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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:46 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×3
  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. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Airdone 4:15 · typical 4:15
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:58
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:28
    6. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
  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 · 197 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. ButlerButler ×3
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind ×9
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×4
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    16. Wind ×5
    17. ButlerButlerfor Air
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButlerfor Air
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButlerfor Air
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    26. Wind ×7
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×9
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×5
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. T2 converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Con turret
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×6
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×5
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×6
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×5
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:29
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:33
    77. Wind ×3
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Converter
    80. BlitzBlitz
    81. Wind ×2
    82. BlitzBlitz
    83. Wind
    84. BlitzBlitz ×3
    85. Wind ×2
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. BlitzBlitz
    90. Converter
    91. BlitzBlitz
    92. Wind ×2
    93. BlitzBlitz
    94. Wind
    95. BlitzBlitz ×2
    96. Wind ×2
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Con turret
    102. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    103. Wind ×3
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. Wind ×3
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Wind ×2
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Wind ×2
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Wind ×2
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. BlitzBlitz
    137. Wind ×2
    138. BlitzBlitz
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. T2 converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. BlitzBlitz
    145. Wind ×2
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Wind ×2
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Wind ×2
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. Wind
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×2
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. Wind
    162. BlitzBlitz
    163. Wind
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. Converter
    166. BlitzBlitz
    167. Wind ×2
    168. BlitzBlitz ×2
    169. Wind ×2
    170. BlitzBlitz
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. BlitzBlitz
    175. Wind ×3
    176. BlitzBlitz
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. BlitzBlitz
    181. Wind ×2
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. Wind ×2
    184. Converter
    185. BlitzBlitz
    186. Wind ×2
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. Wind ×3
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×6
    191. Converter
    192. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:51
    193. Wind ×6
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. BlinkScout plane
    197. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is heart_attack's (35 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

heart_attack

35.2 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
3450 metal received · 60951 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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