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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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:28 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:12 · 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 · 245 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×5
    28. NettleNettle
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    32. Wind ×5
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×5
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    36. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:55
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. FalconFighter
    43. Wind
    44. FalconFighter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. FalconFighter
    47. Wind
    48. FalconFighter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. FalconFighter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. FalconFighter
    54. Wind
    55. FalconFighter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Energy storage
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Metal storage
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×6
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. StormbringerBomber
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. StormbringerBomber
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Wind
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. StormbringerBomber
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind ×2
    95. StormbringerBomber
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. StormbringerBomber
    99. Wind
    100. StormbringerBomber
    101. Wind
    102. StormbringerBomber
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. StormbringerBomber
    106. Wind ×2
    107. StormbringerBomber
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. BlinkScout plane
    111. Wind
    112. BlinkScout plane
    113. Wind
    114. FalconFighter ×2
    115. Wind
    116. FalconFighter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. FalconFighter ×3
    120. Wind ×3
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Converter
    123. FalconFighter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. FalconFighter
    126. Wind
    127. FalconFighter
    128. StormbringerBomber
    129. Converter
    130. StormbringerBomber
    131. Wind ×3
    132. StormbringerBomber
    133. Converter
    134. FalconFighter ×2
    135. Wind ×3
    136. FalconFighter ×2
    137. Converter
    138. FalconFighter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. FalconFighter ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. FalconFighter
    144. Wind
    145. FalconFighter ×2
    146. Wind ×2
    147. FalconFighter
    148. Wind
    149. FalconFighter ×2
    150. Wind ×2
    151. FalconFighter
    152. ChainsawChainsaw
    153. Wind
    154. FalconFighter
    155. Wind ×3
    156. FalconFighter ×3
    157. Wind ×3
    158. FalconFighter ×3
    159. Wind ×3
    160. FalconFighter
    161. Converter
    162. FalconFighter ×2
    163. Wind ×2
    164. FalconFighter
    165. Wind
    166. FalconFighter ×2
    167. Wind ×2
    168. FalconFighter
    169. Wind
    170. FalconFighter ×2
    171. Wind ×2
    172. FalconFighter
    173. Wind
    174. FalconFighter
    175. Converter
    176. FalconFighter
    177. Wind
    178. FalconFighter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. FalconFighter ×2
    181. Wind
    182. FalconFighter
    183. Wind ×2
    184. FalconFighter ×3
    185. Wind ×3
    186. FalconFighter ×2
    187. Con turret
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind
    191. Con turret
    192. Wind
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Con turret
    195. StormbringerBomber
    196. Con turret
    197. Wind ×2
    198. StormbringerBomber
    199. Wind
    200. StormbringerBomber
    201. Converter
    202. StormbringerBomber ×2
    203. Wind
    204. StormbringerBomber ×2
    205. Wind
    206. StormbringerBomber ×2
    207. Converter
    208. StormbringerBomber
    209. Wind ×2
    210. StormbringerBomber ×5
    211. Wind ×2
    212. StormbringerBomber
    213. Converter
    214. StormbringerBomber ×3
    215. Wind
    216. StormbringerBomber
    217. Wind
    218. StormbringerBomber
    219. Converter
    220. Wind
    221. FalconFighter
    222. BlinkScout plane ×3
    223. Wind ×2
    224. BlinkScout plane
    225. Wind
    226. BlinkScout plane
    227. Converter
    228. FalconFighter ×2
    229. Wind
    230. FalconFighter
    231. Wind
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Wind
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Converter
    236. FalconFighter ×2
    237. Wind
    238. FalconFighter ×2
    239. Wind ×2
    240. FalconFighter
    241. Converter
    242. FalconFighter ×2
    243. Wind
    244. Converter
    245. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (41 OS, 26/09/2026); 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

Syphos

41.3 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

35 received units
1638 metal received · 25853 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

Played most by

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus33games of this buildTeaner31games of this build