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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind ×3
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Energy storage
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 4:36 · typical 5:29
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 283 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind ×4
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×5
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×5
    49. Converter
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. ButlerButler
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. ButlerButler
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×5
    109. Converter ×2
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. ButlerButler
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×5
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind ×3
    123. ButlerButler
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter ×2
    128. Wind ×5
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. ButlerButler
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. ButlerButler
    143. Wind ×7
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Wind ×2
    146. ButlerButler
    147. Wind ×7
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Converter
    151. ButlerButler
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×7
    159. ButlerButler
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter ×3
    162. Wind ×9
    163. Converter ×2
    164. ButlerButler
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. ButlerButler
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind
    178. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    179. Wind ×5
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. Converter ×3
    183. Wind ×4
    184. Con turret
    185. Wind ×4
    186. Converter ×2
    187. Wind
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×3
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×6
    192. Converter ×3
    193. Wind
    194. Con turret
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×5
    198. Converter
    199. Wind
    200. Converter ×2
    201. Wind ×4
    202. Converter
    203. Wind ×4
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×2
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. Con turret
    209. Converter
    210. Wind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×5
    213. Converter
    214. Wind
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×5
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. Converter
    220. Wind ×5
    221. Converter
    222. Wind
    223. Converter
    224. Wind
    225. Converter
    226. Wind ×5
    227. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 14:07
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×4
    230. Converter
    231. Wind
    232. Converter
    233. Wind ×6
    234. Converter ×2
    235. Wind ×6
    236. Converter ×2
    237. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:15
    238. Wind ×4
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×5
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×3
    243. Converter
    244. Wind ×7
    245. Converter ×2
    246. Con turret
    247. Converter
    248. Con turret ×2
    249. Converter ×2
    250. Con turret
    251. Converter ×2
    252. MarauderMarauderdone 14:17
    253. Converter ×2
    254. MarauderMarauder
    255. Converter ×3
    256. MarauderMarauder
    257. Converter
    258. Wind ×4
    259. Converter
    260. Wind
    261. Converter ×2
    262. Wind ×6
    263. Converter
    264. Wind ×3
    265. MarauderMarauder
    266. Wind ×2
    267. Converter
    268. Wind
    269. Converter ×2
    270. Wind ×6
    271. Converter
    272. Wind
    273. Converter ×2
    274. Wind ×5
    275. Converter ×2
    276. Wind ×6
    277. MarauderMarauder
    278. Converter ×2
    279. Wind
    280. Converter
    281. Wind ×5
    282. Converter
    283. Wind ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [FCRD]GlazedByAfussy's (35 OS, 03/10/2026); 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

[FCRD]GlazedByAfussy

35.1 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
4459 metal received · 47978 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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