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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 1:18 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Mex
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret ×3
    7. Wind
    8. 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:16 · typical 5:28
  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 · 148 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Wind ×7
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×4
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×3
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:04
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×7
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×6
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×6
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×7
    55. Converter
    56. UmbrellaAnti-nuke
    57. Wind ×5
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter ×2
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×19
    82. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    83. Wind ×7
    84. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantfor Geo seadone 14:23
    85. Wind ×6
    86. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:33
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Con turret ×2
    89. CompassRadar bot
    90. Con turret ×2
    91. SmugglerJammer bot
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turretfor Geo sea
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Con turretfor Geo sea
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×4
    99. Con turret
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Con turret
    114. Converter ×3
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. StarlightStarlightdone 14:10
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:43
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. TracerTracer
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. BlinkScout plane
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. StorkLight transport
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. StorkLight transport
    148. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (42 OS, 25/09/2026); 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

Ariah

42.0 OS · 25/09/2026

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2 received units
2594 metal received · 37094 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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