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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 ×6
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Energy storage
    13. Con turret
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:59 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:21 · 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 · 119 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 6:58
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. ButlerButler ×3
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×4
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×4
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×5
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×4
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Metal storage
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×5
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×4
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×7
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×5
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    51. Wind ×10
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×14
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×15
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×4
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:32
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×8
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×10
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×5
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×7
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Converter ×7
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Fusion ReactorFusion
    92. Converter ×4
    93. Wind
    94. Converter ×7
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×8
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Fusion ReactorFusion
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×7
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is StoicMoose42's (36 OS, 14/09/2026); 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

StoicMoose42

36.4 OS · 14/09/2026

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2 received units
2458 metal received · 54030 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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