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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 1:09 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×6
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Energy storage
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:17 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:36
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:12
  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 · 310 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:50 · typical 5:28
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×4
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×4
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×5
    26. Converter
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:53
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Energy storage
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×5
    59. Converter
    60. FalconFighter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×7
    64. Energy storage
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. FalconFighter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. FalconFighter
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×3
    77. FalconFighter
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. FalconFighter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind ×2
    89. FalconFighter
    90. Wind
    91. FalconFighter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. FalconFighter
    96. Wind
    97. FalconFighter ×2
    98. Wind ×2
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. FalconFighter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. FalconFighter ×2
    109. Wind
    110. FalconFighter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. FalconFighter
    113. Converter
    114. FalconFighter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Wind
    118. BlinkScout plane
    119. Wind
    120. BlinkScout plane
    121. StormbringerBomber
    122. Wind
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Wind
    125. StormbringerBomber
    126. Wind
    127. StormbringerBomber
    128. Wind ×2
    129. StormbringerBomber
    130. Wind
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. StormbringerBomber
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. StormbringerBomber
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. StormbringerBomber
    146. Wind
    147. StormbringerBomber
    148. Wind
    149. StormbringerBomber
    150. Wind
    151. StormbringerBomber
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. StormbringerBomber
    155. Wind ×2
    156. StormbringerBomber
    157. Wind
    158. StormbringerBomber
    159. Wind
    160. StormbringerBomber
    161. Converter ×2
    162. Wind
    163. StormbringerBomber
    164. Wind ×2
    165. StormbringerBomber
    166. Wind
    167. StormbringerBomber
    168. Converter
    169. StormbringerBomber
    170. Wind ×3
    171. StormbringerBomber
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. StormbringerBomber
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. StormbringerBomber
    178. Wind ×2
    179. StormbringerBomber
    180. Wind ×2
    181. StormbringerBomber
    182. Converter
    183. StormbringerBomber
    184. Wind
    185. StormbringerBomber
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter
    188. FalconFighter
    189. Wind
    190. Converter
    191. FalconFighter ×2
    192. Wind ×2
    193. FalconFighter ×2
    194. Wind ×2
    195. FalconFighter
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. FalconFighter
    199. Wind
    200. FalconFighter ×2
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Wind
    207. FalconFighter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. FalconFighter
    211. Wind ×2
    212. FalconFighter ×2
    213. Wind
    214. FalconFighter ×2
    215. Wind ×2
    216. FalconFighter
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Wind
    221. Converter
    222. FalconFighter ×2
    223. Wind
    224. FalconFighter
    225. Wind
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Converter
    228. Wind
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Wind ×2
    231. FalconFighter ×2
    232. Wind
    233. FalconFighter
    234. Wind
    235. FalconFighter
    236. Wind
    237. Converter ×2
    238. FalconFighter ×3
    239. Wind ×4
    240. FalconFighter ×2
    241. Converter
    242. FalconFighter ×2
    243. Wind ×2
    244. FalconFighter
    245. Wind
    246. FalconFighter ×2
    247. Wind
    248. FalconFighter
    249. Converter ×2
    250. Wind ×2
    251. FalconFighter
    252. Wind
    253. FalconFighter ×3
    254. Wind
    255. FalconFighter
    256. Wind ×2
    257. FalconFighter
    258. Converter
    259. FalconFighter
    260. Wind
    261. FalconFighter
    262. Wind
    263. FalconFighter
    264. Wind ×2
    265. FalconFighter ×3
    266. Wind
    267. FalconFighter
    268. Converter
    269. Wind ×2
    270. FalconFighter ×2
    271. Wind
    272. FalconFighter
    273. Converter
    274. FalconFighter
    275. Wind ×3
    276. FalconFighter ×3
    277. Converter
    278. StormbringerBomber
    279. Wind ×3
    280. StormbringerBomber
    281. Wind
    282. StormbringerBomber ×2
    283. Wind ×3
    284. StormbringerBomber
    285. Converter
    286. StormbringerBomber ×2
    287. Wind
    288. Converter
    289. StormbringerBomber
    290. Wind ×3
    291. StormbringerBomber ×2
    292. Wind
    293. StormbringerBomber
    294. Wind ×2
    295. StormbringerBomber
    296. Converter
    297. StormbringerBomber
    298. Wind
    299. StormbringerBomber
    300. Wind ×3
    301. StormbringerBomber ×2
    302. Wind
    303. Converter
    304. StormbringerBomber
    305. Converter
    306. Wind ×2
    307. StormbringerBomber ×2
    308. Wind
    309. StormbringerBomber
    310. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (42 OS, 25/09/2026); 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 · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
6628 metal received · 102101 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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