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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 (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 773 distinct matches · 109 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 894 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 lab by 4:15

  1. Take 3 mex, then wind and a Bot Lab to open eco fast.
  2. Push T2 lab out, aim to pass T2 to air player.
  3. Get first T2 constructor building, prioritize mex upgrades over eco.
  4. Finish Advanced Metal Extractor, keep upgrading team's mex.
  5. Add fus and anti-nuke, keep feeding T2 cons and Umbrella/Citadel to team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 773 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 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:03 · 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 4:04–4:27
    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 · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Mex
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:49 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:45 · typical 5:29
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
  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 (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 181 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Converter
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×6
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×6
    31. GhostGhost
    32. Wind ×5
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×6
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×3
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×6
    51. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:49
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. Wind ×8
    56. Converter ×3
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter ×4
    84. Wind ×7
    85. Converter ×3
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter ×2
    88. Wind ×5
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×9
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Wind
    104. Metal storage
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:58
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×6
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×7
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind ×8
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Fusion ReactorFusion
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×3
    149. Converter ×2
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×5
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×6
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Con turret
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Converter
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Con turret
    171. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Con turret
    175. Wind ×3
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Con turret
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×7

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is I_pawngame_u's (37 OS, 17/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:03 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

894 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164300
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907000
9:001124900
10:001357600
11:001641200
12:001997300
13:002377500
14:002754988106
15:0031616323206
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's baseline and wins slightly more than half its games with a huge metal lead but almost no kills, showing its value is economic not combat.

  • + Produces 31389 metal by 15:00, far above other roles.
  • + Reaches T2 lab and constructor by 4:15-4:33 almost every game.
  • − Barely destroys any enemy metal (400 by 15:00), no combat presence.
  • − Fusion Reactor and anti-nuke only land in 44% of games.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

I_pawngame_u

36.6 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1921 metal received · 30945 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=894
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=888
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=892

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