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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 · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 1:23 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Converter
    10. Con turret
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. LazarusLazarus ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Metal storage
    18. Energy storage ×2
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:19 · 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

  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 152 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:57 · typical 5:28
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×3for Beach sea
    8. Advanced solar
    9. ButlerButler ×8
    10. Wind
    11. GunslingerGunslingerdone 10:04
    12. Wind ×10
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×5
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×4
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×3
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. WelderWelder
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×6
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. SprinterSprinter
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. SprinterSprinter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. SprinterSprinter
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. SprinterSprinter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. SprinterSprinter
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. SprinterSprinter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. SprinterSprinter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×7
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. SprinterSprinter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Converter
    91. T2 converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. SprinterSprinter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×7
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Con turret
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. SprinterSprinter
    110. Wind ×4
    111. SprinterSprinter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. SprinterSprinter
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. SprinterSprinter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. SprinterSprinter
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×3
    121. SprinterSprinter
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×3
    124. SprinterSprinter
    125. Wind ×4
    126. SprinterSprinter
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. SprinterSprinter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. SprinterSprinter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. SprinterSprinter
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. SprinterSprinter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Pit BullPit Bull
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×6
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×6
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×8
    151. Converter
    152. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ManBearPig_'s (39 OS, 11/09/2026); 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 5:23 · 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 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

ManBearPig_

38.9 OS · 11/09/2026

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4 received units
597 metal received · 42740 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=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

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