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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:32

    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 1:31 · typical 1:17
  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. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×2
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:51 · 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. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:04
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:07 · typical 5:28
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 203 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. HoundHound
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. ButlerButler ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Converter
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Converter
    20. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×5
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×5
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. Metal storage
    51. Converter
    52. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:16
    53. Converter ×5
    54. TracerTracer
    55. Converter
    56. Con turret
    57. Converter
    58. Con turret
    59. Converter
    60. Con turret
    61. Converter ×4
    62. Con turret
    63. Converter ×2
    64. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:13
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:46
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:49
    96. Wind
    97. BlitzBlitz ×2
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Wind
    102. BlitzBlitz
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. BlitzBlitz ×3
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Wind
    110. BlitzBlitz
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. BlitzBlitz
    114. Wind
    115. BlitzBlitz ×2
    116. Wind
    117. BlitzBlitz
    118. Converter
    119. BlitzBlitz
    120. Wind ×2
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Converter
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. Wind
    125. BlitzBlitz
    126. Wind
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Converter
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Wind
    131. BlitzBlitz ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. BlitzBlitz ×3
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Wind
    139. BlitzBlitz
    140. Wind
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. Converter
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Wind
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. Wind
    147. BlitzBlitz
    148. Converter
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Wind
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Wind
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Converter
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitz
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. Wind
    162. BlitzBlitz
    163. Converter
    164. BlitzBlitz ×2
    165. Wind
    166. BlitzBlitz
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:26
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×3
    174. FerretFerret
    175. Converter
    176. FalconFighter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. FalconFighter
    179. Wind
    180. FerretFerret
    181. Wind
    182. Converter
    183. FalconFighter
    184. Wind
    185. ChainsawChainsaw
    186. FalconFighter
    187. Wind
    188. Converter
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. FalconFighter
    192. Wind
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. FalconFighter ×2
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Converter
    201. FalconFighter
    202. Wind
    203. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (38 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 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · in 99% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:21 · 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 4:00 · in 86% 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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 · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2207 metal received · 113299 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

Played most by

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus33games of this buildTeaner31games of this build