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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:37 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×3
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:34 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:13 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 206 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Geodone 6:02
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×7
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×2
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×7
    15. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Converter
    77. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    78. ButlerButler
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind ×4
    82. ButlerButler
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×8
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×8
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×8
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×7
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:56
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×6
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×6
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×5
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. PlatypusPlatypus
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×4
    136. PlatypusPlatypus
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. PlatypusPlatypus
    150. Wind ×4
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×6
    155. PlatypusPlatypus
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×5
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind ×2
    164. PlatypusPlatypus
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×7
    168. Con turret
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:33
    172. Wind
    173. Con turret
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×4
    177. Con turret
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×6
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×6
    184. Converter
    185. TracerTracer
    186. Wind ×4
    187. Converter
    188. Wind ×6
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×6
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×6
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×5
    195. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:52
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×4
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×6
    201. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×4
    205. Converter ×3
    206. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Fakepilot's (35 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 2:22 · 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

Fakepilot

35.4 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2267 metal received · 41969 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

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