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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:31 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. TickTick ×2for Geo
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter ×2
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:13 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:47
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:06 · typical 5:29
    6. Wind
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    8. Wind
  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 · 158 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind
    13. Converter ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. Con turret
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter ×2
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    45. Wind ×5
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×6
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. T2 converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×18
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×6
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×8
    62. T2 converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Con turret ×2
    65. Wind ×4
    66. ArbalestArbalest
    67. Wind ×42
    68. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    69. Metal storage
    70. Wind ×11
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×4
    73. TracerTracer
    74. Wind ×16
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×12
    77. Con turret ×2
    78. Wind ×8
    79. T2 converter
    80. Wind ×6
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×12
    83. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:17
    84. Wind ×5
    85. T2 converter
    86. Wind ×9
    87. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:12
    88. Wind ×11
    89. ArbalestArbalest
    90. Wind ×7
    91. FalconFighter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. FalconFighter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. FalconFighter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. FalconFighter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. FalconFighter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. FalconFighter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. FalconFighter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. FalconFighter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. FalconFighter
    114. Wind ×4
    115. FalconFighter
    116. Wind
    117. FalconFighter
    118. Wind ×4
    119. FalconFighter
    120. Wind ×3
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. FalconFighter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. FalconFighter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. FalconFighter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. FalconFighter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. T2 converter
    132. Wind
    133. FalconFighter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. FalconFighter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. FalconFighter
    138. Wind ×4
    139. FalconFighter
    140. Wind
    141. FalconFighter
    142. Wind
    143. T2 converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. FalconFighter
    146. Wind ×4
    147. FalconFighter
    148. Wind ×4
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Con turret
    152. Wind ×2
    153. FalconFighter
    154. Wind ×6
    155. FalconFighter
    156. Wind ×6
    157. T2 converter
    158. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Adeus's (37 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

Adeus

36.9 OS · 26/09/2026

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3 received units
2318 metal received · 78218 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

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus34games of this buildTeaner33games of this build
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