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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 · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · 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 1574 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. Wind ×3
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Energy storage
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:29 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:23 · typical 5:29
  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 · 230 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Converter ×2
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Energy storage
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    18. Wind ×4
    19. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:12
    50. Wind
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter ×2
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. FalconFighterfor Air
    58. Wind ×2
    59. FalconFighterfor Air
    60. Wind
    61. Converter ×2
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind
    64. FalconFighterfor Air
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. FalconFighterfor Air
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. FalconFighterfor Air
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Metal storage
    80. FalconFighterfor Air
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:35
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:44
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. StoutStout
    93. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    94. Wind ×2
    95. FalconFighterfor Air
    96. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    97. Wind
    98. BlitzBlitz
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. BlitzBlitz
    102. FalconFighterfor Air
    103. Wind ×2
    104. BlitzBlitz ×2
    105. Wind
    106. StoutStout
    107. Wind
    108. BlitzBlitz ×2
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. FalconFighter
    118. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    119. BlitzBlitz
    120. Wind ×2
    121. BlitzBlitz ×2
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. BlitzBlitz
    126. StoutStout
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Wind ×2
    129. BlitzBlitz ×2
    130. Wind
    131. StoutStout
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. StoutStout
    137. Wind
    138. BlitzBlitz
    139. Con turret
    140. StoutStout
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Con turret
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. StoutStout
    145. Wind
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Con turret
    151. StoutStout
    152. Wind ×2
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. StoutStout
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Wind ×2
    157. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    158. StoutStout
    159. BlitzBlitz
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. StoutStout
    163. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    164. StoutStoutfor Beach sea
    165. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    166. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:23
    167. Wind ×2
    168. StoutStoutfor Beach sea
    169. BlitzBlitz
    170. StoutStoutfor Beach sea
    171. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    172. Wind ×2
    173. PawnPawn
    174. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    175. StoutStoutfor Beach sea
    176. LazarusLazarus
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    180. Wind
    181. StoutStout
    182. PawnPawn
    183. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    184. StoutStout
    185. PawnPawn
    186. Wind ×2
    187. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    188. StoutStout
    189. PawnPawn
    190. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    191. Wind ×2
    192. StoutStout
    193. BlitzBlitzfor Beach sea
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. StoutStout
    197. Wind ×2
    198. StoutStout
    199. BlitzBlitz
    200. Wind ×2
    201. StoutStout
    202. Wind
    203. BlitzBlitz
    204. Wind
    205. StoutStout
    206. Converter
    207. Wind ×2
    208. StoutStout
    209. PawnPawn
    210. BlitzBlitz
    211. Wind ×2
    212. StoutStout
    213. Wind
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. BlitzBlitz
    217. StoutStout
    218. Wind ×2
    219. StoutStout
    220. BlitzBlitz
    221. Wind ×2
    222. StoutStout
    223. Converter
    224. Wind ×2
    225. StoutStout
    226. BlitzBlitz
    227. Wind ×2
    228. StoutStout
    229. Wind
    230. PawnPawn

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RockFish's (35 OS, 10/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
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

RockFish

35.0 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3584 metal received · 45783 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

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