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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:39 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:23 · 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 · 209 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Converter
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Converter
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×6
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter ×2
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter ×2
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×6
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×5
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×8
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×3
    94. PlatypusPlatypus
    95. Wind ×5
    96. Converter ×2
    97. PlatypusPlatypus
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×8
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Con turret
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Wind ×6
    107. Converter ×2
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind
    111. PlatypusPlatypus
    112. Wind ×6
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind
    115. PlatypusPlatypus
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Converter
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:50
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. PlatypusPlatypus
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. PlatypusPlatypus
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. PlatypusPlatypus
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×4
    139. PlatypusPlatypus
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. PlatypusPlatypus
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. PlatypusPlatypus
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. PlatypusPlatypus
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×5
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×4
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. Con turret
    176. Wind ×5
    177. Converter
    178. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:48
    179. SharpshooterSniper botdone 14:53
    180. Wind ×5
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×5
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×4
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×3
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×3
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×5
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×5
    203. Converter ×2
    204. Wind ×5
    205. SharpshooterSniper bot
    206. Wind ×3
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×2
    209. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RAM_WetRat's (41 OS, 17/08/2026); 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 9:02 · 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

RAM_WetRat

41.1 OS · 17/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1989 metal received · 66419 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

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