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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 915 distinct matches · 122 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1052 · 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 915 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 1:13–1:31

    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 1:21 · 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 4:04–4:28
    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 · 27 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×3
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Con turret
    10. Con turretfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Energy storage
    13. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×5
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:39 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    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 · 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. SharpshooterSniper botfor Airdone 5:17
  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 (50%) · 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 · 251 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:51 · typical 5:29
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    5. ButlerButler
    6. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. ButlerButler
    9. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×3
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Con turret
    40. Converter
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Con turret
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×5
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×6
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×3
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. ButlerButler
    70. Wind ×5
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Wind
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    84. Wind
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind ×12
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×5
    91. Converter
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Wind ×9
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. PlatypusPlatypus
    97. Wind ×8
    98. Converter
    99. PlatypusPlatypus
    100. Wind ×8
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. Wind ×7
    105. Converter
    106. PlatypusPlatypus
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. PlatypusPlatypus
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×8
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind ×6
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter
    121. PlatypusPlatypus
    122. Wind ×6
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. PlatypusPlatypus
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×6
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×3
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. PlatypusPlatypus
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. PlatypusPlatypus
    148. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    149. Wind ×5
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×7
    152. PlatypusPlatypus
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×8
    156. PlatypusPlatypus
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×7
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. PlatypusPlatypus
    163. Wind ×4
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×7
    166. Converter
    167. PlatypusPlatypus
    168. Wind ×8
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. PlatypusPlatypus
    172. Wind ×4
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×3
    177. PlatypusPlatypus
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×4
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. PlatypusPlatypus
    184. Wind ×3
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×3
    189. Converter
    190. PlatypusPlatypus
    191. Wind ×4
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×2
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×4
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×3
    198. PlatypusPlatypus
    199. Wind
    200. Converter
    201. Wind ×3
    202. Converter
    203. Wind ×5
    204. Converter
    205. Wind
    206. PlatypusPlatypus
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×4
    210. Converter
    211. Wind ×5
    212. PlatypusPlatypus
    213. Wind
    214. Converter
    215. Wind ×4
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. PlatypusPlatypus
    219. Wind ×6
    220. Converter
    221. Wind ×4
    222. PlatypusPlatypus
    223. Wind ×2
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×6
    226. Converter
    227. Wind
    228. PlatypusPlatypus
    229. Wind ×4
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×4
    232. PlatypusPlatypus
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. Wind ×5
    236. Converter
    237. Wind ×4
    238. PlatypusPlatypus
    239. Wind ×2
    240. Converter
    241. Wind ×6
    242. PlatypusPlatypus
    243. Wind
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×5
    246. Converter
    247. Wind
    248. PlatypusPlatypus
    249. Wind ×2
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (40 OS, 09/10/2026); 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 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1052 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486300
6:00580500
7:00724000
8:00911100
9:001125000
10:001359300
11:001645000
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031694293204
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_

40.4 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
4386 metal received · 30003 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1052
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1046
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=1050

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