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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 901 distinct matches · 120 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1034 · 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 901 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 1:13–1:31

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. 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 4:04–4:28
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Con turretfor Air
    14. Converter
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:55 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    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 · 9 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    6. Energy storage
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    8. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:13
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:05 · 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 (49%) · 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 · 168 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×5
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×5
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×5
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×5
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. ButlerButlerfor Air
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×4
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:57
    65. Wind ×6
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×6
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×8
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×8
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×10
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. ButlerButler
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×6
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×10
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×7
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×4
    92. ButlerButler
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×6
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×6
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Metal storage
    103. Wind ×8
    104. Converter
    105. ButlerButler
    106. Wind ×7
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. ButlerButler
    110. Wind
    111. Hardened Energy Storage
    112. Wind ×7
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×3
    115. ButlerButler
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter ×2
    118. Wind ×6
    119. ButlerButler
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×2
    128. ButlerButler
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Con turret
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind
    137. Converter ×2
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. TracerTracer
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Wind ×8
    150. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×6
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×5
    160. Converter ×2
    161. Wind ×7
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Wind ×6
    166. Converter ×2
    167. Wind ×4
    168. ArbalestArbalest

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco's (38 OS, 08/10/2026); 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 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1034 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486400
6:00580800
7:00723600
8:00911000
9:001125000
10:001358800
11:001643300
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031704295204
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

El_Turco

38.3 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2499 metal received · 164997 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1034
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1028
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1032

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