BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Tech / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind ×5
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Converter ×3
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:59 · typical 5:28
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    10. 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 · 152 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Wind
    4. Con turret
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ButlerButler ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler ×2
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×6
    35. GhostGhost
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×6
    38. GhostGhost
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×6
    41. GhostGhost
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×5
    45. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    50. Wind ×4
    51. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. Wind ×4
    56. PlatypusPlatypus
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×8
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. PlatypusPlatypus
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. PlatypusPlatypus
    66. Wind ×4
    67. PlatypusPlatypus
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×5
    70. PlatypusPlatypus
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. PlatypusPlatypus
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. T2 converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×5
    85. PlatypusPlatypus
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×7
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Wind ×7
    92. PlatypusPlatypus
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×5
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×8
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. PlatypusPlatypus
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×6
    106. PlatypusPlatypus
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. PlatypusPlatypus
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×7
    114. PlatypusPlatypus
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×5
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 13:23
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×7
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×7
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:32
    131. Wind ×5
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×7
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×6
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×7
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. NettleNettle
    143. ArbalestArbalest
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. NettleNettle
    148. Wind ×4
    149. NettleNettle
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×8
    152. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Blover's (38 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

Blover

37.5 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1663 metal received · 76332 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

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos34games of this buildKOT_33games of this buildTeaner28games of this buildAdeus26games of this build
Standard tech · Armada Tech build order · BAR Build Atlas