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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 28 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Energy storage
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:37 · 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 (36%)

    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. Wind ×3
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:52
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 282 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:28 · typical 5:29
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. ButlerButler ×3
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind ×5
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×3
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Converter
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×13
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×4
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Con turret ×2
    38. Wind
    39. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:05
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×8
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×7
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×5
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×6
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:27
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Con turret
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×5
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×6
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Con turret
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind
    119. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:14
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:22
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Con turret
    132. Converter
    133. Wind
    134. TickTick
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. TickTick
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. TickTick
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. TickTick
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. TickTick
    154. Converter
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. TickTick
    157. Wind ×3
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. TickTick
    160. Converter
    161. Con turret
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×3
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. TickTick
    166. Con turret
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter
    172. TickTick
    173. BlitzBlitz
    174. Con turret
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Con turret
    179. Converter
    180. BlitzBlitz
    181. Wind
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Wind
    186. TickTick
    187. Wind
    188. BlitzBlitz
    189. TickTick
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. TickTick
    193. BlitzBlitz
    194. TickTick
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. BlitzBlitz
    198. TickTick
    199. Wind ×2
    200. BlitzBlitz
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. TickTick
    204. BlitzBlitz
    205. TickTick
    206. Converter
    207. Wind ×2
    208. BlitzBlitz
    209. TickTick
    210. Converter
    211. Wind
    212. TickTick
    213. BlitzBlitz
    214. Wind
    215. TickTick
    216. BlitzBlitz
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. CrossbowCrossbow
    220. BlitzBlitz
    221. CrossbowCrossbow
    222. Wind
    223. Converter
    224. Wind ×2
    225. ArbalestArbalest
    226. BlitzBlitz
    227. Converter
    228. CrossbowCrossbow
    229. Converter ×2
    230. Wind
    231. BlitzBlitz
    232. Converter
    233. CrossbowCrossbow
    234. Converter
    235. Wind ×2
    236. BlitzBlitz
    237. CrossbowCrossbow
    238. Wind ×2
    239. BlitzBlitz
    240. Wind ×2
    241. TickTick
    242. Wind
    243. BlitzBlitz
    244. Wind ×2
    245. BlitzBlitz
    246. Wind ×2
    247. BlitzBlitz
    248. LazarusLazarus
    249. Wind ×2
    250. BlitzBlitz
    251. Wind
    252. LazarusLazarus
    253. BlitzBlitz
    254. LazarusLazarus
    255. Wind ×2
    256. BlitzBlitz
    257. LazarusLazarus
    258. Wind
    259. BlitzBlitz
    260. LazarusLazarus
    261. Wind ×2
    262. BlitzBlitz
    263. Wind
    264. BlitzBlitz
    265. Wind ×2
    266. BlitzBlitz ×2
    267. Wind ×2
    268. BlitzBlitz
    269. LazarusLazarus
    270. BlitzBlitz
    271. Wind
    272. LazarusLazarus
    273. Wind ×2
    274. BlitzBlitz
    275. LazarusLazarus
    276. BlitzBlitz
    277. Wind
    278. LazarusLazarus
    279. BlitzBlitz
    280. Wind
    281. LazarusLazarus
    282. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (38 OS, 26/09/2026); 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 Pond or Geo seafirst 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 9:04 · 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

KOT_

38.5 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1470 metal received · 33453 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=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

Played most by

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