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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1579 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 (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Solar
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Energy storage
    11. Mex
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:01
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:41 · typical 5:29
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 272 steps
    1. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×4
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Converter
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×6
    76. Converter
    77. ButlerButler
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×3
    83. ButlerButler
    84. Wind ×3
    85. ButlerButler
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:04
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×5
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×5
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. ButlerButler
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. ButlerButler
    106. Wind ×5
    107. Converter
    108. ButlerButler
    109. Wind ×4
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    115. Wind
    116. Metal storage
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×5
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×5
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×5
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×4
    134. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:01
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Con turret
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Converter
    154. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×3
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×5
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×7
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×7
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×9
    172. Converter ×2
    173. Wind ×7
    174. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:10
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×4
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    185. Wind ×2
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×5
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Con turret
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×6
    193. Con turret
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:17
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Con turret
    201. Wind ×3
    202. Converter
    203. Wind ×2
    204. Con turret
    205. Wind ×2
    206. Converter
    207. Wind ×3
    208. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    209. Con turret
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×3
    213. Con turret
    214. Converter
    215. Wind ×2
    216. Con turret
    217. Wind ×4
    218. Converter
    219. Wind
    220. Con turret
    221. Wind
    222. Converter
    223. Wind ×4
    224. Con turret
    225. Wind ×3
    226. Converter
    227. Wind
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×7
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×2
    232. Converter
    233. Wind ×6
    234. Converter
    235. Wind ×4
    236. Converter
    237. Wind ×5
    238. Converter
    239. Wind
    240. HighwindHighwind
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×4
    243. HighwindHighwind
    244. Wind
    245. Converter
    246. Wind ×4
    247. Converter
    248. HighwindHighwind
    249. Wind ×5
    250. Converter
    251. HighwindHighwind
    252. Wind
    253. Converter
    254. Wind ×4
    255. HighwindHighwind
    256. Wind ×5
    257. Converter
    258. HighwindHighwind
    259. Converter
    260. Wind ×7
    261. Converter
    262. Wind
    263. HighwindHighwind
    264. Wind ×2
    265. Converter
    266. Wind ×5
    267. Converter
    268. Wind ×2
    269. Converter
    270. Wind ×3
    271. HighwindHighwind
    272. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (33 OS, 26/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

BigRowan

32.9 OS · 26/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
3082 metal received · 110353 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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