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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 · 770 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 890 · 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 770 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:00 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Solar ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:55 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
  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 · 147 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:49 · typical 5:29
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. ButlerButler ×2
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×6
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×3
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×3
    51. SharpshooterSniper botfor Frontdone 10:55
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×10
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×8
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×9
    59. Converter ×2
    60. T2 converter
    61. Wind ×4
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Con turret
    74. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:27
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×5
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind
    94. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:43
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×5
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×5
    102. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Metal storage
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:33
    110. Con turret
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×5
    119. LicheLichedone 14:19
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×7
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×7
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×7
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. HighwindHighwind
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. HighwindHighwind
    135. Wind ×2
    136. HighwindHighwind
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. HighwindHighwind
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. HighwindHighwind
    144. Wind ×4
    145. HighwindHighwind
    146. Wind ×3
    147. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is No_Air's (35 OS, 06/08/2026); 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 9:02 · 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

890 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723200
8:00907900
9:001124900
10:001358100
11:001641600
12:002000600
13:002380800
14:002755688104
15:0031636319204
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

No_Air

35.4 OS · 06/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1967 metal received · 130547 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=890
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=884
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=888

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