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Standard tech

Standard Tech play: rush T2 factory and constructor by ~4:15-4:33, upgrade the first mexes to advanced, and hand off constructors and army to Geo and allies while scaling eco over the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (30%)

    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 1:15 · typical 1:18
  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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×5
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Solar
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Energy storage ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · 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 (35%)

    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. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:09 · typical 5:28
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 147 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×12
    15. Solar
    16. Wind
    17. Solar
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×6
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Wind ×7
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:54
    33. ButlerButler ×2
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    44. Wind ×6
    45. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:17
    50. Converter
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. ShipyardShipyarddone 12:22
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×6
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Construction ShipCon ship
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×5
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×5
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×5
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×6
    95. EelSubmarinedone 13:01
    96. Wind ×5
    97. Tidal
    98. Wind ×4
    99. DolphinDolphin
    100. Wind
    101. Tidal
    102. Wind ×4
    103. DolphinDolphin
    104. Tidal
    105. Wind ×3
    106. DolphinDolphin
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Tidal
    109. Wind
    110. Fusion ReactorFusion
    111. DolphinDolphin
    112. Wind ×10
    113. DolphinDolphin
    114. Wind
    115. Tidal
    116. Wind ×12
    117. DolphinDolphin
    118. Wind ×5
    119. T2 converter
    120. Converter
    121. TracerTracer
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind ×2
    125. DolphinDolphin
    126. Naval Energy Converter
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. DolphinDolphin
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Naval Energy Converter
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Naval Energy Converter
    135. Wind ×5
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Naval Energy Converter
    139. Wind ×5
    140. EelSubmarine
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Naval Energy Converter
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Harryplotter's (37 OS, 02/09/2026); 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 5:23 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:59 · in 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

Harryplotter

37.5 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2527 metal received · 23805 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

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