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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 · 1580 distinct matches · 252 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1886 · 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 1580 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    9. Mex
    10. PawnPawn
    11. Energy storage
    12. LazarusLazarusfor Geo sea
    13. Wind
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Con turret
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×8
    19. LazarusLazarus
    20. Wind
    21. Energy storage
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:02 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind
  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 · 200 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:47 · typical 5:28
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. ButlerButler ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. ButlerButler ×2
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Wind ×15
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    18. Wind ×4
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    33. Wind ×4
    34. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    35. Wind ×4
    36. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    37. Wind ×4
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×4
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Converter
    58. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:39
    59. Wind
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. ButlerButler
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. ButlerButler
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 13:05
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter ×2
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. SprinterSprinter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. SprinterSprinter
    135. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×3
    167. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Wind ×4
    183. Converter
    184. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. HoundHound
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×3
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×2
    194. HoundHound
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. HoundHound
    198. Wind
    199. Converter ×2
    200. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SK0NK's (30 OS, 02/10/2026); 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 Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 43% 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

1886 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
6:00580200
7:00723200
8:00906400
9:001117700
10:001351300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002342600
14:0027286074
15:0031503110130
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

SK0NK

30.4 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2681 metal received · 51808 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=1886
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1882

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