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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 · 710 distinct matches · 103 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 828 · 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 710 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 ×6
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:27 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Con turret
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    9. Wind ×2
    10. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    11. Wind ×2
    12. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Energy storage
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · 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. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:26
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:11 · typical 5:28
  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 · 80 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Converter
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 8:19
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×7
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler ×2
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. T2 converter
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×23
    54. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:45
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Energy storage
    57. Wind ×37
    58. Energy storage
    59. Wind ×14
    60. Energy storagefor Geo sea
    61. Wind ×77
    62. T2 converter
    63. Wind ×55
    64. TracerTracer
    65. Wind ×9
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×12
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×8
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×9
    72. Con turret
    73. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    74. Wind ×5
    75. T2 converter
    76. Wind ×10
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×31
    79. T2 converter
    80. Wind ×17

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Boozha's (38 OS, 16/09/2026); 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 Geo sea or Pondfirst 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 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:59 · 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

828 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163800
4:00315100
5:00486300
6:00580900
7:00723200
8:00908400
9:001124900
10:001356900
11:001639000
12:001993400
13:002367800
14:0027443113130
15:0031525358260
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

Boozha

37.6 OS · 16/09/2026

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31 received units
3134 metal received · 69662 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=828
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=822
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=826

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