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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 1:19 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret
    9. Energy storage
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:11 · 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. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:15 · typical 5:28
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
  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 · 188 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×4
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind ×4
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×8
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×5
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×6
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind ×5
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×4
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Con turret
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:32
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Con turret
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. T2 converter
    66. Wind
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Converter
    77. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:47
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×5
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. TracerTracer
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Fusion ReactorFusion
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:13
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:19
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. BlitzBlitz ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. BlitzBlitz ×3
    123. Wind
    124. BlitzBlitz
    125. Converter
    126. BlitzBlitz
    127. Wind
    128. BlitzBlitz ×3
    129. Wind
    130. BlitzBlitz
    131. Converter
    132. BlitzBlitz
    133. Wind
    134. BlitzBlitz ×2
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. BlitzBlitz ×2
    139. Wind ×2
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Wind
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. Wind
    147. BlitzBlitz
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. BlitzBlitz
    151. Wind ×2
    152. BlitzBlitz ×2
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. BlitzBlitz ×2
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitz
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. Wind
    162. BlitzBlitz
    163. Wind
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. Wind
    166. BlitzBlitz
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×3
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2
    174. BlitzBlitz ×4
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. BlitzBlitz ×4
    179. Wind ×2
    180. BlitzBlitz
    181. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    182. BlitzBlitz ×2
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×4
    185. Converter
    186. Con turret
    187. Wind ×2
    188. BlitzBlitz

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is The_Dwarf's (39 OS, 27/08/2026); 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

The_Dwarf

39.4 OS · 27/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4268 metal received · 46324 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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