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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Con turret
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Energy storage
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:54 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:51
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:28
    5. 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 · 107 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    20. ButlerButler ×2
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×6
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×11
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    27. Wind ×7
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×5
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×8
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×13
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×3
    38. PlatypusPlatypus
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. PlatypusPlatypus
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:38
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×12
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×13
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Wind ×5
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×7
    60. PlatypusPlatypus
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×7
    64. PlatypusPlatypus
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×8
    68. PlatypusPlatypus
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×9
    72. PlatypusPlatypus
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×9
    76. PlatypusPlatypus
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. PlatypusPlatypus
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter
    87. PlatypusPlatypus
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter ×3
    90. Wind ×3
    91. PlatypusPlatypus
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. PlatypusPlatypus
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Handicapping_mySelf's (37 OS, 12/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 9:03 · 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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

Handicapping_mySelf

36.6 OS · 12/09/2026

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4 received units
1928 metal received · 60429 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

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