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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (39 OS, 13/09/2026); 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

KOT_

39.3 OS · 13/09/2026

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4 received units
1581 metal received · 103128 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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