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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 · 1632 distinct matches · 257 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 54% of 1942 · 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 1632 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 (32%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:32 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:27 · typical 5:28
    14. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:24
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
  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 · 136 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    25. Wind
    26. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 8:59
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    30. ButlerButler
    31. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    35. ButlerButler
    36. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    37. Wind
    38. ButlerButler ×2
    39. Con turret
    40. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:33
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Con turret
    43. Metal storage
    44. Wind
    45. Con turret
    46. Converter ×2
    47. Con turret
    48. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 14:13
    49. Con turret
    50. Converter ×2
    51. Wind
    52. Converter ×6
    53. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    54. Converter ×3
    55. Wind
    56. Converter ×31
    57. FalconFighterfor Geo
    58. Windfor Geo
    59. Converter ×3
    60. FalconFighterfor Geo
    61. Converter ×11
    62. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    63. Converter ×3
    64. FalconFighter
    65. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. FalconFighter
    69. Geothermal PowerplantGeonot finished by 15:00
    70. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    71. Converter
    72. Windfor Suicide front
    73. FalconFighter
    74. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    75. RiptideFrigatedone 14:12
    76. Wind
    77. FalconFighter
    78. Converter
    79. FalconFighter
    80. Converter ×2
    81. FalconFighter
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. FalconFighter
    85. OppressorDestroyernot finished by 15:00
    86. Con turret
    87. Converter
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Con turret
    92. FalconFighter
    93. Wind
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Converter
    96. FalconFighter
    97. Con turret
    98. FalconFighter
    99. Con turret
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind
    102. FalconFighter
    103. Con turret
    104. FalconFighter
    105. Converter
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Wind
    110. Con turret
    111. FalconFighter
    112. RiptideFrigate
    113. Converter
    114. Con turret
    115. Converter
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind
    119. FalconFighter
    120. Converter ×2
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Con turret
    123. FalconFighter
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. FalconFighter
    128. Con turret
    129. Converter
    130. FalconFighter
    131. Wind
    132. FalconFighter
    133. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    134. FalconFighter
    135. Converter ×2
    136. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Gieds's (43 OS, 14/10/2026); 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 Geo sea or Pondfirst 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

1942 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580200
7:00722800
8:00906600
9:001118300
10:001352000
11:001623900
12:001966400
13:002344000
14:0027303074
15:0031520105130
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

Gieds

42.7 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

366 received units · includes a constructor
5703 metal received · 188004 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=1942
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1935
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1938

Played most by

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Standard tech · Armada Tech (Eco) build order · BAR Build Atlas