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Sharpshooter snipers

Tech adds early T2 Sharpshooter snipers around 8:09-8:52 alongside its usual T2 supply role to support the front.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (82%)

#t2 · 50 distinct matches · 25 players · 4% of Armada Tech games · team won 24% of 51 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SharpshooterT2 bot snipers from 8:09 · 7% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Bot Lab. Only 7% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 8:52

Where those units first fight, in 49 games with kill data: in the middle 51%, on their own side 49%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,380 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into anti-nuke (14% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Sharpshooter by 8:07

  1. Open 3 mex into wind and a bot lab like normal eco start.
  2. Get Advanced Bot Lab up on schedule instead of skipping it.
  3. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to fund the T2 pivot.
  4. Push Sharpshooter sniper bots to middle instead of just feeding team T2.
  5. Add anti-nuke and keep sniper bots as the core army.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 50 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:09 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 1:12–1:33

    By 1:00 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 ×4
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 2:02 · typical 1:17
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 13 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:16, middle half 4:08–4:28
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (45%)

    By 3:23 in all: 4 mex · 13 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Solar
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:32 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:10 · typical 5:15
    5. Converter
  4. 4

    5:00 to T2 bot snipers

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine13Wind
    Order
    1. SharpshooterT2 bot snipers after 4 mex, 26 wind, 4 converterdone ~8:34, middle half 7:16–9:37
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Butler3 Butler

    Some games also: converter (43%) · T2 con bot (31%)

    By 8:09 in all: 4 mex · 26 wind · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 44 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Converter ×4
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×5
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×4
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×6
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×8
    32. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Metal storage
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×6
    42. Converter ×2
    43. Wind ×4
    44. SharpshooterSniper botdone 10:12 · typical 8:34
  5. 5

    T2 bot snipers to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine15Wind−15 vs standard
    Army
    • Sharpshooter1 Sniper bot

    Some games also: Butler (47%) · T2 con bot for allies (39%) · converter (39%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 3 converter · 5 Butler

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 48 wind · 6 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 184 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. SharpshooterSniper bot
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×5
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×5
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. SharpshooterSniper bot
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×6
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. SmugglerJammer bot
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. CompassRadar bot
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Con turret
    80. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:14
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×5
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:42
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Con turret
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×2
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. BlitzBlitz
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Con turret
    129. Converter
    130. BlitzBlitz
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. BlitzBlitz ×2
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Con turret
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Wind ×3
    145. BlitzBlitz ×2
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Con turret
    152. Converter
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Wind ×4
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitz
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×3
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. Wind ×2
    165. BlitzBlitz
    166. Wind
    167. BlitzBlitz
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. BlitzBlitz
    172. Wind ×3
    173. BlitzBlitz
    174. Wind
    175. BlitzBlitz
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×2
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. Wind
    181. Converter
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. Wind ×4
    184. BlitzBlitz

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (45 OS, 13/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Geo sea or Geo or Pondfirst at 4:59 · in 100% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 10:36 · in 45% of games

You get

  • Hercules2 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:14 · in 90% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05001k1.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

51 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003833830000
2:009119150000
3:00157716350000
4:00316031480000
5:00488448630000
6:00592058070000
7:00750872200000
8:00931090610000
9:0011440112470000
10:001360913553220000
11:0016182163426100740
12:001892619850105002700
13:002212823644167006800
14:0024975273601978125810130
15:00284253147325713851360260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far less than the standard build despite destroying much more metal, and lost heavily doing it.

  • + Destroyed 2580 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 400 for the standard build.
  • − Lost 1407 own metal by 15:00 vs 260 standard, and team win rate dropped to 21% from 53%.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

DRM

45.2 OS · 13/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2229 metal received · 58319 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:12–1:33 · n=51
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:08–4:28 · n=51
Advanced Metal Extractor5:15Middle 50%: 4:56–5:36 · n=51
Sharpshooter8:34Middle 50%: 7:16–9:37 · n=51

Played most by

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