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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1580 distinct matches · 252 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1886 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1580 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (31%)

    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 1:08 · typical 1:18
  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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Energy storage
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:33 · typical 5:28
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 266 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    9. ButlerButler ×3
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3for Pond
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Windfor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Windfor Pond
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Pond
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Windfor Pond
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Wind ×2for Pond
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Windfor Pond
    32. Wind
    33. Windfor Pond
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Windfor Pond
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Windfor Pond
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. Windfor Pond
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Converter
    50. Windfor Pond
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Windfor Pond
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Windfor Pond
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Windfor Pond
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×3
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×5
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×5
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 9:59
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×6
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×7
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×5
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:15
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter ×14
    113. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Fusion ReactorFusion
    116. Converter ×9
    117. Con turret
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Con turret
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Con turret
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 13:35
    141. Wind
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×7
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Wind
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter ×2
    158. Wind ×5
    159. Converter ×2
    160. Wind ×2
    161. RiptideFrigatenot finished by 15:00
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Wind
    164. Converter ×2
    165. OppressorDestroyernot finished by 15:00
    166. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×3
    178. Converter
    179. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    180. Wind
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×2
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. Wind
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Converter
    190. Wind
    191. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    192. Wind ×3
    193. Wind
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. MarauderMarauderdone 13:59
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×3
    200. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×2
    203. Wind
    204. Wind
    205. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    206. Wind
    207. Converter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    212. MarauderMarauder
    213. Wind ×3
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. Wind ×5
    219. Converter ×2
    220. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    221. Wind ×4
    222. Wind
    223. MarauderMarauder
    224. Wind ×3
    225. Converter ×2
    226. Wind
    227. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    228. Wind ×3
    229. Converter
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. Wind
    233. Wind ×2
    234. MarauderMarauder
    235. Wind ×2
    236. Converter
    237. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    238. Wind ×2
    239. Converter
    240. Wind
    241. Wind ×4
    242. Converter
    243. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×3
    246. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    247. Wind
    248. Converter
    249. Wind
    250. RiptideFrigate
    251. Wind
    252. MarauderMarauder
    253. Converter
    254. Wind ×2
    255. Converter
    256. Wind
    257. Wind ×4
    258. Converter
    259. Wind
    260. OppressorDestroyer
    261. Converter
    262. Wind ×2
    263. Wind
    264. Wind
    265. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    266. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (32 OS, 06/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 43% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · in 86% 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1886 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00580200
7:00723200
8:00906400
9:001117700
10:001351300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002342600
14:0027286074
15:0031503110130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

DonGarillo

32.1 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

90 received units · includes a constructor
3897 metal received · 70127 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=1886
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1882

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