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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 · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus ×2
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:06 · 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. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:51
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 116 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:41 · typical 5:28
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret ×3
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Wind ×4
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×4
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×8
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×6
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter ×2
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter ×3
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind ×3
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×2
    76. ButlerButler
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind ×4
    80. ButlerButler
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. ButlerButler
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×5
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. ButlerButler
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×2
    101. ButlerButler
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. ButlerButler
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (40 OS, 18/09/2026); 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 5:23 · 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 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

Viltrum

40.3 OS · 18/09/2026

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2 received units
2494 metal received · 156768 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=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

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