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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 ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · 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 · 27 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:08 · 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 · 1 step
    1. Wind ×4
  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 Geo
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:59 · typical 5:28
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. HoundHound
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    27. Wind
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Con turret
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButler ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    48. Wind
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×5
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×3
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×5
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:58
    72. Wind ×3
    73. SharpshooterSniper botfor Frontdone 11:59
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Metal storage
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter ×2
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Con turret
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter ×2
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Con turret
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Con turret
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter ×2
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind ×2
    120. ChainsawChainsaw
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter ×2
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Con turret
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:13
    145. Con turret
    146. Wind
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:15
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. Con turret
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Con turret
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter ×2
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Converter ×2
    160. ValiantValiant ×2
    161. Wind
    162. ValiantValiant ×2
    163. Wind
    164. ValiantValiant ×2
    165. Converter
    166. ValiantValiant
    167. Wind
    168. ValiantValiant
    169. Converter
    170. ValiantValiant ×2
    171. Wind
    172. ValiantValiant ×2
    173. Con turret
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Con turret
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. ValiantValiant
    180. Con turret
    181. ValiantValiant
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. ValiantValiant ×4
    185. Wind
    186. ValiantValiant
    187. Converter
    188. ValiantValiant
    189. Wind
    190. ValiantValiant ×2
    191. Converter
    192. ValiantValiant ×2
    193. Wind
    194. ValiantValiant ×2
    195. Converter
    196. Wind
    197. ValiantValiant ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is darkstar23's (36 OS, 23/09/2026); 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

darkstar23

35.7 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
919 metal received · 35483 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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