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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is HamoodLovesEstorage's (49 OS, 26/09/2026); 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

HamoodLovesEstorage

49.1 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units
3717 metal received · 48474 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

Played most by

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