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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 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

KOT_

38.6 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1348 metal received · 33387 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

Played most by

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