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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 ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:59
    3. LazarusLazarus ×4
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret ×3
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:02 · 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 · 1 step
    1. Wind ×4
  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 · 67 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 6:04
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    14. Wind ×6
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:34 · typical 5:29
    16. Wind ×6
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    29. Wind ×6
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    37. Wind ×7
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Con turret ×6
    41. Metal storage
    42. HoundHound ×6
    43. Wind
    44. HoundHound
    45. Wind ×2
    46. HoundHound
    47. Wind
    48. HoundHound
    49. Wind ×2
    50. HoundHound
    51. Wind
    52. HoundHound
    53. Wind
    54. HoundHound
    55. Wind
    56. HoundHound ×2
    57. Wind
    58. HoundHound
    59. Wind
    60. HoundHound ×2
    61. Wind
    62. HoundHound ×2
    63. Wind
    64. HoundHound
    65. Wind
    66. HoundHound ×2
    67. ArchangelArchangel ×2done 14:08

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Damsko's (41 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

Damsko

40.6 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
4023 metal received · 61532 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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