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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 1:16 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Mex
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret
    12. Energy storage
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:42 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:35 · 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 · 174 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×9
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 9:50
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. PlatypusPlatypus
    49. Wind ×6
    50. PlatypusPlatypus
    51. Wind ×5
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. PlatypusPlatypus
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. PlatypusPlatypus
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. PlatypusPlatypus
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. PlatypusPlatypus
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×4
    75. PlatypusPlatypus
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. PlatypusPlatypus
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. PlatypusPlatypus
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    105. Wind ×3
    106. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    107. Wind ×3
    108. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. FerretFerret
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×3
    122. ArchangelArchangeldone 13:01
    123. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:22
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. ArchangelArchangel
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. Metal storage
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×4
    153. Converter
    154. JunoJuno
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Con turret
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Con turret
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Con turret
    174. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 18/09/2026); 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

0neTw0

40.6 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1265 metal received · 38001 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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