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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 1:09 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:01 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for unknown
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:41 · 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 (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 · 254 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler ×4
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    16. ButlerButler ×2
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×8
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×4
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Converter ×2
    38. Wind ×7
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ArchangelArchangelnot finished by 15:00
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Con turret
    54. RecluseReclusenot finished by 15:00
    55. Wind
    56. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:46
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter ×2
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter ×2
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. GhostGhost
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Converter ×2
    100. GhostGhost
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×3
    108. GhostGhost
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:28
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Metal storage
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter ×2
    128. Wind ×4
    129. FalconFighter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. StormbringerBomber
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×6
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×5
    145. StormbringerBomber
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter ×2
    150. StormbringerBomber
    151. Wind ×4
    152. StormbringerBomber
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. StormbringerBomber
    156. Wind
    157. Converter ×2
    158. Wind ×3
    159. StormbringerBomber
    160. Wind ×3
    161. StormbringerBomber
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter ×2
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. StormbringerBomber
    167. Wind ×4
    168. StormbringerBomber
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter ×2
    171. StormbringerBomber
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×2
    175. StormbringerBomber
    176. Wind ×5
    177. StormbringerBomber
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter ×2
    181. StormbringerBomber
    182. Wind ×4
    183. StormbringerBomber
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. StormbringerBomber
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×3
    190. StormbringerBomber
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×4
    193. StormbringerBomber
    194. Converter
    195. Wind
    196. Converter
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind ×4
    199. StormbringerBomber
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Con turret
    203. Wind ×3
    204. Converter ×2
    205. Con turret
    206. Wind ×3
    207. Con turret
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Con turret
    213. Wind
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. StormbringerBomber
    217. Wind
    218. Con turret
    219. Wind ×2
    220. Con turret
    221. Converter
    222. Wind ×2
    223. Converter ×2
    224. Wind
    225. StormbringerBomber
    226. Wind
    227. Con turret
    228. Wind ×2
    229. Converter
    230. Con turret
    231. FalconFighter
    232. Converter
    233. Con turret
    234. Wind ×2
    235. Converter
    236. Con turret
    237. Wind
    238. FalconFighter ×2
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×2
    241. FalconFighter
    242. Converter
    243. FalconFighter
    244. Wind
    245. FalconFighter
    246. Converter
    247. FalconFighter
    248. Wind
    249. FalconFighter
    250. Wind
    251. FalconFighter
    252. Wind
    253. Converter
    254. FalconFighter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SkyFireEX's (37 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

SkyFireEX

36.6 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

21 received units
1369 metal received · 90964 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

Played most by

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