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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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · 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 833 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 (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 1:15 · 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 ~4:15, 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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Solar
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Solar
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Energy storage
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Mex
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:34 · typical 5:29
    6. 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 (48%) · 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 · 135 steps
    1. Converter ×8
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    6. GunslingerGunslingerfor Geodone 7:31
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Solar
    13. Wind
    14. Solar
    15. Wind ×4
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    17. Wind ×26
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Con turret ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Con turret
    28. ButlerButler ×4
    29. Con turret
    30. Converter
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. SprinterSprinter
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. SprinterSprinter ×2
    49. Wind
    50. Energy storage
    51. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. SprinterSprinter
    56. Wind
    57. SprinterSprinter
    58. Wind
    59. SprinterSprinter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Pit BullPit Bull
    63. Wind
    64. SprinterSprinter
    65. Wind
    66. SprinterSprinter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. SprinterSprinter
    69. Converter
    70. SprinterSprinter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Pit BullPit Bull
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. Wind ×2
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. PlatypusPlatypus
    87. Wind ×2
    88. PlatypusPlatypus
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. PlatypusPlatypus
    92. Wind ×2
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind ×3
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. PlatypusPlatypus
    102. Wind ×2
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. Wind ×2
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. PlatypusPlatypus
    109. Wind ×2
    110. PlatypusPlatypus
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. PlatypusPlatypus
    114. Wind ×2
    115. PlatypusPlatypus
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. Wind ×2
    120. PlatypusPlatypus
    121. Wind ×2
    122. PlatypusPlatypus
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. PlatypusPlatypus
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter
    128. PlatypusPlatypus
    129. Wind
    130. PlatypusPlatypus
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. PlatypusPlatypus
    134. Wind ×2
    135. PlatypusPlatypus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (38 OS, 03/10/2026); 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 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
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

zeus_on_god

38.0 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1323 metal received · 48497 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=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

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