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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 27 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Solar
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Solar
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Solar
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind
    13. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    14. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    15. Mex
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
    21. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    22. Energy storage
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter ×3
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:57 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Converter
  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 · 207 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:08 · typical 5:28
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Converter
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×4
    56. Converter
    57. Metal storage
    58. Wind ×3
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×5
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Con turret
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Con turret
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:22
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×12
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×6
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×5
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×5
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. TracerTracer
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×5
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:25
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×5
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind ×5
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Fusion ReactorFusion
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×5
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×14
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×3
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×4
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×6
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Fusion ReactorFusion
    159. Wind
    160. Converter ×2
    161. Wind ×4
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×3
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter ×2
    179. Wind ×5
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×5
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    187. Wind
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Con turret
    191. Wind ×2
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. Con turret
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. Con turret
    199. Wind ×3
    200. Converter
    201. Con turret
    202. Wind ×4
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. Con turret
    206. Wind ×5
    207. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RitualMurder's (38 OS, 28/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 9:03 · 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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

RitualMurder

38.2 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1457 metal received · 33182 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

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