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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:10 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Mex
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Energy storage
    16. NettleNettle ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · 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. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
  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 · 107 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:12 · typical 5:28
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    14. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 7:32
    15. Wind ×3
    16. FatboyFatboyfor Pond
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler ×3for Geo sea
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Con turret
    23. ButlerButler
    24. SprinterSprinter
    25. ButlerButler ×3
    26. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    27. ButlerButler ×2
    28. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. ButlerButler ×3for Pond
    33. Con turret
    34. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Con turret
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×4
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×2
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×2
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Wind ×4
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Wind ×4
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind ×7
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. SharpshooterSniper botdone 12:24
    72. Energy storage
    73. Wind ×26
    74. SharpshooterSniper bot
    75. Wind
    76. Energy storage
    77. Wind ×24
    78. SharpshooterSniper bot
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Energy storage
    81. Wind ×10
    82. SharpshooterSniper bot
    83. Wind ×14
    84. SharpshooterSniper bot
    85. Wind ×17
    86. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 14:35
    87. Wind ×22
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×5
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Wind ×7
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×5
    96. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Metal storage
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NotReal's (37 OS, 23/08/2026); 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

NotReal

37.4 OS · 23/08/2026

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3 received units
7703 metal received · 87395 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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