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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 1:35 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:03 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Wind
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:09
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:32 · typical 5:29
  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 · 173 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    24. Wind ×9
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    26. Wind ×10
    27. GhostGhost
    28. Wind ×7
    29. GhostGhost
    30. Wind ×11
    31. GhostGhost
    32. Wind ×5
    33. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    34. Wind ×4
    35. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    36. Wind
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×4
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind ×3
    41. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. PlatypusPlatypus
    62. Wind ×2
    63. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:14
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×6
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×8
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. PlatypusPlatypus
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. PlatypusPlatypus
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×4
    87. PlatypusPlatypus
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. PlatypusPlatypus
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. TracerTracer
    109. Wind ×2
    110. PlatypusPlatypus
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×7
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind ×5
    118. Converter
    119. PlatypusPlatypus
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. PlatypusPlatypus
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. PlatypusPlatypus
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. PlatypusPlatypus
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Con turret
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×4
    150. PlatypusPlatypus
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. PlatypusPlatypus
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. PlatypusPlatypus
    159. Wind ×4
    160. PlatypusPlatypus
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×3
    163. PlatypusPlatypus
    164. Wind ×4
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. Metal storage
    168. Wind ×2
    169. T2 converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Blover's (37 OS, 29/09/2026); 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

Blover

37.2 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
3498 metal received · 91428 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

Played most by

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