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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Solar
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:47 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (39 OS, 22/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 9:03 · 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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

Amrissa

39.2 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2671 metal received · 133721 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

Played most by

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