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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 · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · 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 1574 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:44 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:09 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:18 · typical 5:29
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 293 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. ButlerButler ×5
    3. Wind ×2
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    7. Wind ×6
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×5
    18. Converter
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×4
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×7
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×4
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×8
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×5
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×5
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. SprinterSprinter
    68. Wind ×6
    69. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×4
    73. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    74. Wind ×7
    75. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×6
    78. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    84. Wind ×6
    85. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind ×5
    90. SprinterSprinterfor Suicide front
    91. Wind ×6
    92. SprinterSprinter
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind
    95. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×6
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Mexfor Pond
    103. Wind ×4
    104. ButlerButler
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. ButlerButler
    113. Wind ×7
    114. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    120. Wind
    121. Tidal
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Advanced ShipyardEat Advanced Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    126. Naval Construction Turret
    127. Converter
    128. SeekerSeeker
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Mex
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:01
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Tidal
    141. Wind ×6
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. SeekerSeeker
    146. Wind ×8
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Mex
    152. Wind ×2
    153. HarpoonHarpoon
    154. Wind ×6
    155. LazarusLazarus
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×4
    160. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    161. Wind
    162. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    163. Wind ×4
    164. LazarusLazarus
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×3
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×4
    169. HarpoonHarpoon
    170. SeekerSeeker
    171. Wind ×3
    172. Converter
    173. LazarusLazarus
    174. Wind ×3
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×3
    177. Mex
    178. Wind ×2
    179. HarpoonHarpoon
    180. Converter
    181. Naval Construction Turret
    182. Wind
    183. LazarusLazarus
    184. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Converter
    187. Wind
    188. LazarusLazarus
    189. Wind
    190. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    191. Wind ×3
    192. Converter
    193. LazarusLazarus
    194. Mex
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. LazarusLazarus
    200. Wind ×4
    201. LazarusLazarus
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×3
    205. Converter
    206. LazarusLazarus
    207. HarpoonHarpoon
    208. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    209. Wind ×5
    210. LazarusLazarus
    211. Wind
    212. Converter
    213. Wind
    214. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×8
    217. Converter ×2
    218. Wind
    219. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    220. Wind ×4
    221. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:37
    222. Wind ×4
    223. Converter
    224. Wind
    225. Converter
    226. Con turret
    227. Wind ×2
    228. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    229. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    230. Wind ×5
    231. Converter
    232. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    233. Wind ×2
    234. Con turret
    235. Converter
    236. Wind ×6
    237. Converter
    238. Con turret
    239. Wind ×2
    240. Converter
    241. Wind ×3
    242. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    243. Wind
    244. Con turret
    245. Wind ×4
    246. Converter
    247. Con turret
    248. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 13:59
    249. Wind ×2
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×3
    252. Con turret
    253. Wind
    254. Con turret
    255. Wind
    256. Con turret
    257. Converter
    258. Con turret
    259. Wind ×4
    260. Converter
    261. Wind ×3
    262. Con turret
    263. Wind
    264. Converter
    265. Wind ×2
    266. Con turret
    267. Wind
    268. Converter
    269. Wind ×4
    270. T2 converter
    271. Wind ×2
    272. Converter
    273. Wind ×2
    274. Converter
    275. Wind ×6
    276. Converter
    277. Wind ×2
    278. Con turret
    279. Wind
    280. Converter
    281. Wind
    282. ArbalestArbalest
    283. Wind ×5
    284. Converter
    285. Wind
    286. ArbalestArbalest
    287. Wind
    288. Converter
    289. Wind
    290. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    291. Wind ×4
    292. Converter
    293. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Jockeljkl's (31 OS, 10/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
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

Jockeljkl

30.8 OS · 10/09/2026

Open source match ↗

25 received units · includes a constructor
1520 metal received · 78451 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

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