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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RitualMurder's (38 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

RitualMurder

38.2 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1762 metal received · 51837 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

Played most by

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