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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 · 710 distinct matches · 103 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 828 · 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 710 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 1:16 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Energy storage
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:53 · typical 5:28
    12. Wind ×2
  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 · 192 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Converter ×4
    4. Wind
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind
    8. Converter ×3
    9. Wind
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. ButlerButler ×3for Geo sea
    16. ButlerButler ×4
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×5
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×4
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×4
    35. ButlerButler
    36. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 9:32
    37. Wind ×14
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×5
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter ×2
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:04
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter ×3
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter ×2
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Metal storage
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter ×2
    83. Wind ×7
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×5
    86. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:40
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×8
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×8
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×8
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×7
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×5
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×6
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×6
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×5
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×7
    116. Converter ×2
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind ×6
    119. Converter
    120. TracerTracer
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Con turret
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×7
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×4
    148. Fusion ReactorFusion
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×6
    151. Converter ×2
    152. Wind ×6
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×6
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×6
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter ×2
    162. Wind ×6
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×7
    165. Converter ×3
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×5
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×6
    175. Converter ×4
    176. Wind ×7
    177. Converter ×2
    178. T2 converter
    179. Wind ×3
    180. Converter ×2
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×6
    186. Converter
    187. Wind
    188. Converter ×2
    189. Wind ×6
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×7
    192. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NotReal's (40 OS, 03/09/2026); 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 Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:46 · 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 3:59 · 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

828 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163800
4:00315100
5:00486300
6:00580900
7:00723200
8:00908400
9:001124900
10:001356900
11:001639000
12:001993400
13:002367800
14:0027443113130
15:0031525358260
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

NotReal

40.4 OS · 03/09/2026

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1 received units
2738 metal received · 91693 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=828
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=822
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=826

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