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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1580 distinct matches · 252 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1886 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1580 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 (31%)

    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 ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:53 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:17 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:52
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 168 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:43 · typical 5:28
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. Energy storage
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    31. Wind
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind
    37. Metal storage
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. ButlerButler ×3
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. ButlerButler ×2
    48. Wind ×4
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×12
    53. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:12
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter ×2
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Fusion ReactorFusion
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Converter ×2
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Converter ×5
    122. Wind
    123. Converter ×5
    124. Wind
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter ×3
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Converter ×2
    132. Wind ×4
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter ×2
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Con turret
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Con turret
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is gmansawesome's (32 OS, 09/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 43% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1886 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00580200
7:00723200
8:00906400
9:001117700
10:001351300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002342600
14:0027286074
15:0031503110130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

gmansawesome

32.0 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3796 metal received · 51222 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=1886
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1882

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