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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 · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · 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 1579 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:28 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Energy storage
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:37
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:34 · 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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 205 steps
    1. ButlerButler ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    8. ButlerButler ×5
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×6
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×14
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×5
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:28
    27. Wind ×7
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×7
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. GhostGhost
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. GhostGhost
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×5
    67. Con turret
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Con turret
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind ×5
    97. Con turret
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Con turret
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×5
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Con turret
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    125. Wind ×7
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×6
    128. Converter ×2
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×3
    136. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:17
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Hardened Metal Storage
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    143. Wind ×5
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:44
    146. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    147. Wind ×6
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×4
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    155. LicheLichedone 14:14
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×7
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×4
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. OracleOracle
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. HighwindHighwind
    177. Wind ×2
    178. HighwindHighwind
    179. Wind ×3
    180. Converter
    181. HighwindHighwind
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. HighwindHighwind
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. HighwindHighwind
    190. Wind ×4
    191. Converter ×2
    192. HighwindHighwind
    193. Wind ×4
    194. HighwindHighwind
    195. Wind
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. HighwindHighwind
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×3
    201. HighwindHighwind
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×4
    205. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SkyFireEX's (41 OS, 14/10/2026); 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 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

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
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

SkyFireEX

41.4 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3492 metal received · 109044 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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