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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1579 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 (31%)

    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 1:08 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×4
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×5
    16. Converter
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:03 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Wind ×2
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 160 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:03 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Wind ×5
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Converter
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. ArchangelArchangelnot finished by 15:00
    54. Wind ×2
    55. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:12
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:27
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×6
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×8
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×9
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×6
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×8
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×7
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×5
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. ButlerButler
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. ButlerButler
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Converter ×3
    117. Wind
    118. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Fusion ReactorFusion
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter ×2
    123. Con turret
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Con turret
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×5
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Fusion ReactorFusion
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×4
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×4
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×5
    159. Converter ×2
    160. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EthanTheEpic's (30 OS, 02/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

EthanTheEpic

30.5 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
926 metal received · 20746 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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