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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:32

    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 1:17
  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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:12 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:56
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 171 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:18 · typical 5:29
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×3for Suicide front
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Metal storage
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×5
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×6
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×5
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×14
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×4
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×5
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×9
    28. SprinterSprinter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×5
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×6
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×7
    36. Converter
    37. SprinterSprinter
    38. Wind ×6
    39. Con turret
    40. Metal storage
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. PlatypusPlatypus
    45. Wind
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×6
    52. Converter
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:47
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×5
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:53
    62. Wind ×3
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. Wind
    65. BlitzBlitz
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Con turret
    71. BlitzBlitz ×2
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind
    80. Con turret
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Wind
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. Wind
    92. BlitzBlitz ×4
    93. Wind ×3
    94. BlitzBlitz ×2
    95. Converter
    96. BlitzBlitz ×2
    97. Wind ×2
    98. BlitzBlitz ×3
    99. Wind
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Wind ×2
    102. BlitzBlitz ×2
    103. Converter
    104. BlitzBlitz ×2
    105. Wind ×3
    106. BlitzBlitz
    107. Converter
    108. BlitzBlitz ×3
    109. Wind ×2
    110. BlitzBlitz
    111. Converter
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. Wind
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind ×2
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Converter
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Wind ×3
    120. BlitzBlitz
    121. Converter
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. Wind ×3
    124. BlitzBlitz
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. BlitzBlitz
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. BlitzBlitz
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. BlitzBlitz
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. BlitzBlitz
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×3
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×5
    166. Converter ×2
    167. Wind ×3
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (47 OS, 27/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

haaven

47.4 OS · 27/09/2026

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3 received units
4915 metal received · 32954 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

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