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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'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 5:21 · 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

KOT_

39.0 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2872 metal received · 111159 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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