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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 · 769 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 889 · 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 769 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 ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:03 · 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. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. TickTickfor Beach sea
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Front
    8. Wind ×3
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. TickTickfor Air
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:54 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:35 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind ×4
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 173 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    23. Wind ×5
    24. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    43. Wind ×4
    44. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    50. Wind ×10
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Windfor Pond
    56. Wind ×6
    57. Converter
    58. Windfor Pond
    59. Wind ×5
    60. CitadelAnti-nukedone 10:31
    61. Wind
    62. Windfor Pond
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Windfor Pond
    67. Wind ×5
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Windfor Pond
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Windfor Pond
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Windfor Pond
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Windfor Pond
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Windfor Pond
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Windfor Pond
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. T2 converter
    89. Wind
    90. Windfor Pond
    91. Wind
    92. Con turret
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. Windfor Pond
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Windfor Pond
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Windfor Pond
    103. T2 converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Windfor Pond
    112. Wind ×3
    113. TracerTracer
    114. Windfor Pond
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. T2 converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Windfor Pond
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Windfor Pond
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Windfor Pond
    128. T2 converter
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Windfor Pond
    134. Energy storage
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Windfor Pond
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Windfor Pond
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Windfor Pond
    145. T2 converter
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Windfor Pond
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Windfor Pond
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Windfor Pond
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 14:45
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Con turret
    159. Windfor Pond
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind ×5
    165. Con turret
    166. Wind ×3
    167. Con turret
    168. Wind ×3
    169. Con turret
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Con turret
    172. Wind
    173. T2 converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Derpiederp's (49 OS, 19/09/2026); 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

889 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
7:00723000
8:00907500
9:001124800
10:001357900
11:001641400
12:002001000
13:002381700
14:002755786104
15:0031654315204
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

Derpiederp

49.0 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units
3158 metal received · 19094 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=889
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=883
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=887

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