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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 · 1574 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1868 · 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 1574 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 1:11 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Energy storage
    19. Wind ×5
    20. Converter ×3
    21. Wind
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:36 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:13 · typical 5:29
    6. Wind
  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 (37%)

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RetDef's (30 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · 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

1868 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314300
5:00484800
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001116900
10:001350200
11:001623900
12:001965200
13:002344100
14:0027357074
15:003153885130
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

RetDef

30.3 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
4692 metal received · 24601 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=1868
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1861
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:59 · n=1864

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