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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind
    14. Mex
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:34
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 152 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:12 · typical 5:29
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Wind
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Wind ×4
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler ×3
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. Converter ×2
    22. SprinterSprinter ×6
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. ButlerButler ×4
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    26. ButlerButler ×2
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler ×2
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×5
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. SeekerSeeker
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. Windfor Geo sea
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo sea
    41. Wind ×7
    42. Metal storage
    43. Windfor Geo sea
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×7
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Mexfor Geo sea
    50. Wind ×7
    51. RecluseReclusenot finished by 15:00
    52. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. SeekerSeeker
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:16
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×5
    61. SeekerSeeker
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×8
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×9
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×8
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×5
    71. SprinterSprinter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×8
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×5
    78. SeekerSeeker
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×8
    82. TracerTracer
    83. Wind
    84. Con turret
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Con turret
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind
    109. Converter ×2
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Energy storage
    113. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:23
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×5
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×4
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:34
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    141. Converter
    142. BlinkScout plane
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. BlinkScout plane
    146. Wind
    147. BlinkScout plane
    148. Wind
    149. BlinkScout plane ×2
    150. Wind
    151. BlinkScout plane
    152. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is NotReal's (40 OS, 06/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

NotReal

40.5 OS · 06/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2132 metal received · 52140 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=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

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