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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 ×3
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:51 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Con turret
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×8
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:39 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:15 · typical 5:28
    6. Converter
  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 · 134 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:44
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. ButlerButler ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler ×4for Geo sea
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×4
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×11
    36. ArchangelArchangeldone 10:49
    37. Wind ×6
    38. ArchangelArchangel
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×4
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×5
    57. Converter
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×6
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:29
    65. Wind ×4
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×6
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter
    83. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:42
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind ×3
    93. Converter
    94. PrudePrudefor Geodone 14:11
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Con turret
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Converter ×2
    104. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    105. Converter ×3
    106. HoundHound
    107. Converter
    108. HoundHound
    109. Wind ×2
    110. HoundHound
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. HoundHound
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. HoundHound
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. HoundHound
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. HoundHound
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. HoundHound
    133. Converter
    134. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RTX177013's (36 OS, 30/08/2026); 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

RTX177013

36.2 OS · 30/08/2026

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1 received units
6426 metal received · 81736 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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