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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:05 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×4
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. Wind ×3
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Energy storage
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:13 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:49 · typical 5:28
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:13
  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 · 151 steps
    1. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    2. Wind
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    4. Wind ×6
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. SharpshooterSniper bot
    10. Wind ×8
    11. SprinterSprinter ×4for Suicide front
    12. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    13. Wind
    14. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    15. Wind
    16. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    17. Wind
    18. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    19. Wind
    20. HoundHoundfor Suicide front
    21. Wind
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    32. Wind
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler ×4
    36. Wind ×7
    37. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:48
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Converter
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×2
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×5
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    51. Wind ×3
    52. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Converter
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Con turret
    64. PlatypusPlatypus
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    68. Converter
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. Energy storage
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Energy storage
    73. Converter
    74. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    75. Converter
    76. PlatypusPlatypus
    77. Converter
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. Converter
    80. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Wind ×3
    85. PlatypusPlatypus
    86. Wind
    87. Metal storage
    88. TracerTracer
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×6
    96. Converter
    97. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:52
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:56
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Wind
    102. BlitzBlitz
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. BlitzBlitz ×3
    107. Wind
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Wind ×2
    110. BlitzBlitz ×4
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind
    116. BlitzBlitz ×4
    117. Wind
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Wind
    120. BlitzBlitz ×2
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. BlitzBlitz ×2
    124. Wind ×2
    125. BlitzBlitz ×2
    126. Wind
    127. BlitzBlitz ×2
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Wind
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. BlitzBlitz ×3
    135. Wind
    136. BlitzBlitz
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. BlitzBlitz ×3
    141. Wind ×2
    142. BlitzBlitz
    143. Converter
    144. BlitzBlitz
    145. Wind
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Wind
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. Wind
    150. BlitzBlitz
    151. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (39 OS, 20/09/2026); 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

Amrissa

39.3 OS · 20/09/2026

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15 received units
3137 metal received · 42953 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

Played most by

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