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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 1:43 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:55 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. Wind
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:36
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:19 · typical 5:29
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 143 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. ButlerButler ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    11. Wind ×6
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×9
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×4
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind ×7
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×7
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×8
    39. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×7
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×6
    48. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:49
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×7
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. T2 converter
    65. Wind
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×7
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. ArchangelArchangeldone 13:06
    87. Wind
    88. T2 converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. ArchangelArchangel
    91. Converter ×4
    92. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:42
    93. Converter
    94. LazarusLazarus
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. LazarusLazarus
    100. Con turret
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. LazarusLazarus
    110. Wind
    111. LazarusLazarus
    112. Converter
    113. LazarusLazarus
    114. Wind ×3
    115. LazarusLazarus
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×4
    119. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:30
    120. Wind ×2
    121. PlatypusPlatypus
    122. Wind
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Wind ×3
    125. PlatypusPlatypus
    126. Wind
    127. Con turret
    128. PlatypusPlatypus
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Con turret ×2
    134. Wind ×3
    135. PlatypusPlatypus
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Con turret
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. PlatypusPlatypus
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Blover's (38 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

Blover

38.0 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

69 received units · includes a constructor
2416 metal received · 32523 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

Played most by

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