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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:48 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Mex
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×2
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Energy storage
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:38 · 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 ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Solar
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:46 · typical 5:29
    7. Wind ×2
  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 · 139 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. NettleNettle ×2
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler ×6
    10. Wind ×3
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. SharpshooterSniper botdone 8:30
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. SharpshooterSniper bot
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. SharpshooterSniper bot
    43. Converter
    44. HoundHound
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. HoundHound
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. HoundHound
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter
    56. HoundHound
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. HoundHound
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. HoundHound
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. HoundHound
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. HoundHound
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. HoundHound
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. HoundHound
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. HoundHound
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. HoundHound
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. HoundHound
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. HoundHound
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. HoundHound
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. HoundHound
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. HoundHound
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:42
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:50
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. BansheeBanshee
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. BansheeBanshee
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (39 OS, 18/09/2026); 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

Cokeado

39.2 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
1096 metal received · 45969 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

Played most by

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