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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:45 · 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. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×4
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:37 · 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. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:18 · 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 · 186 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 6:06
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. ButlerButler ×3
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Energy storage
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×4
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×5
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    37. Wind ×13
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:32
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×8
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×13
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×8
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×6
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×7
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. TracerTracer
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×7
    86. Metal storage
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Con turret
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:45
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Con turret
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter ×2
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter ×2
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter ×3
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Fusion ReactorFusion
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter ×3
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Converter ×3
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter ×4
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter ×3
    155. T2 converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter ×2
    158. Con turret
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind
    164. Converter ×3
    165. Con turret
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Wind
    170. Converter ×2
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Con turret
    174. Converter ×2
    175. Con turret
    176. Wind
    177. Converter ×3
    178. Con turret
    179. Wind
    180. Converter ×2
    181. Wind
    182. Converter ×2
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Con turret
    186. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Godmother13's (38 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

Godmother13

37.6 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3120 metal received · 109009 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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