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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RitualMurder's (38 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

RitualMurder

38.2 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2152 metal received · 35464 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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