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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 1:17 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:27
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:53 · 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 · 179 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    9. Wind
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. SentrySentry
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. NettleNettle
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. GunslingerGunslingernot finished by 15:00
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×3
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    46. Wind ×3
    47. NettleNettle
    48. Wind ×8
    49. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    50. Wind ×14
    51. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    52. Wind ×10
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. T2 converter
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×5
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×3
    62. SentrySentry
    63. Wind ×8
    64. SentrySentry
    65. Wind ×8
    66. T2 converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:08
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    71. Wind ×16
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. Wind
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Wind
    76. BlitzBlitz
    77. Wind ×2
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Wind ×2
    80. BlitzBlitz
    81. Wind ×2
    82. BlitzBlitz
    83. Wind
    84. BlitzBlitz
    85. Wind ×2
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Wind
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. Wind ×3
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. SentrySentry
    94. Wind
    95. BlitzBlitz
    96. Wind ×2
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. Wind
    99. Con turret
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Wind ×3
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind ×4
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. Wind
    106. BlitzBlitz
    107. Wind
    108. T2 converter
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    112. Wind ×8
    113. SentrySentry
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind ×3
    116. T2 converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Wind ×9
    120. BlitzBlitz
    121. Wind ×4
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. Wind ×2
    124. BlitzBlitz
    125. Wind
    126. BlitzBlitz
    127. Wind
    128. BlitzBlitz
    129. Wind ×3
    130. BlitzBlitz
    131. Wind
    132. BlitzBlitz
    133. Wind
    134. TracerTracer
    135. Wind
    136. BlitzBlitz
    137. Wind ×5
    138. BlitzBlitz
    139. Wind
    140. BlitzBlitz
    141. Wind ×2
    142. BlitzBlitz
    143. Wind
    144. BlitzBlitz
    145. Wind ×2
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Wind ×2
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. Wind
    150. BlitzBlitz
    151. Wind ×2
    152. BlitzBlitz
    153. Wind
    154. BlitzBlitz
    155. Wind
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind ×3
    162. BlitzBlitz
    163. Wind
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind
    166. BlitzBlitz
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Con turret
    169. ArbalestArbalest
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Con turret
    172. Wind
    173. Con turret
    174. Wind ×2
    175. ArbalestArbalest
    176. Wind ×3
    177. BlitzBlitz
    178. Con turret
    179. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Adeus's (36 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

Adeus

35.5 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

11 received units · includes a constructor
2145 metal received · 51501 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

Played most by

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