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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (38 OS, 21/09/2026); 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

zeus_on_god

37.5 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

261 received units · includes a constructor
6349 metal received · 146327 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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