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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:39 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×3
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Mex
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:54 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 5:06 · typical 5:29
  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 · 133 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. ButlerButler ×3
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind ×2
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×3
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 9:19
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. Metal storage
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Con turret
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Con turret
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Con turret
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:42
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:46
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 11:40
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. LicheLichedone 12:24
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter ×2
    75. OracleOracle
    76. Converter
    77. Con turret ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Con turret ×2
    81. HighwindHighwind
    82. Converter
    83. Con turret ×2
    84. Converter
    85. HighwindHighwind
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×2
    88. HighwindHighwind
    89. Converter
    90. HighwindHighwind
    91. Wind ×2
    92. HighwindHighwind
    93. Converter
    94. HighwindHighwind
    95. Wind ×2
    96. HighwindHighwind ×2
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. HighwindHighwind ×2
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. HighwindHighwind
    103. Wind
    104. HighwindHighwind
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. HighwindHighwind
    108. Wind
    109. HighwindHighwind
    110. Wind
    111. HighwindHighwind
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. HighwindHighwind
    115. Wind
    116. HighwindHighwind
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. HighwindHighwind
    120. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    125. Wind
    126. Metal storage
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is krtf's (45 OS, 29/09/2026); 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 4:46 · 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 9:04 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · in 86% 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

krtf

44.9 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

34 received units
674 metal received · 102273 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=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

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