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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 ×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 ~4:15, 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 · 14 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. Wind ×3
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:31 · 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. LazarusLazarus
    2. Energy storage
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
  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 · 106 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:58 · typical 5:28
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    5. Con turret
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×8
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    24. Wind
    25. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    26. Wind ×3
    27. GhostGhost
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. GhostGhost
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. GhostGhost
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×4
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Con turret ×2
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret ×2
    50. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:36
    51. JunoJuno
    52. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    53. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    54. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    55. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    56. Wind
    57. PlatypusPlatypus
    58. Wind ×7
    59. BlinkScout plane ×2
    60. Wind ×2
    61. BlinkScout plane
    62. Wind ×4
    63. FalconFighter ×3
    64. Wind
    65. FalconFighter
    66. Wind
    67. FalconFighter ×2
    68. Wind ×2
    69. FalconFighter
    70. Wind
    71. FalconFighter ×2
    72. Wind ×2
    73. FalconFighter ×4
    74. Wind ×2
    75. FalconFighter
    76. Wind
    77. FalconFighter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. FalconFighter
    80. Wind
    81. FalconFighter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. FalconFighter
    84. Wind
    85. FalconFighter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. FalconFighter
    88. Wind
    89. FalconFighter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. FalconFighter ×2
    92. Wind
    93. FalconFighter
    94. Wind
    95. FalconFighter ×3
    96. Wind
    97. FalconFighter
    98. Wind
    99. FalconFighter
    100. Wind
    101. FalconFighter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. FalconFighter
    104. Wind
    105. FalconFighter
    106. 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 5:23 · 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

MischievousDragonGF

41.9 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
657 metal received · 99357 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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