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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 · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 (30%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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 ~4:15, 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 · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×4
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Energy storage
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:09 · 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. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:48
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 231 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:40 · typical 5:28
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×4
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×4
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×3
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    24. Wind ×5
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    26. Wind ×9
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×5
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×5
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. FerretFerret
    43. Wind ×3
    44. FerretFerret
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×5
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×5
    50. Metal storage
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Energy storage
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×5
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Energy storage
    61. Wind
    62. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:16
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. StormbringerBomber
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. Con turret
    71. StormbringerBomber
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind ×2
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Wind ×2
    78. StormbringerBomber
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. StormbringerBomber
    83. Wind ×2
    84. StormbringerBomber
    85. Wind
    86. StormbringerBomber
    87. Wind
    88. StormbringerBomber
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. StormbringerBomber
    92. Wind ×2
    93. StormbringerBomber
    94. Wind
    95. Con turret
    96. StormbringerBomber
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind
    102. StormbringerBomber
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Con turret
    105. Wind
    106. Con turret
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. StormbringerBomber
    110. Wind
    111. Con turret
    112. Wind
    113. Energy storage
    114. StormbringerBomber
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Energy storage
    118. StormbringerBomber
    119. Wind
    120. StormbringerBomber
    121. Wind ×2
    122. StormbringerBomber
    123. Wind
    124. StormbringerBomber
    125. Converter
    126. StormbringerBomber
    127. Wind ×2
    128. StormbringerBomber
    129. Wind
    130. StormbringerBomber ×2
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter
    133. BlinkScout plane ×2
    134. FalconFighter
    135. Wind
    136. FalconFighter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. FalconFighter ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. FalconFighter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. FalconFighter ×3
    144. Wind
    145. FalconFighter
    146. Converter
    147. FalconFighter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. FalconFighter ×2
    150. Wind
    151. FalconFighter
    152. Wind
    153. FalconFighter
    154. Wind
    155. FalconFighter
    156. Converter
    157. FalconFighter
    158. Wind
    159. FalconFighter
    160. Wind
    161. FalconFighter
    162. Wind
    163. FalconFighter ×2
    164. Wind
    165. FalconFighter
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. FalconFighter
    169. Wind
    170. FalconFighter
    171. Wind
    172. FalconFighter
    173. Wind
    174. FalconFighter
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 13:08
    178. Wind ×3
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. PlatypusPlatypus
    190. Wind ×2
    191. PlatypusPlatypus
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. PlatypusPlatypus
    195. Wind
    196. PlatypusPlatypus
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. PlatypusPlatypus
    200. Wind
    201. PlatypusPlatypus
    202. Wind
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. PlatypusPlatypus
    206. Wind
    207. PlatypusPlatypus
    208. Converter
    209. PlatypusPlatypus
    210. Wind ×2
    211. PlatypusPlatypus
    212. Converter
    213. Wind
    214. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×3
    217. PlatypusPlatypus
    218. Converter
    219. PlatypusPlatypus
    220. Wind ×2
    221. PlatypusPlatypus
    222. Converter
    223. PlatypusPlatypus
    224. Wind ×2
    225. PlatypusPlatypus
    226. Converter
    227. PlatypusPlatypus
    228. Wind ×3
    229. PlatypusPlatypus
    230. Converter
    231. PlatypusPlatypus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (41 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 2:22 · 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 5:23 · 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 3:59 · in 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

Syphos

41.1 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

25 received units
4340 metal received · 51488 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=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

Played most by

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