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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:32

    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 1:10 · typical 1:17
  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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×2
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Energy storage
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:22 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Converter ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:50 · typical 5:29
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 151 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper bot ×2for Ponddone 5:27
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×4
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. SharpshooterSniper bot
    13. Wind ×4
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Con turret
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×27
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×5
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:07
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Energy storage
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Energy storage
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×6
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×7
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. SharpshooterSniper bot
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×5
    67. Converter
    68. CompassRadar bot
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. SmugglerJammer bot
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Con turret
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Con turret
    89. Wind ×3
    90. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind ×3
    95. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Con turret
    101. Converter
    102. TracerTracer
    103. Wind ×2
    104. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind
    114. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Con turret
    119. SharpshooterSniper bot
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter ×2
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    145. Wind
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Wind ×4
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is MischievousDragonGF's (42 OS, 21/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

MischievousDragonGF

41.9 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1746 metal received · 62387 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

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