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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 1:15 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:58 · 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
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:03 · typical 5:29
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:30
  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 · 173 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×3
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×5
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×4
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind
    45. GunslingerGunslingerfor Geodone 9:35
    46. Wind ×5
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. CompassRadar botfor Geo
    51. Wind ×4
    52. SmugglerJammer botfor Geo
    53. Converter ×2
    54. Wind ×3
    55. HoundHoundfor Geo
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. HoundHoundfor Geo
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. HoundHoundfor Geo
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. HoundHoundfor Geo
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. HoundHoundfor Geo
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. HoundHound
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. UmbrellaAnti-nuke
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:25
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Con turret
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Con turret
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Con turret
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Con turret
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. PlatypusPlatypus
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter
    144. PlatypusPlatypus
    145. Wind ×2
    146. PlatypusPlatypus
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. PlatypusPlatypus
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. PlatypusPlatypus
    153. ArbalestArbalest
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×2
    157. PlatypusPlatypus
    158. Wind ×3
    159. PlatypusPlatypus
    160. Wind ×3
    161. PlatypusPlatypus
    162. Wind ×3
    163. ArchangelArchangeldone 14:37
    164. Wind ×12
    165. ArchangelArchangel
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind
    168. PlatypusPlatypus
    169. Wind ×6
    170. PlatypusPlatypus
    171. Wind
    172. ButlerButler
    173. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (40 OS, 26/09/2026); 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

0neTw0

40.4 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2909 metal received · 34743 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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