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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 901 distinct matches · 120 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1034 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab right away.
  2. Get bot lab up and begin feeding early cons.
  3. Start advanced bot lab to rush T2 factory.
  4. Finish T2 factory and push advanced metal extractor by 5:29.
  5. Build Citadel, Platypus and Umbrella as anti-nuke defence transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 901 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 1:13–1:31

    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
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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 4:04–4:28
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. LazarusLazarusfor Air
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Con turret ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:47 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    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 · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:24 · typical 5:29
    6. Wind
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:50
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    11. Converter
  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 (49%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 203 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Converter
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Converter
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Converter ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Metal storage
    16. Wind ×4
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    18. Wind ×4
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×5
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×6
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    34. Wind ×6
    35. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×8
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×4
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×4
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×7
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:16
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind
    63. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. T2 converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Fusion ReactorFusion
    100. Wind ×3
    101. ArbalestArbalest
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×4
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×6
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind ×6
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind ×6
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Fusion ReactorFusion
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×7
    133. Converter ×2
    134. Wind ×6
    135. Converter ×2
    136. Wind ×7
    137. Converter ×2
    138. Wind ×5
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Con turret
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Wind
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind ×2
    152. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    153. Con turret
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter ×2
    156. Wind
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind
    161. Con turret
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Con turret
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Con turret
    175. Wind ×3
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind
    178. Converter ×2
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×3
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×2
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Con turret
    189. Wind ×3
    190. Converter
    191. Wind
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×2
    194. CitadelAnti-nuke
    195. Wind ×4
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×5
    200. Converter
    201. Wind ×2
    202. Converter
    203. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (43 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:48 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1034 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486400
6:00580800
7:00723600
8:00911000
9:001125000
10:001358800
11:001643300
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031704295204
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's textbook T2 rush, posting the highest metal production of any build shown (31617 by 15:00) with almost no early losses.

  • + T2 factory done by 4:15 in 97% of games, extremely consistent.
  • + Own metal lost is only 228 by 15:00, near untouched economy.
  • − Team win rate is the lowest of all builds shown at 53%, fast eco alone doesn't decide games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

DRM

42.5 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1894 metal received · 110680 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1034
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1028
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1032

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