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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:10 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Energy storage
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · 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 ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:07 · typical 5:29
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. 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 · 272 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler ×6
    5. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    6. Windfor Geo sea
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Windfor Geo sea
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×5
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×5
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Geo sea
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Windfor Geo sea
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Windfor Geo sea
    30. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Windfor Geo sea
    34. Wind ×6
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×7
    42. Converter
    43. Windfor Geo sea
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Windfor Geo sea
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Windfor Geo sea
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Windfor Geo sea
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:14
    61. Con turret
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter
    69. Windfor Geo sea
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Windfor Geo sea
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Windfor Geo sea
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Windfor Geo sea
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 11:18
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Windfor Geo sea
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Windfor Geo sea
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Windfor Geo sea
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Windfor Geo sea
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×4
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    122. Converter ×2
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter
    125. ButlerButler
    126. Windfor Geo sea
    127. Converter ×2
    128. Wind ×2
    129. ButlerButler
    130. Windfor Geo sea
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×4
    136. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×4
    144. PlatypusPlatypus
    145. Wind ×2
    146. PlatypusPlatypus
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. PlatypusPlatypus
    151. Wind ×4
    152. PlatypusPlatypus
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. PlatypusPlatypus
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×2
    159. PlatypusPlatypus
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. Con turret
    164. PlatypusPlatypus
    165. Wind ×3
    166. Converter
    167. Con turret
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Con turret
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. PlatypusPlatypus
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. PlatypusPlatypus
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. PlatypusPlatypus
    181. Wind ×2
    182. PlatypusPlatypus
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×3
    185. PlatypusPlatypus
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. PlatypusPlatypus
    190. Wind
    191. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×2
    195. PlatypusPlatypus
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Converter
    198. PlatypusPlatypus
    199. Wind ×3
    200. PlatypusPlatypus
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. Wind
    204. PlatypusPlatypus
    205. Wind ×3
    206. PlatypusPlatypus
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×2
    209. PlatypusPlatypus
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. PlatypusPlatypus
    213. Wind ×2
    214. PlatypusPlatypus
    215. Wind ×2
    216. Converter
    217. PlatypusPlatypus
    218. Wind ×3
    219. Converter
    220. PlatypusPlatypus
    221. Wind
    222. PlatypusPlatypus
    223. Wind ×2
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×2
    226. PlatypusPlatypus
    227. Wind
    228. PlatypusPlatypus
    229. Wind
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×2
    232. PlatypusPlatypus
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. Wind
    236. PlatypusPlatypus
    237. Wind ×2
    238. PlatypusPlatypus
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×3
    241. PlatypusPlatypus
    242. Wind
    243. Converter
    244. PlatypusPlatypus
    245. Wind ×4
    246. PlatypusPlatypus
    247. Converter
    248. Wind
    249. PlatypusPlatypus
    250. Wind ×2
    251. Converter
    252. Wind
    253. PlatypusPlatypus
    254. Wind ×2
    255. PlatypusPlatypus
    256. Wind ×2
    257. Converter
    258. PlatypusPlatypus
    259. Wind ×3
    260. Converter
    261. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    262. Wind ×2
    263. Converter
    264. Wind ×3
    265. Converter
    266. Wind ×4
    267. Converter
    268. Wind ×4
    269. Hardened Metal Storage
    270. Converter
    271. Wind ×4
    272. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is OldSpanker's (50 OS, 09/09/2026); 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

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

OldSpanker

50.2 OS · 09/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3177 metal received · 24732 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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