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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 1:17 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Mex
    8. Converter
    9. Con turret
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×6
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Energy storage
    15. 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 (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. SharpshooterSniper bot ×2for Ponddone 4:45
  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 · 246 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:09 · typical 5:28
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler ×4
    12. Wind
    13. Windfor Geo
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Windfor Geo
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. Windfor Geo
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    22. Windfor Geo
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Windfor Geo
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Windfor Geo
    28. Converter
    29. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×6
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Con turret
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×3
    45. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantfor Airdone 9:59
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×7
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. StormbringerBomber
    56. Wind ×2
    57. StormbringerBomber
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. StormbringerBomber
    62. Wind ×2
    63. StormbringerBomber
    64. Wind ×2
    65. StormbringerBomber
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. StormbringerBomber
    69. Wind ×3
    70. StormbringerBomber
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. StormbringerBomber
    74. Wind ×3
    75. StormbringerBomber
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. StormbringerBomber
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. StormbringerBomber
    82. Wind ×3
    83. StormbringerBomber
    84. Wind ×3
    85. StormbringerBomber
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. StormbringerBomber
    89. Wind ×2
    90. StormbringerBomber
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. StorkLight transportfor Geo sea
    94. Wind
    95. StormbringerBomber
    96. Wind ×3
    97. StormbringerBomber
    98. Converter
    99. StormbringerBomber
    100. Wind ×3
    101. StormbringerBomber
    102. Wind ×3
    103. StormbringerBomber
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. StormbringerBomber
    107. Wind ×2
    108. BlinkScout plane
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. BlinkScout plane
    113. StormbringerBomber
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. StormbringerBomber
    117. Wind ×3
    118. StormbringerBomber
    119. Wind ×2
    120. StormbringerBomber
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. StormbringerBomber
    124. Wind
    125. FalconFighter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. FalconFighter
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. FalconFighter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. FalconFighter
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. FalconFighter
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Con turret
    141. FalconFighter
    142. Wind
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. FalconFighter
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind ×3
    149. Con turret
    150. FalconFighter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. ChainsawChainsaw
    155. FalconFighter
    156. Wind
    157. FalconFighter
    158. Wind ×2
    159. FalconFighter
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. FalconFighter
    163. Wind
    164. FalconFighter
    165. Wind
    166. FalconFighter
    167. Wind
    168. FalconFighter
    169. Wind
    170. FalconFighter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. FalconFighter ×2
    174. Wind ×2
    175. FalconFighter
    176. Wind
    177. FalconFighter ×2
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. FalconFighter
    181. Wind
    182. FalconFighter ×2
    183. Wind ×2
    184. FalconFighter ×2
    185. Wind
    186. Converter
    187. FalconFighter
    188. Wind
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Wind
    191. FalconFighter
    192. Wind
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Converter
    195. FalconFighter
    196. Wind ×2
    197. FalconFighter
    198. Wind
    199. FalconFighter
    200. Converter
    201. FalconFighter
    202. Wind ×2
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Converter
    207. FalconFighter
    208. Wind ×2
    209. FalconFighter
    210. Wind
    211. FalconFighter
    212. Converter
    213. FalconFighter
    214. Wind
    215. FalconFighter
    216. Wind ×2
    217. FalconFighter ×2
    218. Converter
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Wind ×3
    221. FalconFighter ×2
    222. Converter
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Wind ×2
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Wind
    227. FalconFighter ×2
    228. Wind ×2
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Wind
    231. Converter
    232. FalconFighter ×2
    233. Wind
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind ×2
    236. FalconFighter ×2
    237. Converter
    238. Wind
    239. FalconFighter
    240. Wind
    241. FalconFighter
    242. Wind
    243. Converter
    244. Wind ×4
    245. Converter
    246. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (42 OS, 23/09/2026); 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

Syphos

42.5 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

50 received units
2622 metal received · 71127 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

Played most by

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos34games of this buildKOT_33games of this buildTeaner28games of this buildAdeus26games of this build