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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 · 1602 distinct matches · 255 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1912 · 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 1602 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 1:18 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Energy storage
    10. Mex
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:29
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:05
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
  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 · 223 steps
    1. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×4
    19. ButlerButler
    20. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 9:02
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×5
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Converter ×2
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×5
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×3
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×5
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter ×2
    69. ButlerButler
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. ButlerButler
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter
    79. ButlerButler
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×5
    83. Converter ×2
    84. Wind ×2
    85. ButlerButler
    86. Wind
    87. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:12
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×3
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter ×2
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×5
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. ButlerButler
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter ×3
    123. Wind ×4
    124. ButlerButler
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. ButlerButler
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter ×3
    137. Wind ×6
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    143. Wind ×5
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Metal storage
    146. Wind ×9
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter ×2
    150. Wind ×6
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×4
    153. Converter ×2
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:33
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter ×2
    158. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    159. Wind
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind ×7
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. ArbalestArbalest
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Con turret
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×4
    172. Converter
    173. Con turret
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×3
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×5
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×3
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×5
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×2
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×5
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×7
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×6
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×5
    200. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:43
    201. Wind ×2
    202. Converter
    203. Wind
    204. Converter
    205. Con turret
    206. Wind ×7
    207. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×2
    210. Converter
    211. Wind ×5
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×3
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. Con turret
    217. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    218. Wind ×4
    219. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    220. Converter
    221. Con turret
    222. Wind
    223. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (33 OS, 20/08/2026); 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 9:06 · 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

1912 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00579900
7:00722700
8:00906500
9:001118000
10:001352000
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002343000
14:0027286074
15:0031503108130
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

BigRowan

32.5 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
1931 metal received · 83260 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=1912
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1905
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1908

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