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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1574 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 (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Front
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus ×2for Front
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret
    17. Energy storage
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Wind
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:18 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:01
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (41 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Viltrum

41.2 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2473 metal received · 60050 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

Played most by

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Standard tech · Armada Tech (Eco) build order · BAR Build Atlas