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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Energy storage
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Mex
    12. Wind ×2
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind ×6
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · 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. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:59
    8. Wind ×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 · 151 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    5. Converter ×4
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:47 · typical 5:29
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Wind ×5
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. ButlerButler ×3
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    31. Wind ×3
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×6
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×10
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Metal storage
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×4
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:34
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×6
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Hardened Energy Storage
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Con turret
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:41
    101. Wind
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Con turret
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Fusion ReactorFusion
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×4
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Fusion ReactorFusion
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×5
    150. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    151. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]FranzDK's (31 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

[Grump]FranzDK

30.9 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2776 metal received · 31768 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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