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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 ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:45 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Wind ×7
    10. Converter
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter ×2
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:10 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:00
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:23 · typical 5:28
  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 · 127 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Beach seadone 6:14
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind ×6
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×3for Beach sea
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind ×2for Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Windfor Pond
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Pond
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Windfor Pond
    23. Wind
    24. Windfor Pond
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Windfor Pond
    28. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:44
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Windfor Pond
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Windfor Pond
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Windfor Pond
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×4
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×14
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×5
    48. Con turret
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Windfor Pond
    53. TracerTracer
    54. Wind
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind
    57. Windfor Pond
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind
    63. Metal storage
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Metal storage
    77. Wind
    78. T2 converter
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. T2 converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Con turret
    88. Converter
    89. Con turret
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Con turret
    96. ChainsawChainsaw ×2
    97. Converter
    98. ArbalestArbalest
    99. Converter ×4
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. FerretFerret
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. FerretFerret
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Con turret
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Con turret
    123. Converter
    124. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (38 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

Amrissa

38.3 OS · 22/09/2026

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1 received units
3742 metal received · 67682 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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