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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 1:17 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Energy storage
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter ×3
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:24 · typical 5:28
  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 · 134 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:48
    3. Wind
    4. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    5. Wind
    6. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. ButlerButler ×4
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Wind ×5
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    18. Wind ×6
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×4
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×4
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    26. Wind ×11
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind ×5
    29. Converter
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:26
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. T2 converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. T2 converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Con turret
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Con turret
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Fusion ReactorFusion
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. T2 converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. Converter
    111. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:57
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. TracerTracer
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter ×7

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is The_Dwarf's (39 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

The_Dwarf

38.8 OS · 30/08/2026

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1 received units
2522 metal received · 58857 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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