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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Leohvm's (51 OS, 17/09/2026); 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

Leohvm

50.9 OS · 17/09/2026

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1 received units
2599 metal received · 89837 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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