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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 1:16 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Energy storage
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. 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 (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:44 · typical 5:28
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind ×2
  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 · 157 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Solar ×2
    6. Wind ×3
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind ×4
    15. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×4
    17. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    18. Wind ×4
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    20. Wind
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind ×4
    23. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Converter
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:06
    56. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:47
    57. GhostGhost
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×5
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×5
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×5
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. Fusion ReactorFusion
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. T2 converter
    89. Wind ×6
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×6
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. TracerTracer
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. T2 converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×8
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. T2 converter
    119. Wind ×6
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Fusion ReactorFusion
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×6
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Hardened Energy Storage
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×6
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×6
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×6
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×8
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    141. Wind
    142. T2 converter
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×7
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×7
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Con turret
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Harryplotter's (37 OS, 24/08/2026); 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

37.1 OS · 24/08/2026

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2 received units
1207 metal received · 25400 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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