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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 · 769 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 889 · 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 769 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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:10 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind ×4
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Con turret
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Con turret
    14. Con turretfor Beach sea
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×4
    21. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:43 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:19 · typical 5:29
    4. Wind
  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 · 141 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Converter
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. ButlerButler ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    15. Wind
    16. Windfor Beach sea
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    19. Windfor Beach sea
    20. Wind
    21. Windfor Beach sea
    22. Wind
    23. Windfor Beach sea
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Windfor Beach sea
    26. PlatypusPlatypus
    27. Wind
    28. Windfor Beach sea
    29. Wind
    30. Windfor Beach sea
    31. PlatypusPlatypus
    32. Wind
    33. Windfor Beach sea
    34. Wind
    35. PlatypusPlatypus
    36. Wind
    37. Windfor Beach sea
    38. Wind
    39. Windfor Beach sea
    40. PlatypusPlatypus
    41. Wind
    42. Windfor Beach sea
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. Windfor Beach sea
    46. Wind
    47. Windfor Beach sea
    48. Converter
    49. PlatypusPlatypus
    50. Wind
    51. Windfor Beach sea
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Windfor Beach sea
    55. Wind
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Converter
    58. Windfor Beach sea
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. PlatypusPlatypus
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind ×2
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. PlatypusPlatypus
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. PlatypusPlatypus
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Wind ×4
    94. PlatypusPlatypus
    95. Wind ×3
    96. PlatypusPlatypus
    97. Wind ×3
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Wind ×4
    100. PlatypusPlatypus
    101. Wind ×3
    102. PlatypusPlatypus
    103. Wind ×3
    104. PlatypusPlatypus
    105. Wind ×4
    106. PlatypusPlatypus
    107. Wind ×3
    108. PlatypusPlatypus
    109. Wind ×2
    110. PlatypusPlatypus
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind ×2
    113. PlatypusPlatypus
    114. Wind
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind
    117. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    118. Wind ×11
    119. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Metal storage
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Con turret
    126. Wind ×8
    127. Con turret
    128. Wind ×6
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Con turret ×2
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind ×8
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×13
    141. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is thermite's (35 OS, 18/09/2026); 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 9:02 · 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

889 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315100
5:00486600
6:00580800
7:00723000
8:00907500
9:001124800
10:001357900
11:001641400
12:002001000
13:002381700
14:002755786104
15:0031654315204
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

thermite

35.0 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

12 received units
1264 metal received · 28242 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=889
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=883
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=887

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