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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1579 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 (31%)

    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 1:35 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:57 · typical 5:29
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 251 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Wind ×6
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler ×2
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler ×2
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×3
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Metal storage
    30. Converter
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter ×2
    42. Wind ×3
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×4
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×5
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:16
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter ×9
    83. Wind
    84. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter ×3
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:06
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×5
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×5
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×5
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Converter ×2
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×6
    122. Converter ×3
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×6
    134. Converter ×3
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×5
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×8
    142. Converter ×3
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:48
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind ×8
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Con turret
    154. Wind ×6
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×5
    165. Con turret
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Con turret
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Con turret
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×10
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Converter ×2
    177. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×3
    180. FalconFighter
    181. Wind ×3
    182. FalconFighter
    183. Wind
    184. FalconFighter
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Converter
    192. Wind
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Wind
    195. FalconFighter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Con turret
    198. FalconFighter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Converter
    201. Wind
    202. Con turret
    203. Converter
    204. Con turret
    205. Converter ×2
    206. Wind ×2
    207. Con turret
    208. Wind ×6
    209. FalconFighter
    210. Converter
    211. Wind ×2
    212. Converter
    213. FalconFighter
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. Converter
    217. FalconFighter
    218. Wind
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Wind ×3
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Wind
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Converter
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Wind ×2
    227. Converter
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Wind
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×2
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. FalconFighter ×2
    236. Wind ×2
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Wind ×2
    239. FalconFighter
    240. Wind ×2
    241. Converter
    242. FalconFighter
    243. Converter
    244. FalconFighter
    245. Converter
    246. Wind ×2
    247. FalconFighter
    248. Converter
    249. Wind ×2
    250. FalconFighter
    251. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (32 OS, 01/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

BigRowan

31.8 OS · 01/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1671 metal received · 70213 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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