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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 ×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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Mex
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret ×3
    7. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:58 · 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 ×7
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. FatboyFatboyfor Frontdone 4:55
  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 · 69 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 6:02 · typical 5:28
    3. ButlerButler ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    5. SprinterSprinter ×5
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:40
    7. Metal storage
    8. ButlerButler
    9. SprinterSprinter
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. SprinterSprinter
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind
    17. SprinterSprinter
    18. LazarusLazarus
    19. Wind
    20. SprinterSprinter
    21. Wind
    22. LazarusLazarus
    23. Wind
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. SprinterSprinter
    27. Wind
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Wind
    34. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind
    40. Mexfor Geo sea
    41. Wind
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    43. Mexfor Geo sea
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:13
    50. Wind ×7
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind
    55. Windfor Geo sea
    56. Wind
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind
    59. Con turret
    60. Energy storagefor Geo sea
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Fusion ReactorFusion
    63. Wind
    64. TracerTracer
    65. Wind ×4
    66. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    67. Wind ×8
    68. Pit BullPit Bull
    69. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (42 OS, 25/09/2026); 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

42.0 OS · 25/09/2026

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3 received units
2269 metal received · 96945 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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