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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 ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Energy storage
    7. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Mex
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind ×5
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:56 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:13
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:53
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    8. Con turret
  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 · 149 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:53 · typical 5:29
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. Windfor Front
    8. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    9. Windfor Front
    10. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    13. Windfor Front
    14. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    18. Wind
    19. Windfor Front
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. Windfor Front
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Windfor Front
    31. Wind
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Wind ×6
    34. Windfor Front
    35. SprinterSprinter ×3for Beach sea
    36. Windfor Front
    37. Wind
    38. SprinterSprinterfor Beach sea
    39. Wind ×3
    40. SprinterSprinter
    41. Wind
    42. Windfor Front
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×5
    45. Windfor Front
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind
    52. Energy storage
    53. Wind
    54. Windfor Front
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×3
    57. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:13
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Windfor Front
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Windfor Front
    70. Wind
    71. Metal storage
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:21
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Con turret
    81. Windfor Front
    82. Converter ×2
    83. Con turret
    84. Converter ×6
    85. Con turret
    86. Fusion ReactorFusion
    87. Con turret
    88. Converter ×3
    89. Con turret
    90. Converter
    91. Fusion ReactorFusion
    92. Con turret
    93. Converter
    94. Con turret
    95. T2 converter
    96. Converter
    97. Con turret
    98. Converter
    99. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:10
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. T2 converter
    105. Wind
    106. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:18
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. BlinkScout plane
    110. Wind ×2
    111. BlinkScout plane
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:37
    116. BlinkScout plane
    117. Wind
    118. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:37
    119. Wind
    120. BlinkScout plane
    121. Converter
    122. BlinkScout plane
    123. Wind
    124. BlinkScout plane
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. BlinkScout plane
    128. T2 converter
    129. StoutStout
    130. Wind
    131. StoutStout
    132. BlinkScout plane
    133. Wind
    134. FalconFighter
    135. Converter
    136. StoutStout
    137. Wind ×2
    138. StoutStout
    139. FalconFighter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. StoutStout
    143. Wind ×2
    144. FalconFighter
    145. Converter
    146. BlinkScout plane
    147. StoutStout ×2
    148. FalconFighter
    149. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Matsuri's (39 OS, 30/09/2026); 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

[Grump]Matsuri

39.0 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units
6397 metal received · 45061 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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