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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 · 1591 distinct matches · 254 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1901 · 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 1591 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 1:18 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Energy storage
    9. Mex
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:12 · 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. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:11
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:28
  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 · 104 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. NettleNettle ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×6
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×6
    44. Converter ×2
    45. Wind
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:19
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. FalconFighter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. FalconFighter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter ×2
    58. Wind
    59. FalconFighter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. FalconFighter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. FalconFighter
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. FalconFighter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. FalconFighter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. FalconFighter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. FalconFighter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. FalconFighter
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. FalconFighter
    87. Wind
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    95. FalconFighter
    96. Wind
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (34 OS, 01/10/2026); 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 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1901 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
7:00723000
8:00906500
9:001117900
10:001352400
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002342800
14:0027285074
15:0031507115130
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

BigRowan

33.5 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2695 metal received · 71576 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=1901
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1894
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1897

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