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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1602 distinct matches · 255 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1912 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1602 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 (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4for Pond
    3. Energy storagefor Pond
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    2. Wind ×2for Pond
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind ×3for Pond
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    6. Windfor Pond
    7. Mex
    8. Windfor Pond
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    10. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    11. Windfor Pond
    12. Converterfor Pond
    13. Windfor Pond
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Ponddone 4:00 · typical 4:16
    15. Wind ×2for Pond
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Ponddone 4:54 · typical 5:29
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:28
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 82 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 6:23
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. Converterfor Pond
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    9. Converterfor Pond
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Solar
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    13. Solar
    14. Windfor Pond
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Windfor Pond
    17. Solar ×2for Pond
    18. ButlerButler ×3for Pond
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    20. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    21. Solar
    22. Windfor Pond
    23. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    24. Solar
    25. Wind ×2for Pond
    26. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    27. Solar
    28. Windfor Pond
    29. Solar
    30. Wind ×3for Pond
    31. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    32. Wind ×4for Pond
    33. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    34. Wind ×5for Pond
    35. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    36. Wind ×5for Pond
    37. Con turretfor Pond
    38. Windfor Pond
    39. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    40. Wind ×7for Pond
    41. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    42. Con turretfor Pond
    43. Wind ×6for Pond
    44. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    45. Wind ×7for Pond
    46. Converterfor Pond
    47. Wind ×3for Pond
    48. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    49. Wind ×4for Pond
    50. Converterfor Pond
    51. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    52. Wind ×6for Pond
    53. Converterfor Pond
    54. Wind ×3for Pond
    55. Converterfor Pond
    56. Wind ×4for Pond
    57. Converterfor Pond
    58. Wind ×3for Pond
    59. CitadelAnti-nukefor Ponddone 14:15
    60. Windfor Pond
    61. Converterfor Pond
    62. Wind ×4for Pond
    63. Converterfor Pond
    64. Windfor Pond
    65. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    66. Wind ×3for Pond
    67. Converterfor Pond
    68. Wind ×3for Pond
    69. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    70. Windfor Pond
    71. Converterfor Pond
    72. Wind ×4for Pond
    73. Converterfor Pond
    74. Wind ×4for Pond
    75. Converterfor Pond
    76. Wind ×5for Pond
    77. Converterfor Pond
    78. Wind ×4for Pond
    79. Converterfor Pond
    80. Wind ×5for Pond
    81. Converterfor Pond
    82. Wind ×2for Pond

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [MADO]MyDude's (32 OS, 01/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1912 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00579900
7:00722700
8:00906500
9:001118000
10:001352000
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002343000
14:0027286074
15:0031503108130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[MADO]MyDude

32.3 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units
2746 metal received · 41386 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=1912
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1905
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1908

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