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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Handicapping_mySelf's (36 OS, 10/09/2026); 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

Handicapping_mySelf

35.9 OS · 10/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2053 metal received · 40629 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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