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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Energy storage
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:14 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:54
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 181 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:59 · typical 5:29
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×9
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Windfor Front
    16. Wind
    17. Windfor Front
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Windfor Front
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Windfor Front
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Windfor Front
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    31. Windfor Front
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Windfor Front
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    37. Windfor Front
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Windfor Front
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Windfor Front
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Windfor Front
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Windfor Front
    50. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Windfor Front
    54. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Windfor Front
    57. Converter
    58. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    59. Windfor Front
    60. Wind ×2
    61. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    62. Converter
    63. Windfor Front
    64. Wind ×2
    65. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Windfor Front
    68. Converter
    69. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    70. Windfor Front
    71. Wind ×2
    72. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Windfor Front
    76. Wind
    77. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    78. Windfor Front
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. PlatypusPlatypusfor Geo sea
    83. Windfor Front
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:09
    87. Wind
    88. Windfor Front
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×5
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Wind ×3
    100. PlatypusPlatypus
    101. Con turret
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Con turret
    105. Wind ×2
    106. PlatypusPlatypus
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind ×2
    112. PlatypusPlatypus
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. PlatypusPlatypus
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. PlatypusPlatypus
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. PlatypusPlatypus
    127. Wind ×3
    128. PlatypusPlatypus
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:40
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:46
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind ×3
    149. Converter
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind ×5
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Energy storage
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×4
    160. LicheLichedone 14:38
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Advanced solar
    164. Wind ×4
    165. Advanced solar
    166. Wind ×6
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×5
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×4
    171. Converter
    172. OracleOracle
    173. Wind ×5
    174. Converter
    175. HighwindHighwind
    176. Wind ×2
    177. HighwindHighwind
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. HighwindHighwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (41 OS, 26/09/2026); 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

Syphos

41.3 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
5351 metal received · 55489 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

Played most by

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