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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 2:03 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Mex
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:45 · typical 5:15
    5. Wind ×4
    6. 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 · 43 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. FatboyFatboyfor Suicide frontdone 6:36
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. ButlerButler ×4
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler ×2
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×5
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×10
    24. Converter
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×5
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×8
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. SmugglerJammer bot
    38. Wind ×3
    39. CompassRadar bot
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×3
    43. SharpshooterSniper botdone 9:57 · 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 · 187 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×3
    8. SharpshooterSniper bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Converter
    23. SharpshooterSniper bot
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×4
    35. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×5
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×6
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. SprinterSprinter
    79. Wind
    80. HoundHound
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. HoundHound
    87. Wind ×2
    88. HoundHound
    89. Wind ×2
    90. HoundHound
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. HoundHound
    97. Wind ×5
    98. Converter
    99. HoundHound
    100. Converter
    101. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    102. Wind ×5
    103. HoundHound
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. HoundHound
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. HoundHound
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. HoundHound
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. HoundHound
    125. Wind ×4
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. HoundHound
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. HoundHound
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. HoundHound
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. HoundHound
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. HoundHound
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×4
    151. HoundHound
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. HoundHound
    157. Wind ×4
    158. HoundHound
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Converter
    163. HoundHound
    164. Wind ×5
    165. HoundHound
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. HoundHound
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. HoundHound
    177. Wind ×3
    178. HoundHound
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. HoundHound
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Con turret
    186. HoundHound
    187. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (46 OS, 12/09/2026); 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

45.7 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
2226 metal received · 86092 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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