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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 · 710 distinct matches · 103 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 828 · 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 710 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 1:18 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind
    11. Energy storage
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:54 · typical 5:28
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:24
  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 · 236 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. SharpshooterSniper bot
    5. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    6. Wind ×2
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. ButlerButler ×2
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×4
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×4
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    31. Wind ×3
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×10
    34. Con turret
    35. Wind ×3
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×7
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×25
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×6
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×5
    54. Converter ×2
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×8
    62. Converter ×3
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind ×5
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. ButlerButler
    77. Wind ×7
    78. ButlerButler
    79. Wind
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind ×9
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×5
    86. Converter
    87. ButlerButler
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. ButlerButler
    96. Wind
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×5
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Con turret
    103. ButlerButler
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter ×3
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. ButlerButler
    113. Wind ×5
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×4
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 13:20
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Converter ×2
    128. Wind ×5
    129. Converter ×3
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter ×5
    132. Wind ×5
    133. Converter ×2
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×4
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter ×3
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter ×4
    148. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    149. Wind ×5
    150. Converter ×4
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Con turret
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. Converter ×3
    170. Wind
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×5
    173. Converter ×4
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind ×2
    184. Converter ×2
    185. Wind
    186. Converter ×2
    187. Wind
    188. Converter ×2
    189. Wind ×3
    190. Converter ×2
    191. Wind ×6
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×2
    194. Converter
    195. Wind
    196. Converter ×5
    197. Wind ×4
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×3
    200. Converter ×2
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. Wind ×3
    204. Converter ×2
    205. Wind
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. Converter
    209. Metal storage
    210. Converter
    211. Wind ×4
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×2
    214. Converter ×2
    215. Wind ×2
    216. Converter
    217. Wind ×2
    218. Converter
    219. Wind ×2
    220. Con turret
    221. Converter ×3
    222. Wind ×4
    223. Converter
    224. Con turret
    225. Wind ×2
    226. Converter
    227. Wind
    228. Converter
    229. Con turret
    230. Converter ×2
    231. Wind ×2
    232. Converter
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. Wind
    236. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RogShotz's (44 OS, 21/08/2026); 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 Geo sea or Pondfirst 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 9:03 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:59 · 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

828 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163800
4:00315100
5:00486300
6:00580900
7:00723200
8:00908400
9:001124900
10:001356900
11:001639000
12:001993400
13:002367800
14:0027443113130
15:0031525358260
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

RogShotz

44.1 OS · 21/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3081 metal received · 52559 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=828
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=822
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=826

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