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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:38 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Mex
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:24 · 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 ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:12
    5. Wind ×3
  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 · 103 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:26 · typical 5:28
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    12. ButlerButler ×3
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×3
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×12
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×5
    43. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:15
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×5
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Metal storage
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Fusion ReactorFusion
    56. Converter ×3
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×5
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×3
    68. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:49
    69. Con turret
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×5
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×6
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×6
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×6
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×6
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. T2 converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×5
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×6
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RTX177013's (35 OS, 28/08/2026); 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

RTX177013

35.3 OS · 28/08/2026

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1 received units
2492 metal received · 27189 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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