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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:13–1:32

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:44 · typical 1:17
  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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind ×2
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:40 · 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 (36%)

    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. Wind ×5
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine44Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (47%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 59 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 100 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:57 · typical 5:29
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 6:20
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Converter ×4
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    11. ButlerButler ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. ButlerButler ×2
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    15. Wind ×8
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    18. Wind ×9
    19. ButlerButler ×4for Beach sea
    20. Wind ×6
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler ×2
    28. Wind ×5
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind ×5
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×5
    34. Con turret
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×10
    43. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:04
    44. Wind ×3
    45. StormbringerBomber
    46. Wind ×7
    47. StormbringerBomber
    48. Wind ×5
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. StormbringerBomber
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. StormbringerBomber
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Converter
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind ×6
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. StormbringerBomber
    63. ButlerButler
    64. StormbringerBomber
    65. Converter
    66. StormbringerBomber ×2
    67. Converter
    68. StormbringerBomber ×3
    69. Converter
    70. StormbringerBomber ×3
    71. Converter
    72. StormbringerBomber ×3
    73. Converter ×2
    74. StormbringerBomber ×2
    75. Converter
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Converter
    78. BlinkScout plane
    79. Converter
    80. BlinkScout plane
    81. Converter
    82. CommanderCommander
    83. PlatypusPlatypus
    84. Converter
    85. PlatypusPlatypus
    86. Converter
    87. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    88. Converter
    89. PlatypusPlatypus
    90. Converter
    91. PlatypusPlatypus
    92. Converter
    93. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    94. Converter
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Converter
    97. PlatypusPlatypus
    98. Converter
    99. PlatypusPlatypus
    100. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (43 OS, 27/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:00 · in 86% 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

DRM

43.4 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units
1672 metal received · 68103 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

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