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Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractor while sending the first T2 constructor to Geo, scaling team eco and mex upgrades through the full 15 minutes.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (84%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 901 distinct matches · 120 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1034 · 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 901 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:31

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · typical 1:17
  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 (35%)

    By 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Energy storage
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:35 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    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 · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:43
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 (49%) · 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 · 211 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:17 · typical 5:29
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. HoundHound
    6. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Wind ×8
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×4
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×6
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×10
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×5
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. GhostGhost
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. GhostGhost
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter ×2
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:33
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×5
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×6
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Converter
    118. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind ×3
    124. StormbringerBomber
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter ×2
    128. Con turret
    129. Wind ×6
    130. Con turret
    131. StormbringerBomber
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×2
    140. StormbringerBomber
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Con turret
    150. StormbringerBomber
    151. Wind ×3
    152. StormbringerBomber
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. StormbringerBomber
    157. Wind
    158. Converter ×2
    159. StormbringerBomber
    160. Wind ×3
    161. StormbringerBomber
    162. Wind ×2
    163. StormbringerBomber
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. StormbringerBomber
    167. Wind ×3
    168. StormbringerBomber
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. StormbringerBomber
    172. Wind ×2
    173. StormbringerBomber
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. StormbringerBomber
    179. Wind
    180. StormbringerBomber
    181. Wind
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×2
    184. StormbringerBomber
    185. Wind ×2
    186. StormbringerBomber
    187. Converter ×2
    188. Wind ×2
    189. StormbringerBomber
    190. Wind ×3
    191. StormbringerBomber
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. StormbringerBomber
    195. Wind ×3
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Converter
    201. Wind ×2
    202. FalconFighter
    203. Wind
    204. FalconFighter
    205. Wind ×2
    206. FalconFighter
    207. Converter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. Wind
    211. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SkyFireEX's (40 OS, 09/10/2026); 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 5:23 · in 32% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:05 · in 42% 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

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1034 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091600
3:00164500
4:00316200
5:00486400
6:00580800
7:00723600
8:00911000
9:001125000
10:001358800
11:001643300
12:001999100
13:002375900
14:00276067381
15:0031704295204
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

SkyFireEX

39.7 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

30 received units
2353 metal received · 39774 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:31 · n=1034
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:28 · n=1028
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1032

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