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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 1:12 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Con turret
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. Energy storage
    14. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:30 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Converter ×5
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    9. Wind ×2
  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 · 184 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    2. Wind
    3. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:06 · typical 5:28
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×5
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Wind
    14. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Metal storage
    49. Wind
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:54
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×5
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×6
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×6
    111. Converter ×2
    112. TracerTracer
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:51
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×3
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×6
    138. Converter
    139. Fusion ReactorFusion
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×7
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×6
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×5
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×6
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×6
    159. Fusion ReactorFusion
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×6
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×6
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×6
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. PlatypusPlatypus
    171. Wind ×3
    172. Converter
    173. PlatypusPlatypus
    174. Wind ×3
    175. PlatypusPlatypus
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. Con turret
    180. Wind ×3
    181. PlatypusPlatypus
    182. Con turret ×3
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×6

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RitualMurder's (38 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

RitualMurder

38.1 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
3159 metal received · 92931 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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