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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Zippo9's (37 OS, 16/08/2026); 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

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

Zippo9

37.3 OS · 16/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1542 metal received · 84487 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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