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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 ×6
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:31 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret ×3
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:02 · 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 ×4
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:12 · typical 5:28
  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 · 167 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Wind ×4
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind ×7
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    12. Wind ×7
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×3
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×3
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Con turret
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. PlatypusPlatypus
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter ×2
    50. Wind
    51. Converter ×2
    52. Wind ×2
    53. PlatypusPlatypus
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. PlatypusPlatypus
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Wind
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter ×2
    76. Con turret
    77. Converter
    78. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:02
    79. Converter
    80. Con turret
    81. Converter ×4
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind ×10
    84. TracerTracer
    85. Wind ×9
    86. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:16
    87. Wind ×5
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Fusion ReactorFusion
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Metal storage
    107. Wind
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Con turret ×2
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. Converter ×3
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Fusion ReactorFusion
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter ×2
    131. Wind
    132. Converter ×2
    133. Wind
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind
    142. Fusion ReactorFusion
    143. Converter ×3
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Converter ×9
    152. Con turret
    153. T2 converter
    154. Converter
    155. Con turret
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Con turret ×2
    158. Converter ×2
    159. Con turret
    160. Converter ×3
    161. Con turret
    162. Converter
    163. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    164. T2 converter
    165. Converter ×4
    166. Con turret
    167. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (42 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

Ariah

42.4 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1952 metal received · 177198 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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