    100. FalconFighter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. FalconFighter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. FalconFighter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. FalconFighter
    111. Wind
    112. Con turret
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Con turret
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. FalconFighter
    119. Converter
    120. FalconFighter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. FalconFighter
    123. Wind
    124. FalconFighter
    125. Wind
    126. FalconFighter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. FalconFighter
    129. Wind
    130. FalconFighter
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. FalconFighter ×2
    134. Wind
    135. FalconFighter
    136. Wind
    137. FalconFighter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. FalconFighter
    141. Wind
    142. FalconFighter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. FalconFighter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. FalconFighter
    147. StormbringerBomber
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. StormbringerBomber
    152. Wind ×2
    153. StormbringerBomber
    154. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is jazmastah's (39 OS, 20/08/2026); 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 9:03 · 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

894 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357600
11:001641200
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988106
15:0031616323206
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

jazmastah

39.2 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2139 metal received · 91995 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=894
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=888
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=892

Played most by

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