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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 · 21 steps
    1. BlinkScout plane
    2. BlinkScout plane ×2for Geo sea
    3. StorkLight transport ×2for Geo sea
    4. BlinkScout plane
    5. FalconFighterfor Geo sea
    6. StorkLight transportfor Tech
    7. Mex ×2
    8. StorkLight transport
    9. Construction AircraftCon aircraftfor Front
    10. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    11. Con turret
    12. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
  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 · 239 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 5:32 · typical 6:48
    4. Converter
    5. Con turret ×2
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:23
    15. Converter
    16. FalconFighter
    17. Converter
    18. FalconFighter ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret ×2
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. FalconFighter
    28. Wind
    29. FalconFighter
    30. Wind
    31. FalconFighter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. FalconFighter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×23
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×16
    39. FalconFighter ×5
    40. Con turret
    41. FalconFighter ×2
    42. Con turret
    43. FalconFighter ×2
    44. Con turret
    45. FalconFighter
    46. Converter
    47. FalconFighter ×3
    48. Converter
    49. FalconFighter
    50. Con turret
    51. FalconFighter
    52. Converter
    53. FalconFighter
    54. Con turret
    55. FalconFighter
    56. Converter
    57. FalconFighter ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Con turret
    60. FalconFighter ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Con turret
    63. FalconFighter ×2
    64. Con turret
    65. FalconFighter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. FalconFighter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. FalconFighter
    72. Wind
    73. FalconFighter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. FalconFighter
    78. Wind
    79. FalconFighter ×2
    80. Converter
    81. FalconFighter
    82. Wind
    83. FalconFighter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. FalconFighter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. FalconFighter
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. FalconFighter
    93. Wind
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. FalconFighter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. FalconFighter
    106. Converter
    107. FalconFighter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. FalconFighter
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. FalconFighter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. FalconFighter
    115. Wind
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. FalconFighter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. FalconFighter
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. FalconFighter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. FalconFighter ×2
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. FalconFighter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. FalconFighter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. FalconFighter ×2
    136. Wind
    137. FalconFighter
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. FalconFighter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. FalconFighter
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. FalconFighter
    147. Wind
    148. FalconFighter
    149. Wind ×2
    150. FalconFighter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. FalconFighter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. FalconFighter ×2
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×2
    159. FalconFighter ×2
    160. Wind ×3
    161. FalconFighter
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. FalconFighter
    165. Wind ×3
    166. FalconFighter
    167. Converter
    168. FalconFighter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. FalconFighter
    171. Wind
    172. FalconFighter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×3
    176. FalconFighter
    177. Wind
    178. FalconFighter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. FalconFighter
    183. Wind
    184. FalconFighter
    185. Wind
    186. Converter
    187. Wind
    188. FalconFighter
    189. Wind
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Wind
    192. FalconFighter
    193. Wind
    194. FalconFighter
    195. Converter
    196. Wind
    197. FalconFighter
    198. Wind
    199. FalconFighter
    200. Wind ×2
    201. FalconFighter
    202. Converter
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind ×2
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Converter
    207. FalconFighter
    208. Wind
    209. FalconFighter
    210. Wind
    211. FalconFighter ×2
    212. Wind ×2
    213. FalconFighter
    214. Converter
    215. FalconFighter ×4
    216. Converter
    217. StorkLight transport
    218. Con turret
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Con turret ×2
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Converter
    223. Con turret
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Con turret
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Converter
    228. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Con turret
    231. Converter
    232. Con turret ×3
    233. Converter
    234. Con turret
    235. Converter
    236. Con turret
    237. Converter
    238. Con turret
    239. Converter ×11

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (49 OS, 19/09/2026); 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_

48.9 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units · includes a constructor
1077 metal received · 68499 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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