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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 · 1593 distinct matches · 254 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 54% of 1902 · 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 1593 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 1:16 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Energy storage
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Con turret
    15. Windfor Beach sea
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Windfor Beach sea
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind ×3for Beach sea
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    7. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:59
    8. Wind ×2for Beach sea
  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 · 181 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:28 · typical 5:29
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Windfor Beach sea
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Windfor Beach sea
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    8. Converter ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    10. Converter
    11. Windfor Beach sea
    12. Converter ×2
    13. Windfor Beach sea
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Converter
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Windfor Beach sea
    19. Converter
    20. ButlerButler ×2
    21. Converter
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Windfor Beach sea
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Windfor Beach sea
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    37. Wind ×5
    38. Windfor Beach sea
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Windfor Beach sea
    48. Wind ×3
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Windfor Beach sea
    58. Wind ×5
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×4
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Windfor Beach sea
    65. Wind
    66. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:14
    67. Wind ×13
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Windfor Beach sea
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×7
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×7
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Windfor Beach sea
    78. Wind ×8
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Windfor Beach sea
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×7
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×9
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×9
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×8
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×6
    97. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×8
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×7
    107. Con turret
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×5
    110. T2 converter
    111. Wind
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×6
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Con turret
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:47
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×6
    139. T2 converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×7
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×6
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind ×3
    152. T2 converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. T2 converter
    155. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Converter
    161. Con turret
    162. Wind ×3
    163. ArbalestArbalest
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. ArbalestArbalest
    168. Wind ×4
    169. Converter
    170. Con turret ×2
    171. Wind ×2
    172. ArbalestArbalest
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind ×3
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is FrugalResources's (30 OS, 12/10/2026); 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 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1902 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580100
7:00723000
8:00906400
9:001117800
10:001352000
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002343000
14:0027286074
15:0031512108130
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

FrugalResources

30.1 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2468 metal received · 37988 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=1902
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1895
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1898

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