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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 · 775 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 896 · 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 775 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:57 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:32 · typical 5:29
    6. Wind
  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 · 114 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Con turret
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×11
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×4
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×5
    27. Converter
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×5
    30. Converter
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×5
    46. Converter ×2
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×5
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. ButlerButler
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×5
    81. Converter
    82. SprinterSprinter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. SprinterSprinter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. SprinterSprinter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind
    97. SprinterSprinter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×2
    101. SprinterSprinter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Converter ×2
    104. Wind
    105. SharpshooterSniper botdone 11:24
    106. Wind ×5
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×5
    111. Converter ×2
    112. Wind ×5
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ChaoticNoob's (36 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 2:22 · 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 9:03 · 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

896 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001358100
11:001641600
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988108
15:0031616319214
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

ChaoticNoob

35.6 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2047 metal received · 36143 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=896
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=890
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=894

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