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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 1:32 · 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. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    11. Mex
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:32
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:50 · 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 · 169 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. Wind
    19. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 8:07
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    30. Wind
    31. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Con turret
    35. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    38. Converter
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    42. Wind
    43. ButlerButler ×2for Beach sea
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind
    51. ButlerButler ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:59
    56. Wind ×5
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Con turret
    68. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:10
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Con turret
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Metal storage
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×5
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Fusion ReactorFusion
    89. Con turret
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Con turret
    93. Converter
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Converter ×2
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×6
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:32
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×5
    113. Converter
    114. StormbringerBomber ×2
    115. Wind
    116. StormbringerBomber
    117. Wind
    118. StormbringerBomber
    119. Converter
    120. StormbringerBomber
    121. Wind ×2
    122. StormbringerBomber
    123. Wind
    124. StormbringerBomber
    125. Wind ×3
    126. StormbringerBomber ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×2
    129. StormbringerBomber ×3
    130. Wind
    131. StormbringerBomber
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. StormbringerBomber
    135. Wind ×3
    136. StormbringerBomber
    137. Wind
    138. StormbringerBomber
    139. Wind
    140. StormbringerBomber
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. StormbringerBomber
    144. Wind
    145. StormbringerBomber
    146. Wind
    147. StormbringerBomber
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. StormbringerBomber
    151. Wind
    152. StormbringerBomber
    153. Wind ×3
    154. StormbringerBomber
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. StormbringerBomber
    158. Wind
    159. StormbringerBomber
    160. Wind ×2
    161. StormbringerBomber
    162. FalconFighter ×2
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. FalconFighter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. FalconFighter
    168. Wind
    169. FalconFighter ×2

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

Gieds

44.7 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units
4977 metal received · 91955 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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