← All builds
Tech / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard tech

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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab right away.
  2. Get bot lab up and begin feeding early cons.
  3. Start advanced bot lab to rush T2 factory.
  4. Finish T2 factory and push advanced metal extractor by 5:29.
  5. Build Citadel, Platypus and Umbrella as anti-nuke defence transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 833 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 (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Solar ×2
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:32 · 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 ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:28
    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 · 12 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Energy storage
    10. Wind ×10
    11. Converter
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:30 · 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 (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
  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 (48%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 276 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:57 · typical 5:29
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 5:50
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler
    13. SprinterSprinter
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Windfor Geo sea
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Windfor Geo sea
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Windfor Geo sea
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Windfor Geo sea
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Windfor Geo sea
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    36. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    44. Wind
    45. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:10
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    48. Windfor Geo sea
    49. Con turret
    50. Windfor Geo sea
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Windfor Geo sea
    54. Converter
    55. Windfor Geo sea
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    67. Wind
    68. Wind ×2for Geo sea
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind
    71. Windfor Geo sea
    72. Converter
    73. Windfor Geo sea
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Windfor Geo sea
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Windfor Geo sea
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Windfor Geo sea
    83. Converter ×2
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:04
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Con turret
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Con turret
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Con turret
    114. Converter
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:32
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. FalconFighter
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. FalconFighter
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Con turret
    130. Converter
    131. FalconFighter
    132. Wind
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret
    137. FalconFighter
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. FalconFighter
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. FalconFighter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. FalconFighter
    150. Wind
    151. FalconFighter ×2
    152. Wind
    153. Converter ×2
    154. FalconFighter
    155. Wind
    156. FalconFighter
    157. Wind
    158. FalconFighter ×2
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. FalconFighter
    162. Wind
    163. FalconFighter
    164. Wind
    165. FalconFighter
    166. Converter
    167. FalconFighter
    168. Wind
    169. FalconFighter
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. FalconFighter
    173. Wind
    174. FalconFighter
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. FalconFighter
    178. Wind
    179. FalconFighter
    180. Wind
    181. FalconFighter
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. FalconFighter
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. FalconFighter ×2
    188. Converter
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. TracerTracer
    192. FalconFighter
    193. Wind
    194. Converter
    195. FalconFighter
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:51
    200. FalconFighter
    201. TickTick
    202. Converter
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind
    205. TickTick
    206. Wind
    207. FalconFighter
    208. TickTick
    209. Wind
    210. Converter
    211. FalconFighter
    212. TickTick
    213. BlinkScout plane
    214. TickTick
    215. Wind
    216. BlinkScout plane
    217. TickTick
    218. Wind
    219. Converter
    220. Wind
    221. BlinkScout plane
    222. TickTick
    223. BlinkScout plane
    224. Converter
    225. TickTick
    226. BlinkScout plane
    227. TickTick
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Wind
    230. TickTick
    231. Wind ×2
    232. Converter
    233. FalconFighter
    234. TickTick
    235. Fusion ReactorFusion
    236. TickTick
    237. Converter
    238. Wind ×3
    239. TickTick
    240. Wind ×2
    241. Converter
    242. Wind
    243. TickTick
    244. Wind ×3
    245. Converter
    246. TickTick
    247. Wind ×3
    248. TickTick
    249. Wind
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×4
    252. TickTick
    253. Wind
    254. Converter
    255. Wind ×6
    256. Fusion ReactorFusion
    257. Converter ×2
    258. Wind ×3
    259. Converter
    260. Wind ×2
    261. Converter
    262. Wind ×4
    263. Converter
    264. Wind ×3
    265. Converter
    266. Wind ×3
    267. Converter
    268. Wind ×2
    269. Converter
    270. Wind ×4
    271. Converter ×2
    272. Wind ×3
    273. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    274. Wind ×3
    275. Converter ×2
    276. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SauceDispenser's (36 OS, 05/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:48 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's textbook T2 rush, posting the highest metal production of any build shown (31617 by 15:00) with almost no early losses.

  • + T2 factory done by 4:15 in 97% of games, extremely consistent.
  • + Own metal lost is only 228 by 15:00, near untouched economy.
  • − Team win rate is the lowest of all builds shown at 53%, fast eco alone doesn't decide games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

SauceDispenser

35.8 OS · 05/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
6631 metal received · 170653 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=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

Played most by

Amrissa101games of this buildKOT_45games of this buildSyphos40games of this buildAdeus39games of this buildTeaner34games of this build