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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    4. Mex
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Con turret
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:47
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:08 · typical 5:29
    7. Wind
  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 · 171 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler ×2
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×9
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    31. Wind ×7
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×5
    34. Con turret
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×7
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Con turret
    43. Converter
    44. T2 converter
    45. Wind ×11
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×5
    48. Converter
    49. T2 converter
    50. Wind ×8
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×8
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×6
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind ×5
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:40
    70. Wind ×6
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×6
    73. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. T2 converter
    78. Wind ×9
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Con turret
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. TracerTracer
    88. Wind ×6
    89. PlatypusPlatypus
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind ×6
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. PlatypusPlatypus
    98. Wind ×6
    99. PlatypusPlatypus
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. T2 converter
    105. Wind ×4
    106. Converter
    107. PlatypusPlatypus
    108. Wind ×7
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×6
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×9
    113. PlatypusPlatypus
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×7
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×4
    120. PlatypusPlatypus
    121. Wind
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind ×5
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. PlatypusPlatypus
    127. Wind ×6
    128. PlatypusPlatypus
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind ×3
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. PlatypusPlatypus
    139. Wind ×9
    140. Con turret
    141. PlatypusPlatypus
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×8
    145. PlatypusPlatypus
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×11
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    151. Wind ×9
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×10
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:48
    157. Wind ×8
    158. T2 converter
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×10
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×8
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×8
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. T2 converter
    169. Wind ×9
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×18

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Adeus's (36 OS, 27/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

Adeus

35.6 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3800 metal received · 47493 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=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

Played most by

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