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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:45 · 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. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Solar
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. LazarusLazarus ×2
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:10 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:38
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Pond
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:20 · 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 · 162 steps
    1. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    12. ButlerButler ×4
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×5
    20. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Con turret
    28. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:05
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Con turret
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter ×2
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret
    72. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 11:55
    73. Converter
    74. Metal storage
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind ×2
    82. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. SharpshooterSniper bot
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. SharpshooterSniper bot
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×7
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×7
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. TracerTracer
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Metal storage
    151. Wind
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Con turret
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Con turret
    158. Converter
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Con turret
    162. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (39 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

Amrissa

39.2 OS · 22/09/2026

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3 received units
8535 metal received · 141391 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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