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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:32

    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 2:06 · typical 1:17
  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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret ×3
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:28 · 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 (36%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:13 · typical 5:29
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 122 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler ×2
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Converter ×4
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Converter
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Converter
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×8
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×7
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×6
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind ×3
    47. T2 converter
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×32
    50. T2 converter
    51. Wind ×11
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Con turret
    55. Wind ×25
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Con turret
    59. PlatypusPlatypus
    60. Wind ×7
    61. PlatypusPlatypus
    62. Wind ×6
    63. PlatypusPlatypus
    64. Wind ×7
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×9
    67. PlatypusPlatypus
    68. Wind ×6
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. Wind ×6
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Wind ×5
    73. PlatypusPlatypus
    74. Wind ×2
    75. T2 converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. PlatypusPlatypus
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×23
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×3
    83. T2 converter
    84. Wind ×9
    85. Con turret
    86. TracerTracer
    87. Wind ×16
    88. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:56
    89. Wind ×22
    90. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    91. Wind ×28
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Wind ×2
    94. T2 converter
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Wind ×4
    97. PlatypusPlatypus
    98. Wind ×4
    99. PlatypusPlatypus
    100. Wind ×2
    101. PlatypusPlatypus
    102. Wind ×3
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. Wind ×3
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Wind ×3
    107. PlatypusPlatypus
    108. Wind ×2
    109. PlatypusPlatypus
    110. Wind ×3
    111. T2 converter
    112. PlatypusPlatypus
    113. Wind ×4
    114. PlatypusPlatypus
    115. Wind ×3
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind ×2
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. Wind ×3
    120. PlatypusPlatypus
    121. Wind ×5
    122. PlatypusPlatypus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Adeus's (36 OS, 27/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

Adeus

35.8 OS · 27/09/2026

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3 received units
1263 metal received · 67913 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

Played most by

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