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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:40 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Con turret
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Mex
    6. Wind ×6
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:52 · 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. Converter ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. 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 · 141 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:34 · typical 5:28
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. ButlerButler ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Windfor Air
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Windfor Air
    16. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    17. Wind ×2for Air
    18. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Air
    21. Wind
    22. Wind ×2for Air
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Windfor Air
    26. Wind
    27. Windfor Air
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Windfor Air
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Windfor Air
    34. Wind
    35. Windfor Air
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    38. Wind
    39. Windfor Air
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButlerfor Suicide front
    42. Windfor Air
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Windfor Air
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Windfor Air
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Windfor Air
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Windfor Air
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Windfor Air
    56. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Windfor Air
    59. Wind ×2
    60. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter
    66. HoundHound
    67. Wind ×6
    68. HoundHound
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. HoundHound
    74. CompassRadar bot
    75. SmugglerJammer bot
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind
    97. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:17
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Con turret
    102. Converter
    103. Con turret
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:10
    107. Converter ×3
    108. UmbrellaAnti-nukefor Suicide front
    109. Converter ×7
    110. UmbrellaAnti-nuke
    111. Converter ×3
    112. Fusion ReactorFusion
    113. Converter ×3
    114. ArchangelArchangeldone 13:52
    115. Converter
    116. ArchangelArchangel
    117. Converter
    118. ArchangelArchangel
    119. Converter
    120. ArchangelArchangel
    121. Converter
    122. ArchangelArchangel
    123. Converter
    124. ArchangelArchangel
    125. Converter
    126. HoundHound ×2
    127. Converter
    128. HoundHound
    129. Converter
    130. HoundHound ×3
    131. Converter
    132. HoundHound
    133. Converter
    134. HoundHound
    135. Wind
    136. HoundHound
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. HoundHound
    140. Wind ×3
    141. HoundHound

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RTX177013's (36 OS, 30/08/2026); 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

RTX177013

36.2 OS · 30/08/2026

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1 received units
5666 metal received · 53962 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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