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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 · 773 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 894 · 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 773 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Mex
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Energy storage
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:34 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind
  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 · 157 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:40 · typical 5:29
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. Wind ×3
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    15. Wind ×6
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×4
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×6
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×5
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Con turret
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×8
    59. Converter
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. ButlerButler
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×5
    75. Converter ×2
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×7
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×9
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. ButlerButler
    88. Wind ×4
    89. ButlerButler
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×7
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind ×5
    95. Metal storage
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×6
    101. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:34
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter ×2
    104. Wind ×6
    105. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 12:37
    113. Wind ×5
    114. Converter ×3
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×5
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Converter
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×8
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×7
    132. LicheLichedone 13:37
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. TracerTracer
    137. Wind ×7
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×7
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×9
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×13
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×6
    146. OracleOracle
    147. HighwindHighwind
    148. Wind
    149. HighwindHighwind ×3
    150. Wind
    151. HighwindHighwind ×6
    152. Wind
    153. HighwindHighwind ×6
    154. LicheLiche
    155. Wind
    156. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    157. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is No_Air's (36 OS, 11/08/2026); 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

894 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357600
11:001641200
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988106
15:0031616323206
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

No_Air

36.2 OS · 11/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2585 metal received · 35277 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=894
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=888
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=892

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