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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is EXZoPrimer3's (39 OS, 19/09/2026); 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

EXZoPrimer3

39.0 OS · 19/09/2026

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2 received units
4409 metal received · 52172 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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