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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:07 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Mex
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Energy storage
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Energy storage
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:52 · 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. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:28
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:34 · 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 · 215 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Wind
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×8
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×5
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Con turret
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:54
    57. Wind
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Wind ×6
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:34
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Fusion ReactorFusion
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×5
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:07
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter ×3
    106. Wind
    107. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:01
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter ×3
    114. Wind ×5
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter ×2
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. OracleOracle
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Con turret
    132. OracleOracle
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Converter
    136. Con turret
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind ×2
    142. HighwindHighwind
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind
    145. Converter ×2
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. HighwindHighwind
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind
    156. Con turret
    157. HighwindHighwind
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Con turret
    166. HighwindHighwind
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. HighwindHighwind
    170. Wind
    171. HighwindHighwind
    172. Wind ×2
    173. HighwindHighwind
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. HighwindHighwind
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter
    179. HighwindHighwind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. HighwindHighwind
    183. Wind
    184. HighwindHighwind
    185. Wind
    186. Converter
    187. Wind
    188. HighwindHighwind
    189. Wind
    190. HighwindHighwind
    191. Wind ×2
    192. HighwindHighwind
    193. Wind
    194. HighwindHighwind
    195. Converter ×2
    196. Wind
    197. HighwindHighwind
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. Wind
    201. HighwindHighwind
    202. Wind
    203. HighwindHighwind
    204. Wind
    205. Converter
    206. HighwindHighwind
    207. Wind ×2
    208. HighwindHighwind
    209. Con turret
    210. Wind
    211. Con turret
    212. Wind
    213. Con turret
    214. Converter
    215. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (42 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

Syphos

42.2 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
4334 metal received · 80325 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

Played most by

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