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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Pentry's (36 OS, 25/09/2026); 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

Pentry

35.7 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
741 metal received · 83652 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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