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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RefuseToLearn's (36 OS, 18/09/2026); 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

RefuseToLearn

36.0 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3079 metal received · 53726 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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