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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 1:14 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Energy storage
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:00 · 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. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:38 · typical 5:28
    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 · 153 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind ×9
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind ×8
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×5
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:35
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×4
    67. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:19
    68. Wind
    69. Con turret
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×10
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×6
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×7
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×9
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×8
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×6
    82. T2 converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind ×18
    86. Fusion ReactorFusion
    87. Wind ×5
    88. T2 converter
    89. Wind ×23
    90. T2 converter
    91. Wind ×29
    92. T2 converter
    93. Wind ×13
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. T2 converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. TracerTracer
    99. Wind ×5
    100. Con turret
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×10
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×7
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind ×3
    110. T2 converter
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×7
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×4
    115. Fusion ReactorFusion
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Con turret
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Hardened Energy Storage
    128. Wind ×5
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×8
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×4
    133. T2 converter ×2
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×7
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×8
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. T2 converter
    142. Wind ×4
    143. T2 converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Con turret
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind ×4
    151. Converter
    152. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    153. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Harryplotter's (38 OS, 20/08/2026); 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

Harryplotter

37.6 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2443 metal received · 34304 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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