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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×4
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:52
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:02 · typical 5:28
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
  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 · 160 steps
    1. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind ×7
    5. GunslingerGunslingerfor Geo seadone 7:37
    6. Wind ×5
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. SprinterSprinter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. SprinterSprinter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. SprinterSprinter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×3
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×4
    49. Converter
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter ×2
    67. Wind
    68. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Metal storage
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Converter
    75. TracerTracer
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Con turret
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×5
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×5
    92. Con turret
    93. Converter
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Con turret
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×6
    99. Con turret
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:05
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    110. Wind ×5
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×7
    113. Converter
    114. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 13:33
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×6
    124. JaguarJaguar
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. JaguarJaguar
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. JaguarJaguar
    133. Wind ×4
    134. Converter
    135. JaguarJaguar
    136. Wind
    137. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:50
    138. Wind ×3
    139. JaguarJaguar
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×4
    143. Converter
    144. JaguarJaguar
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. JaguarJaguar
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. Converter
    157. JaguarJaguar
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. JaguarJaguar

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Nazarid's (37 OS, 21/08/2026); 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

Nazarid

36.6 OS · 21/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2843 metal received · 52144 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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