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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Windfor Front
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:26 · 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 · 32 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Solar
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter ×2
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:07
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:46 · typical 5:29
  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 · 297 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind ×3
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×4
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind ×5
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×4
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Wind ×5
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×5
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×5
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Con turret
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind
    43. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:44
    44. Wind ×6
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×8
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×5
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Con turret
    86. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:52
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Con turret
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. TracerTracer
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Fusion ReactorFusion
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind
    128. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    133. Wind
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    138. Converter
    139. Con turret
    140. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Con turret
    152. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Con turret
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind ×4
    166. Converter
    167. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. Converter ×2
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:30
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. TickTick
    181. Wind ×2
    182. TickTick
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. TickTick ×2
    186. Converter
    187. TickTick
    188. Wind
    189. TickTick
    190. Wind
    191. TickTick
    192. Wind
    193. TickTick
    194. Converter
    195. TickTick
    196. Wind
    197. TickTick
    198. Wind
    199. TickTick ×2
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind ×2
    204. TickTick
    205. Wind
    206. TickTick ×2
    207. Converter
    208. TickTick
    209. Wind
    210. TickTick
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. TickTick
    214. Wind
    215. TickTick ×2
    216. Converter
    217. Wind
    218. TickTick ×3
    219. Converter
    220. TickTick
    221. Wind
    222. TickTick
    223. Wind ×2
    224. TickTick ×2
    225. Converter
    226. TickTick
    227. Wind
    228. TickTick
    229. Wind
    230. TickTick
    231. Wind
    232. TickTick ×3
    233. Wind
    234. TickTick
    235. Wind
    236. TickTick
    237. Converter
    238. TickTick
    239. Wind ×2
    240. TickTick
    241. Wind
    242. TickTick ×3
    243. Converter
    244. TickTick
    245. Wind
    246. TickTick
    247. Wind
    248. TickTick
    249. Wind
    250. TickTick ×2
    251. Wind
    252. TickTick ×3
    253. Converter
    254. TickTick
    255. Wind ×3
    256. TickTick ×4
    257. Converter
    258. Wind
    259. TickTick
    260. Wind
    261. TickTick
    262. Wind
    263. TickTick ×3
    264. Wind
    265. TickTick
    266. Converter
    267. TickTick
    268. Wind
    269. TickTick
    270. Wind ×2
    271. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:38
    272. Converter
    273. Wind
    274. StormbringerBomber
    275. Wind ×2
    276. Converter
    277. StormbringerBomber
    278. Con turret
    279. Wind ×2
    280. Converter
    281. Wind
    282. Con turret
    283. Wind ×2
    284. StormbringerBomber
    285. Converter
    286. Wind
    287. Con turret
    288. Wind ×3
    289. StormbringerBomber
    290. Con turret
    291. Converter
    292. Con turret
    293. Wind ×3
    294. StormbringerBomber
    295. Converter
    296. Con turret
    297. Wind ×3

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 ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
6483 metal received · 58393 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

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