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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · 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. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:00 · typical 5:29
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:55
  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 · 66 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButlerfor Front
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButlerfor Front
    21. Wind
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×4
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×3
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    37. Wind ×7
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind ×11
    40. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×8
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×5
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×7
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter ×2
    56. Wind ×5
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (38 OS, 15/09/2026); 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

maccommander

38.0 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3257 metal received · 28794 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

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