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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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · 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 · 27 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Energy storage
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:34 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:11 · 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 · 233 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. ButlerButler ×2
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×5
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×5
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind ×9
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×4
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    21. Wind ×6
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    25. Wind ×26
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    27. Wind ×20
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Converter
    31. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:56
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Con turret
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind ×2
    93. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:28
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Pit BullPit Bull
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. TracerTracer
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Fusion ReactorFusion
    145. Con turret
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 14:16
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:28
    158. Wind
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Fusion ReactorFusion
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. TickTick ×2
    171. Converter
    172. TickTick
    173. Wind
    174. TickTick
    175. Wind
    176. TickTick ×4
    177. Wind
    178. TickTick
    179. Wind
    180. TickTick ×3
    181. Wind
    182. TickTick ×4
    183. Wind ×2
    184. TickTick ×4
    185. Wind
    186. TickTick ×2
    187. Wind
    188. TickTick ×3
    189. Wind
    190. TickTick ×3
    191. Wind
    192. TickTick
    193. Wind
    194. TickTick ×4
    195. Wind
    196. TickTick
    197. Wind
    198. TickTick ×3
    199. Wind
    200. TickTick ×4
    201. Wind
    202. TickTick
    203. Wind
    204. TickTick ×4
    205. Wind
    206. TickTick
    207. Wind
    208. TickTick ×2
    209. Wind
    210. TickTick ×3
    211. CrossbowCrossbow
    212. Wind ×2
    213. CrossbowCrossbow
    214. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    215. CrossbowCrossbow
    216. Fusion ReactorFusion
    217. Wind ×2
    218. CrossbowCrossbow
    219. Wind ×2
    220. Con turret
    221. Wind
    222. Con turret
    223. CrossbowCrossbow
    224. Wind ×2
    225. Con turret
    226. TickTick
    227. Wind
    228. Con turret
    229. TickTick
    230. Wind
    231. TickTick
    232. Wind ×3
    233. TickTick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (38 OS, 20/09/2026); 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

KOT_

38.3 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1494 metal received · 187956 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

Played most by

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus34games of this buildTeaner33games of this build