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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. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×4
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Con turret
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:51 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:00
    5. NettleNettle
  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 · 75 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:58 · typical 5:29
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Energy storage
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×5
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×6
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    29. Wind ×7
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    38. Wind ×6
    39. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:19
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:23
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. UmbrellaAnti-nuke
    48. Wind
    49. PlatypusPlatypus
    50. Converter
    51. PlatypusPlatypus
    52. Wind
    53. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    54. Converter
    55. PlatypusPlatypus
    56. Converter
    57. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    58. Converter ×2
    59. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Fusion ReactorFusion
    63. UmbrellaAnti-nuke
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×9
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×8
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×15
    75. Mex

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is N2G's (44 OS, 22/08/2026); 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

N2G

44.2 OS · 22/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1966 metal received · 68548 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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