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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 · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. Solar
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×4
    19. 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:40 · typical 5:29
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 160 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. NettleNettle
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. NettleNettle
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. ButlerButler ×2
    8. Converter
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×3
    32. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:30
    33. Wind ×15
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×10
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×8
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×7
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×7
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×6
    48. Converter
    49. PlatypusPlatypus
    50. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. PlatypusPlatypus
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×7
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×6
    69. Converter
    70. PlatypusPlatypus
    71. Wind ×7
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. PlatypusPlatypus
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. PlatypusPlatypus
    81. Wind ×5
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. PlatypusPlatypus
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. PlatypusPlatypus
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter
    96. PlatypusPlatypus
    97. Wind ×4
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. PlatypusPlatypus
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. PlatypusPlatypus
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind
    114. PlatypusPlatypus
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×5
    120. PlatypusPlatypus
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. PlatypusPlatypus
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. PlatypusPlatypus
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. PlatypusPlatypus
    134. Wind ×3
    135. PlatypusPlatypus
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. PlatypusPlatypus
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×8
    146. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×5
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    156. Wind ×4
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×7
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Alphacure's (38 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

Alphacure

38.2 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1246 metal received · 35250 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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