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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 ×4for Front
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. LazarusLazarusfor Front
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2for Front
    4. Con turretfor Front
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Front
    6. Con turretfor Front
    7. Mex
    8. Energy storagefor Front
    9. Windfor Front
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. LazarusLazarusfor Front
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Frontdone 4:02 · 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. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Frontdone 5:50 · 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 · 98 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2for Front
    2. Windfor Front
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Wind ×3for Front
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind ×3for Front
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Windfor Front
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    10. Wind ×6for Front
    11. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    12. Windfor Front
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×4for Front
    15. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    16. Wind
    17. Windfor Front
    18. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    19. Con turretfor Front
    20. Windfor Front
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    23. ButlerButler ×4for Front
    24. Windfor Front
    25. ButlerButlerfor Front
    26. Wind ×2for Front
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Front
    28. ButlerButlerfor Front
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Converter ×2for Front
    31. ArchangelArchangelfor Frontdone 10:28
    32. Converterfor Front
    33. Wind ×3for Front
    34. NettleNettlefor Front
    35. Converterfor Front
    36. NettleNettlefor Front
    37. Wind ×2for Front
    38. Converterfor Front
    39. Windfor Front
    40. NettleNettle ×2for Front
    41. Converterfor Front
    42. Wind ×4for Front
    43. Converterfor Front
    44. NettleNettlefor Front
    45. ButlerButlerfor Front
    46. NettleNettlefor Front
    47. Converterfor Front
    48. Wind ×3for Front
    49. ButlerButlerfor Front
    50. NettleNettlefor Front
    51. Converterfor Front
    52. Wind ×2for Front
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Windfor Front
    55. SprinterSprinter
    56. Converterfor Front
    57. NettleNettlefor Front
    58. SprinterSprinter
    59. Windfor Front
    60. NettleNettlefor Front
    61. Wind ×3for Front
    62. Converterfor Front
    63. NettleNettlefor Front
    64. Windfor Front
    65. Converterfor Front
    66. Wind ×3for Front
    67. Con turretfor Front
    68. Windfor Front
    69. Converterfor Front
    70. Windfor Front
    71. Con turretfor Front
    72. Wind ×3for Front
    73. Converterfor Front
    74. Windfor Front
    75. Con turretfor Front
    76. Windfor Front
    77. Converterfor Front
    78. Wind ×4for Front
    79. SharpshooterSniper botfor Frontdone 12:27
    80. Windfor Front
    81. Converterfor Front
    82. Wind ×3for Front
    83. Converterfor Front
    84. Windfor Front
    85. Con turretfor Front
    86. Wind ×2for Front
    87. Con turret ×2for Front
    88. Windfor Front
    89. Converterfor Front
    90. Windfor Front
    91. Energy storagefor Front
    92. Windfor Front
    93. SharpshooterSniper botfor Front
    94. Converterfor Front
    95. Windfor Front
    96. Energy storagefor Front
    97. Wind ×3for Front
    98. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (46 OS, 21/09/2026); 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

haaven

46.3 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2940 metal received · 47544 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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