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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 · 765 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 885 · 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 765 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

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Solar
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:25 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. LazarusLazarus ×3
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Energy storage
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:56 · 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 (35%)

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (38 OS, 30/09/2026); 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 4:46 · 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 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

885 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164200
4:00315100
5:00486700
6:00581000
7:00723300
8:00909300
9:001125100
10:001358500
11:001641800
12:002002700
13:002381700
14:002755490104
15:0031617315204
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

maccommander

37.6 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1661 metal received · 43126 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=885
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=883

Played most by

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