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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 1:21 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret ×3
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Mex
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Energy storage
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:25 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Converter ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:35
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:20 · typical 5:29
  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 · 185 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×5
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×4
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind
    40. Converter ×2
    41. Wind ×12
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:30
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×9
    48. Con turret
    49. Wind ×17
    50. Converter ×2
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Wind ×2
    54. T2 converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Fusion ReactorFusion
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×5
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. T2 converter
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Con turret ×2
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Con turret ×2
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter ×2
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:22
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    123. Wind
    124. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. BlinkScout plane
    130. Wind
    131. BlinkScout plane
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. BlinkScout plane
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. BlinkScout plane
    138. Wind
    139. BlinkScout plane
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. BlinkScout plane
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. BlinkScout plane
    146. Wind
    147. BlinkScout plane
    148. Wind
    149. BlinkScout plane
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind
    152. BlinkScout plane
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×5
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×3
    176. Converter ×2
    177. Wind ×3
    178. Converter
    179. TracerTracer
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:57
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SauceDispenser's (36 OS, 27/09/2026); 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

SauceDispenser

35.7 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
1871 metal received · 148757 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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