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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:51 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:58 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×4
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:03
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:32 · typical 5:28
    6. Wind
  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 · 143 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Converter ×4
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. ButlerButler ×4
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButler ×2for Geo sea
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Wind ×4
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    27. Wind ×5
    28. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×4
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. PlatypusPlatypus
    41. Wind ×5
    42. Converter
    43. PlatypusPlatypus
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. PlatypusPlatypus
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter ×2
    50. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    51. Converter ×2
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Converter
    54. PlatypusPlatypus
    55. Converter
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Converter ×2
    58. PlatypusPlatypus
    59. JunoJuno
    60. Converter
    61. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:11
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter ×5
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×6
    85. Converter
    86. Con turret
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×6
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind
    98. Metal storage
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Con turret
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Fusion ReactorFusion
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×6
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Metal storage
    117. Wind ×7
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×7
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×6
    122. Converter ×2
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Energy storage
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×7
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind ×4
    136. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Wind ×6
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (42 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

DRM

42.1 OS · 24/09/2026

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18 received units
2128 metal received · 122430 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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