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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 ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Wind ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:02 · 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. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:32
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:31 · typical 5:28
  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 · 149 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Con turret
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. Wind ×4
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    8. Wind ×10
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×3
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×4
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    22. Wind ×18
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×5
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×12
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×7
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×11
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×7
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×4
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×4
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:59
    57. Wind
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Wind
    60. Converter ×6
    61. Con turret
    62. Converter ×3
    63. Con turret
    64. Converter ×2
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. Con turret ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Metal storage
    70. Converter
    71. Energy storage ×2
    72. Converter ×3
    73. TracerTracer
    74. Converter ×2
    75. SharpshooterSniper botdone 12:36
    76. Wind ×6
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Wind ×4
    79. SharpshooterSniper bot
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. WelderWelder
    86. Wind ×2
    87. GunslingerGunslingerdone 13:22
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. SprinterSprinter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. SprinterSprinter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Converter
    102. SprinterSprinter
    103. Wind
    104. SprinterSprinter
    105. Wind ×3
    106. SprinterSprinter
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×4
    109. SprinterSprinter
    110. Wind
    111. SprinterSprinter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. SprinterSprinter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. SprinterSprinter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. SprinterSprinter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. SprinterSprinter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. SprinterSprinter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. SprinterSprinter
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Converter
    132. SprinterSprinter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. SprinterSprinter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×7
    140. Con turret
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×7
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (39 OS, 19/09/2026); 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

39.1 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3278 metal received · 30145 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

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus33games of this buildTeaner31games of this build