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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1632 distinct matches · 257 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 54% of 1942 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1632 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (32%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · typical 1:18
  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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Solar
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Solar
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus ×3
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:23 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Wind ×5
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:15 · typical 5:28
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 293 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Wind ×2
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. SprinterSprinterfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. SprinterSprinter ×4for Geo sea
    11. ButlerButler ×6
    12. Mexfor Geo sea
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Mexfor Geo sea
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×4
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    30. Wind ×6
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×6
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×5
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×5
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×6
    55. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    56. Wind ×5
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×5
    59. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:39
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×7
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:22
    83. Wind ×6
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×6
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×5
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    98. Wind ×8
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×7
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×5
    107. Converter
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×6
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. T2 converter
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Con turret
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×4
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×5
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. Metal storage
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. T2 converter
    150. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:29
    151. Wind
    152. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:17
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×3
    158. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:24
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Wind ×4
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. PawnPawn ×2
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Converter
    169. PawnPawn ×2
    170. Wind
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Wind
    173. PawnPawn
    174. Wind
    175. PawnPawn
    176. Wind ×2
    177. PawnPawn ×4
    178. Wind
    179. PawnPawn
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. PawnPawn
    183. Wind ×2
    184. PawnPawn
    185. Wind
    186. PawnPawn ×3
    187. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:52
    188. Wind ×2
    189. PawnPawn
    190. Wind
    191. PawnPawn
    192. Wind
    193. PawnPawn
    194. Wind
    195. PawnPawn
    196. Converter
    197. PawnPawn ×2
    198. Wind ×3
    199. PawnPawn ×2
    200. Wind
    201. PawnPawn
    202. Wind ×2
    203. PawnPawn ×2
    204. Converter
    205. Wind
    206. PawnPawn
    207. Wind
    208. PawnPawn ×2
    209. Wind ×2
    210. PawnPawn
    211. Wind
    212. PawnPawn
    213. Converter
    214. PawnPawn ×2
    215. Wind
    216. PawnPawn
    217. Wind ×2
    218. PawnPawn
    219. Wind ×2
    220. PawnPawn ×3
    221. Wind
    222. PawnPawn
    223. Wind
    224. PawnPawn ×2
    225. Wind
    226. PawnPawn
    227. Converter
    228. Wind ×2
    229. Con turret
    230. PawnPawn ×2
    231. Converter
    232. Wind ×2
    233. PawnPawn ×2
    234. Wind ×3
    235. PawnPawn ×2
    236. Con turret
    237. Wind
    238. Converter
    239. PawnPawn
    240. Wind
    241. PawnPawn ×2
    242. Wind ×3
    243. Con turret
    244. PawnPawn
    245. Wind
    246. PawnPawn ×2
    247. Wind ×4
    248. PawnPawn
    249. Con turret
    250. PawnPawn ×2
    251. Wind ×2
    252. Converter
    253. PawnPawn ×2
    254. Wind
    255. PawnPawn
    256. Wind ×2
    257. Con turret
    258. PawnPawn ×2
    259. Wind
    260. Converter
    261. Wind
    262. PawnPawn ×2
    263. Wind
    264. PawnPawn
    265. Wind ×2
    266. Con turret
    267. PawnPawn ×2
    268. Wind ×2
    269. PawnPawn ×3
    270. Wind ×2
    271. PawnPawn
    272. Wind
    273. Converter
    274. PawnPawn ×3
    275. Wind ×2
    276. PawnPawn
    277. Wind
    278. Con turret
    279. PawnPawn
    280. Converter
    281. Wind
    282. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    283. PawnPawn
    284. Wind
    285. PawnPawn
    286. Con turret
    287. PawnPawn
    288. Wind ×2
    289. PawnPawn
    290. Converter
    291. Wind
    292. PawnPawn
    293. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Jockeljkl's (31 OS, 10/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · in 86% 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1942 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580200
7:00722800
8:00906600
9:001118300
10:001352000
11:001623900
12:001966400
13:002344000
14:0027303074
15:0031520105130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Jockeljkl

30.8 OS · 10/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1698 metal received · 146013 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=1942
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1935
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1938

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