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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 · 710 distinct matches · 103 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 828 · 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 710 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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 30 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. TickTick
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Energy storage
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:32 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:09 · typical 5:28
  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 · 172 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×6
    8. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    9. Wind ×5
    10. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    11. Wind ×5
    12. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    15. Wind ×9
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×6
    18. ButlerButlerfor unknown
    19. Wind ×6
    20. ButlerButlerfor unknown
    21. Wind ×5
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×5
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×5
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:45
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×6
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:19
    82. Wind ×8
    83. Converter
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×6
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×6
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Con turret
    102. Wind ×4
    103. Fusion ReactorFusion
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×5
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter ×2
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. TracerTracer
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×3
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Con turret
    131. Wind
    132. Converter
    133. Fusion ReactorFusion
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. Converter
    164. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:49
    165. Wind ×3
    166. Converter ×2
    167. Wind ×5
    168. Con turret
    169. Wind ×3
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind ×3
    172. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 OS, 13/09/2026); 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 Geo sea or Pondfirst 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 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:59 · 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

828 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163800
4:00315100
5:00486300
6:00580900
7:00723200
8:00908400
9:001124900
10:001356900
11:001639000
12:001993400
13:002367800
14:0027443113130
15:0031525358260
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_

39.3 OS · 13/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2901 metal received · 35704 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=828
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=822
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=826

Played most by

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