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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:47 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:34 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    10. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:57
  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 · 192 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Wind ×3
    4. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 6:19
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×8
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Converter
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×8
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×6
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×15
    59. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 9:39
    60. Converter ×2
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Converter
    63. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:06
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Con turret
    70. Wind ×5
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Con turret
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×8
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. NettleNettle
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter ×2
    88. Wind
    89. Fusion ReactorFusion
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×5
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×6
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter ×2
    117. Fusion ReactorFusion
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Fusion ReactorFusion
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Con turret
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Con turret
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×3
    177. Con turret
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. Con turret
    185. Wind
    186. Con turret
    187. Wind ×2
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×3
    192. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Fakepilot's (35 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

Fakepilot

35.4 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2692 metal received · 83883 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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