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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:13 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Wind
    9. Energy storage
    10. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Mex
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:31 · 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 ×6
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    5. Wind
    6. 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 · 106 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:21 · typical 5:28
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 7:35
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler ×4
    25. Wind
    26. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:12
    27. Wind ×11
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Con turret
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 14:21
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. T2 converter
    48. Con turret
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. T2 converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactor
    96. Con turret ×2
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind
    102. T2 converter
    103. Wind
    104. Con turret
    105. Converter
    106. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Gieds's (45 OS, 08/09/2026); 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

Gieds

45.3 OS · 08/09/2026

Open source match ↗

27 received units · includes a constructor
2540 metal received · 26156 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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