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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 (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 772 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 893 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 772 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 ~1:17, 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:50 · typical 1:17
  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 4:04–4:27
    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. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Solar
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Mex
    10. Converter
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:39 · 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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    7. Wind
    8. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:44
  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 (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 199 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. NettleNettle
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:37 · typical 5:29
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler ×4
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. Wind ×2
    30. SprinterSprinter
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Con turret
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×2
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Metal storage
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:02
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:21
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. FalconFighter
    96. Wind
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. FalconFighter
    104. Wind
    105. FalconFighter
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Wind
    110. FalconFighter
    111. Wind
    112. FalconFighter
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. FalconFighter
    119. Wind
    120. FalconFighter
    121. Wind
    122. FalconFighter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. FalconFighter
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. FalconFighter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter ×2
    132. Wind
    133. FalconFighter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. FalconFighter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. FalconFighter
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Wind
    141. FalconFighter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. FalconFighter
    144. Wind
    145. Converter ×2
    146. FalconFighter
    147. Fusion ReactorFusion
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×3
    153. FalconFighter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. FalconFighter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Converter ×2
    168. Wind ×5
    169. Converter ×2
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter ×2
    174. Wind ×4
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Converter ×2
    178. Wind ×3
    179. T2 converter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Wind ×3
    183. T2 converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×5
    187. Converter ×2
    188. Wind ×2
    189. Fusion ReactorFusion
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×2
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×4
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×4
    196. Converter ×2
    197. Wind ×4
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is GuiTou's (35 OS, 30/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:03 · in 42% 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

893 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164200
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357900
11:001640900
12:001997300
13:002378500
14:002755490104
15:0031617323204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

GuiTou

35.4 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
4157 metal received · 59579 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=893
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=887
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=891

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