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Standard air

The typical Armada Air build: an early Aircraft Plant, transports and scouts made for the team, an Advanced Metal Extractor and Fusion Reactor for eco, transitioning into fighters and later Highwinds or gunships to protect allies and…

Usually transports first (64%)

#eco #air #team support · 63 distinct matches · 31 players · 74% of Armada Air games · team won 42% of 64 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Aircraft Plant by 1:30

  1. Take 3 mex and open straight into wind.
  2. Get the aircraft plant up fast to start fighter production.
  3. Add an advanced mex to fund the air spam.
  4. Bring fusion online to sustain heavier air numbers.
  5. Mix in Highwind and Banshee alongside fighter spam for escorts.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 63 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
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 Aircraft Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 3 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~1:30, middle half 1:15–1:44

    By 1:12 in all: 3 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Energy storage
    4. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 1:45 · typical 1:30
  2. 2

    Aircraft Plant to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine13Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Aircraft1 Con aircraft
    Army
    • Falcon6 Fighter
    • Stork2 Light transport for allies
    • Blink2 Scout plane for allies
    • Blink1 Scout plane
    • Osprey1 Heavy transport for allies

    Some games also: converter (44%) · banshee (39%) · light transport (39%) · energy storage (34%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    2. StorkLight transportfor Geo sea
    3. BlinkScout plane
    4. BlinkScout planefor Beach sea
    5. OspreyHeavy transportfor Beach sea
    6. StorkLight transportfor Beach sea
    7. BlinkScout planefor Geo sea
    8. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Mex
    11. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    12. StorkLight transportfor Tech
    13. StorkLight transport
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×5
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind ×9
  3. 3

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine30Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 33 wind, 6 converter, 5 con turretin 63% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret
    Army
    • Falcon8 Fighter

    Some games also: con aircraft (45%) · fusion (42%) · energy storage (33%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 47 wind · 10 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 297 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:02 · typical 6:48
    3. Converter ×6
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:08
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. OspreyHeavy transport ×2for Pond
    8. Wind
    9. OspreyHeavy transport
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. FalconFighter
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Con turretfor Geo
    19. Wind
    20. Con turret
    21. FalconFighter
    22. Wind
    23. FalconFighter
    24. Wind
    25. FalconFighter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. FalconFighter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. FalconFighter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    32. Wind ×2
    33. FalconFighter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. FalconFighter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. FalconFighter
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. FalconFighter
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×2
    43. FalconFighter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. FalconFighter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Construction AircraftCon aircraftfor Geo
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind
    74. FalconFighter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. FalconFighter
    79. Converter ×2
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Con turret
    82. FalconFighter
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. FalconFighter
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. FalconFighter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Con turret
    102. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. FalconFighter
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. FalconFighter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. FalconFighter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. FalconFighter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Energy storage
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×6
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×8
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×6
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×7
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×10
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×3
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. FalconFighter
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. FalconFighter
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Con turret
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. FalconFighter
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×4
    169. Converter
    170. Con turret
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. FalconFighter
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter ×3
    176. Wind
    177. Con turret
    178. FalconFighter
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. FalconFighter
    185. Con turret
    186. Wind ×2
    187. FalconFighter
    188. Converter ×3
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×2
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Wind ×3
    195. FalconFighter
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×3
    198. FalconFighter
    199. Con turret
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Con turret
    206. FalconFighter
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×2
    210. Converter
    211. Wind ×2
    212. Con turret
    213. FalconFighter
    214. Converter ×3
    215. Wind ×3
    216. Converter
    217. FalconFighter
    218. Converter
    219. Wind ×3
    220. Converter
    221. Wind
    222. FalconFighter
    223. Wind
    224. Con turret
    225. Wind
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Converter
    228. Wind ×3
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Wind ×3
    231. FalconFighter
    232. Wind
    233. Converter ×2
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind ×4
    236. Con turret
    237. Wind ×2
    238. FalconFighter
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×3
    241. FalconFighter
    242. Wind ×2
    243. Converter
    244. Wind ×4
    245. FalconFighter
    246. Wind
    247. Converter
    248. Wind ×2
    249. FalconFighter
    250. Wind ×4
    251. FalconFighter
    252. Converter
    253. Wind ×6
    254. Converter
    255. FalconFighter
    256. Wind
    257. Converter
    258. Wind ×3
    259. FalconFighter
    260. Wind
    261. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:09
    262. Wind ×3
    263. Converter
    264. FalconFighter
    265. Wind ×3
    266. Converter
    267. Wind ×2
    268. FalconFighter
    269. Wind
    270. Converter
    271. BlitzBlitz
    272. FalconFighter
    273. Wind
    274. BlitzBlitz
    275. FalconFighter
    276. Wind ×2
    277. Converter
    278. Wind
    279. BlitzBlitz
    280. FalconFighter
    281. Wind
    282. Converter
    283. BlitzBlitz
    284. FalconFighter
    285. Con turret
    286. Wind
    287. Converter
    288. BlitzBlitz
    289. FalconFighter
    290. Wind ×2
    291. Converter
    292. BlitzBlitz
    293. FalconFighter
    294. Wind ×3
    295. BlitzBlitz
    296. FalconFighter
    297. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (57 OS, 30/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Blink2 Scout plane to Geo sea or Beach seafirst at 1:56 · in 86% of games
  • Stork3 Light transport to Tech or Geo seafirst at 2:13 · in 89% of games
  • Osprey1 Heavy transport to Beach sea or Pond or Techfirst at 2:28 · in 67% of games

You get

  • Wind Turbine2–3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:27 · in 38% of games
  • Wind Turbine3 Wind from Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 1:30 · in 53% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Techfirst at 2:28 · in 66% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 5:53 · in 84% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

01k2k3k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

64 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039100
2:0092100
3:00145400
4:0020405151
5:002788102125
6:003621211190
7:005139288263
8:006970367292
9:009134375318
10:0011575421352
11:0014215606460
12:0017193984755
13:001991516421165
14:002254619011852
15:002598022902764
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard air has the lowest team win rate of the six builds despite decent metal production, suggesting air presence alone isn't deciding these games.

  • + Metal produced reaches 25980 by 15:00, second highest of the builds shown.
  • + First kill lands early at 3:42 in 99% of games.
  • − Team win rate is only 42%, the lowest among all standard builds.
  • − Own metal lost by 15:00 reaches 2764 despite fighters being the main army.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_X_

57.2 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
1449 metal received · 117779 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Aircraft Plant1:30Middle 50%: 1:15–1:44 · n=64
Advanced Metal Extractor6:48Middle 50%: 6:30–7:14 · n=57
Fusion Reactor9:55Middle 50%: 9:14–11:54 · n=40

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