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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 (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 833 distinct matches · 112 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 958 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab right away.
  2. Get bot lab up and begin feeding early cons.
  3. Start advanced bot lab to rush T2 factory.
  4. Finish T2 factory and push advanced metal extractor by 5:29.
  5. Build Citadel, Platypus and Umbrella as anti-nuke defence transition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 833 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 (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 ~4:15, middle half 4:04–4:28
    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 · 27 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Energy storage
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:35 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:00
  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 (48%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 112 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:13 · typical 5:29
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler
    8. ButlerButler ×3for Beach sea
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×5
    12. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×4
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×4
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind ×7
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×4
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Con turret
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×2
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×5
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Con turret ×2
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    112. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 OS, 04/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:48 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 41% 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

958 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164300
4:00315600
5:00486400
6:00580500
7:00723000
8:00907900
9:001124800
10:001357600
11:001642100
12:001998800
13:002374500
14:002753685106
15:0031617313235
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's textbook T2 rush, posting the highest metal production of any build shown (31617 by 15:00) with almost no early losses.

  • + T2 factory done by 4:15 in 97% of games, extremely consistent.
  • + Own metal lost is only 228 by 15:00, near untouched economy.
  • − Team win rate is the lowest of all builds shown at 53%, fast eco alone doesn't decide games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

KOT_

39.1 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3430 metal received · 79971 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=958
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=952
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=956

Played most by

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