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

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

[Cookie]Baby_Evis

39.9 OS · 09/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
4381 metal received · 112699 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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