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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 · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · 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 1574 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 (31%)

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]FranzDK's (30 OS, 10/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · 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 9:07 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
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

[Grump]FranzDK

30.4 OS · 10/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3350 metal received · 29727 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

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