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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter ×3
    3. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:52
    5. SharpshooterSniper bot
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 123 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:54 · typical 5:28
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. ButlerButler ×3
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Windfor Pond
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Windfor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. RecluseReclusedone 9:05
    18. Windfor Pond
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Pond
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind
    23. Windfor Pond
    24. RecluseRecluse
    25. Windfor Pond
    26. Wind
    27. Windfor Pond
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. Windfor Pond
    31. Wind
    32. Windfor Pond
    33. Wind
    34. Windfor Pond
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    36. Wind
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×2for Pond
    39. Wind
    40. Windfor Pond
    41. Wind
    42. Windfor Pond
    43. Wind
    44. Windfor Pond
    45. Wind
    46. Windfor Pond
    47. Wind ×24
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Con turret
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Converter
    56. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:23
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. ButlerButler ×2
    63. Metal storage
    64. Converter ×3
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. TracerTracer
    71. Wind
    72. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantfor Geodone 12:13
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind
    78. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:16
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×5
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×7
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×6
    91. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:37
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×5
    94. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×5
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. T2 converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:54
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. T2 converter
    107. Wind ×5
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. LicheLichenot finished by 15:00
    123. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (39 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

Amrissa

39.0 OS · 24/09/2026

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2 received units
1684 metal received · 82538 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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