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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 1:17 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Energy storage
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×5
    16. 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:01
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:23 · typical 5:28
    6. Wind ×2
  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 · 124 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    22. Wind ×8
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    30. Wind ×8
    31. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    32. Wind ×8
    33. Energy storage
    34. GhostGhost
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Energy storage
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. GhostGhost
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:03
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×10
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×4
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:33
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:14
    98. Wind
    99. Metal storage
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter ×2
    102. Wind ×9
    103. Converter
    104. BlizzardBlizzard
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind
    109. Con turret
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. BlizzardBlizzard
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. BlizzardBlizzard
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. BlizzardBlizzard
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×3
    124. BlizzardBlizzard

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Nazarid's (38 OS, 16/08/2026); 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

Nazarid

37.5 OS · 16/08/2026

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3 received units
2817 metal received · 53231 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

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