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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (41 OS, 15/09/2026); 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

Viltrum

40.9 OS · 15/09/2026

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2 received units
2709 metal received · 148614 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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