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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 · 769 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 889 · 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 769 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Energy storage
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Energy storage
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Con turret
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:10
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:21 · typical 5:29
  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 · 170 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Front
    13. ButlerButler ×5
    14. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:12
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×14
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×3
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×12
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×6
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×6
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×6
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter ×2
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×5
    55. Converter ×2
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter ×3
    67. Wind ×7
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×6
    74. Converter
    75. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×6
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    87. Wind ×5
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind
    95. ButlerButler
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter ×2
    108. Wind ×6
    109. Converter ×2
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×6
    113. Converter ×3
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Hardened Energy Storage
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter ×2
    142. Wind ×4
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. ButlerButler
    150. Converter
    151. Con turret
    152. Wind ×5
    153. Converter
    154. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    155. Converter
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×4
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Wind ×5
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Hardened Metal Storage
    169. Converter ×2
    170. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is lebel's (36 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

889 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
7:00723000
8:00907500
9:001124800
10:001357900
11:001641400
12:002001000
13:002381700
14:002755786104
15:0031654315204
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

lebel

36.3 OS · 22/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3927 metal received · 86318 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=889
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=883
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=887

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