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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 1:15 · 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 · 11 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2for Suicide front
    3. Con turret
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Suicide front
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Energy storage
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:26 · typical 5:28
  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 · 162 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Wind
    10. GunslingerGunslingerfor Suicide frontdone 8:02
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×3
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×3
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×7
    31. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    32. Wind ×16
    33. GunslingerGunslinger
    34. Wind ×23
    35. SharpshooterSniper botdone 11:02
    36. Wind ×5
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. SharpshooterSniper bot
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. SharpshooterSniper bot
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Con turret
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. SharpshooterSniper bot
    78. Con turret
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Metal storage
    85. Wind ×6
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. SprinterSprinter
    90. Wind
    91. SprinterSprinter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. SprinterSprinter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Converter
    97. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:33
    98. SprinterSprinter
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:37
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. BlitzBlitz
    108. Wind
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. Wind
    111. BlitzBlitz
    112. Wind
    113. BlitzBlitz ×2
    114. Wind
    115. BlitzBlitz
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. BlitzBlitz ×4
    119. Wind
    120. BlitzBlitz ×2
    121. Converter
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. Wind
    124. BlitzBlitz ×3
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. BlitzBlitz ×3
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz ×2
    130. Converter
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Wind
    133. BlitzBlitz ×4
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. BlitzBlitz ×3
    137. Wind
    138. BlitzBlitz ×2
    139. Converter
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. Wind
    142. BlitzBlitz ×4
    143. Wind
    144. BlitzBlitz
    145. Converter
    146. BlitzBlitz ×2
    147. Wind
    148. BlitzBlitz ×3
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    160. Wind
    161. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    162. BlitzBlitz

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (45 OS, 22/09/2026); 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

haaven

45.0 OS · 22/09/2026

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4 received units
1960 metal received · 53612 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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