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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 · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:40 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. Con turret ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:24 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:17 · typical 5:28
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind
  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 · 203 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Con turret
    13. ButlerButler ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. ButlerButler ×2
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×6
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×4
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Con turret
    52. Converter
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. ButlerButler
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter ×2
    69. ButlerButler
    70. Wind ×2
    71. FatboyFatboyfor Suicide frontdone 10:34
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. FatboyFatboy
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. SharpshooterSniper botdone 11:01
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. SharpshooterSniper bot
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. SmugglerJammer bot
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. CompassRadar bot
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×3
    124. ButlerButler
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×2
    127. Con turret
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. ButlerButler
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×3
    135. ButlerButler
    136. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:45
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Wind ×5
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×4
    152. Converter ×2
    153. Wind ×4
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×5
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×5
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×4
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×4
    166. Converter ×2
    167. Wind ×5
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Wind ×5
    170. Converter ×2
    171. Wind ×4
    172. HoundHound
    173. CompassRadar bot
    174. Wind
    175. SmugglerJammer bot
    176. Converter ×2
    177. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    178. Wind ×3
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Wind
    183. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter ×2
    188. Wind ×2
    189. HoundHound
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. HoundHound
    197. Wind ×3
    198. Converter
    199. HoundHound
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [FCRD]Tragedy's (36 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 5:23 · 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

[FCRD]Tragedy

36.4 OS · 06/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
1493 metal received · 67651 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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