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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 · 1602 distinct matches · 255 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1912 · 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 1602 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 ×3
    3. Solar
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:22 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Energy storage
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · 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. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:37
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:19 · typical 5:29
    5. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
  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 · 224 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    17. Wind ×4
    18. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Windfor Beach sea
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Converter
    44. Windfor Beach sea
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Windfor Beach sea
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Windfor Beach sea
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Windfor Beach sea
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind
    73. Windfor Beach sea
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. ButlerButler
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×7
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×5
    86. ButlerButler
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×7
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×5
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×7
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Metal storage
    96. Wind ×2
    97. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:23
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×7
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×5
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    114. Wind
    115. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×4
    119. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 12:05
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:34
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    137. Wind
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×4
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×7
    148. Con turret
    149. Converter ×2
    150. Wind ×6
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×7
    153. Converter ×2
    154. Wind ×6
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×5
    159. Converter ×2
    160. Wind ×7
    161. Converter ×2
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:40
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Con turret
    170. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    171. Wind ×5
    172. Converter ×2
    173. Wind ×3
    174. Con turret
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter
    179. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:26
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Con turret
    182. Wind ×4
    183. Converter ×2
    184. Con turret
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Con turret
    187. Wind
    188. Con turret
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×4
    191. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    192. Converter
    193. Con turret ×2
    194. Wind ×4
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×3
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×3
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. OracleOracle
    206. Wind ×2
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×3
    209. LicheLichenot finished by 15:00
    210. Wind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×4
    213. Converter
    214. Wind
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×4
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×4
    219. Converter
    220. Wind ×3
    221. Converter
    222. Wind ×2
    223. Converter
    224. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (33 OS, 20/08/2026); 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

1912 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00579900
7:00722700
8:00906500
9:001118000
10:001352000
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002343000
14:0027286074
15:0031503108130
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

BigRowan

32.5 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
4677 metal received · 62410 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=1912
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1905
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1908

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