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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 · 770 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 890 · 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 770 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 1:09 · 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. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Energy storage
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Wind
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:52 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:45 · typical 5:29
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 259 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×2
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    28. Wind ×8
    29. Windfor Pond
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Windfor Pond
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Windfor Pond
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Windfor Pond
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Windfor Pond
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Windfor Pond
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Windfor Pond
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Windfor Pond
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Windfor Pond
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Windfor Pond
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Windfor Pond
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter
    81. SprinterSprinter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. HoundHoundfor unknown
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. SprinterSprinterfor unknown
    111. Wind
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×5
    114. SprinterSprinterfor unknown
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. SprinterSprinterfor unknown
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×3
    121. HoundHoundfor unknown
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×5
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×6
    137. Converter
    138. ButlerButlerfor unknown
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. ButlerButlerfor unknown
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter
    150. Con turret
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×6
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×6
    161. Converter ×2
    162. Wind
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind ×5
    165. Converter
    166. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Converter
    169. Metal storage
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×6
    173. Converter ×2
    174. Wind ×6
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×3
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×4
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×6
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 13:24
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×6
    193. Converter ×2
    194. Wind ×5
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×4
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×3
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×6
    201. Converter ×2
    202. Wind ×7
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×3
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×6
    209. Converter ×2
    210. Wind ×5
    211. MarauderMarauderdone 13:37
    212. Wind
    213. Converter
    214. Wind ×2
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×5
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×4
    219. Converter
    220. MarauderMarauder
    221. Wind
    222. Converter
    223. Wind ×6
    224. Converter ×2
    225. Wind ×3
    226. MarauderMarauder
    227. Wind ×2
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×2
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×3
    232. Converter
    233. Wind ×4
    234. Converter ×2
    235. Wind
    236. MarauderMarauder
    237. Wind ×4
    238. Converter ×2
    239. Wind ×2
    240. Converter
    241. Wind ×5
    242. Converter
    243. MarauderMarauder
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×4
    246. Converter
    247. Wind
    248. Converter
    249. Wind ×4
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×2
    252. MarauderMarauder
    253. Converter
    254. Wind
    255. Converter
    256. Wind ×4
    257. Converter
    258. Wind
    259. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (37 OS, 30/09/2026); 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 9:02 · 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

890 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723200
8:00907900
9:001124900
10:001358100
11:001641600
12:002000600
13:002380800
14:002755688104
15:0031636319204
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

[NWP]1347

36.9 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
4049 metal received · 24892 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=890
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=884
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=888

Played most by

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