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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 1:23 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · 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
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:21
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:11 · 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 (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 · 126 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×3
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    17. ButlerButler ×3
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×12
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind ×2
    41. TracerTracer
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind ×4
    49. SprinterSprinter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. SprinterSprinter
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×10
    54. SprinterSprinter
    55. Wind ×8
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. T2 converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×12
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×16
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×3
    74. T2 converter
    75. Wind ×12
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×17
    78. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:16
    79. Wind ×6
    80. StormbringerBomber
    81. Wind ×6
    82. StormbringerBomber
    83. Wind ×3
    84. StormbringerBomber
    85. Wind ×4
    86. StormbringerBomber
    87. Wind ×4
    88. StormbringerBomber
    89. Wind ×4
    90. StormbringerBomber
    91. Wind ×4
    92. StormbringerBomber
    93. Wind ×3
    94. StormbringerBomber
    95. Wind ×5
    96. StormbringerBomber
    97. Wind ×4
    98. StormbringerBomber
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Con turret
    101. StormbringerBomber
    102. Wind ×4
    103. StormbringerBomber
    104. Wind ×4
    105. StormbringerBomber
    106. Wind ×4
    107. StormbringerBomber
    108. Wind ×4
    109. StormbringerBomber
    110. Wind ×8
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind ×12
    113. Con turret
    114. Wind ×17
    115. T2 converter
    116. Wind ×38
    117. StormbringerBomber
    118. Wind ×5
    119. StormbringerBomber
    120. Wind ×4
    121. StormbringerBomber
    122. Wind ×4
    123. StormbringerBomber
    124. Wind ×4
    125. StormbringerBomber
    126. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Adeus's (37 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

Adeus

36.5 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

58 received units
4632 metal received · 63179 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

Amrissa101games of this buildKOT_45games of this buildSyphos40games of this buildAdeus39games of this buildTeaner34games of this build
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