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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 · 1590 distinct matches · 256 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1886 · 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 1590 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:04 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:01 · 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. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:50 · typical 5:29
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 (37%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 135 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. ButlerButler
    6. ButlerButler ×2for Geo sea
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. SharpshooterSniper botdone 9:03
    15. Wind ×9
    16. SharpshooterSniper botfor Suicide front
    17. Wind ×11
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×13
    39. Converter
    40. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    41. Wind ×9
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×6
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Converter
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×6
    55. HoundHoundfor Pond
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. HoundHound
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×8
    67. HoundHoundfor Pond
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×4
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. HoundHoundfor Pond
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. HoundHoundfor Pond
    77. Wind ×7
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×7
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    87. Wind ×6
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Con turret
    93. Wind ×7
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:55
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×5
    104. HoundHoundfor Pond
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×3
    108. HoundHoundfor Pond
    109. Wind ×6
    110. HoundHoundfor Pond
    111. Wind
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×9
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. HoundHoundfor Pond
    117. Wind ×6
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×9
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×9
    122. Converter ×2
    123. Wind ×11
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×7
    126. Converter ×2
    127. Wind ×12
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×6
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×8
    134. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    135. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is CookieTwoStep's (30 OS, 08/09/2026); 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

1886 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00580200
7:00722700
8:00906300
9:001117700
10:001350900
11:001624700
12:001967300
13:002345400
14:0027362073
15:003155585130
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

CookieTwoStep

30.2 OS · 08/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
932 metal received · 74544 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=1886
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1879
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1882

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