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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex
    7. Con turret ×3
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:18 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×7
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:16 · typical 5:28
  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 · 224 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Wind ×7
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. Wind
    10. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Wind ×3for Suicide front
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Windfor Suicide front
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Suicide front
    21. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    22. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Windfor Suicide front
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Converter
    33. Windfor Suicide front
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Windfor Suicide front
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Windfor Suicide front
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Windfor Suicide front
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Windfor Suicide front
    51. Wind
    52. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    53. Windfor Suicide front
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind
    63. Windfor Suicide front
    64. Converter
    65. Windfor Suicide front
    66. Con turret
    67. Windfor Suicide front
    68. TracerTracer
    69. Windfor Suicide front
    70. Converter
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind
    73. Metal storage
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:16
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:00
    85. Wind
    86. TickTick
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind ×4
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind ×2
    94. TickTick
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. TickTick
    98. Wind ×3
    99. TickTick
    100. Wind
    101. TickTick
    102. Wind ×2
    103. TickTick
    104. Converter
    105. TickTick
    106. Wind ×2
    107. TickTick
    108. Wind
    109. LazarusLazarus
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter ×2
    112. Wind
    113. LazarusLazarus
    114. Wind
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. LazarusLazarus
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. LazarusLazarus
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×5
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:13
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. TickTick
    139. Wind
    140. TickTick
    141. Wind
    142. TickTick
    143. Wind
    144. TickTick
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. TickTick
    148. Wind
    149. TickTick
    150. Wind ×2
    151. TickTick
    152. T2 converter
    153. TickTick
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. TickTick
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. TickTick
    162. Wind ×5
    163. Converter
    164. TickTick
    165. Wind ×4
    166. TickTick
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. TickTick
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. TickTick ×2
    175. Wind
    176. TickTick
    177. Wind ×2
    178. TickTick
    179. Converter
    180. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:56
    181. Wind
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind ×5
    184. TickTick
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. TickTick
    188. Wind ×3
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×3
    191. TickTick
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×2
    195. TickTick
    196. Wind ×3
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. TickTick
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant ×2not finished by 15:00
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×2
    205. TickTick
    206. Wind ×3
    207. Converter
    208. TickTick
    209. Wind ×6
    210. TickTick
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×3
    213. TickTick ×4
    214. Wind
    215. TickTick
    216. Wind ×2
    217. Converter
    218. BlitzBlitz
    219. Con turret
    220. Wind ×6
    221. Converter
    222. BlitzBlitz
    223. Con turret
    224. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (42 OS, 23/09/2026); 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

Ariah

41.7 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2433 metal received · 26885 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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