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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 · 1580 distinct matches · 252 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1886 · 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 1580 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 (31%)

    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 1:08 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Energy storage
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Air
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:56 · typical 5:28
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:21
  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 · 107 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    2. BeamerBeamer
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    9. ButlerButler ×7
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×4
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×5
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×6
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×14
    21. SprinterSprinter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. SprinterSprinter
    24. Wind ×8
    25. SprinterSprinter
    26. Wind ×14
    27. Converter
    28. SprinterSprinter
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×5
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. SprinterSprinter
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×6
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×4
    41. SprinterSprinter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. SprinterSprinter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. SprinterSprinter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. SprinterSprinter
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×5
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×6
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Con turret
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×5
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×6
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×5
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×5
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×6
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×5
    107. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is malleking's (31 OS, 06/10/2026); 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 Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 43% 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

1886 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00580200
7:00723200
8:00906400
9:001117700
10:001351300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002342600
14:0027286074
15:0031503110130
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

malleking

31.3 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3103 metal received · 64758 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=1886
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1882

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