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Standard tech

Rushes T2 factory and Advanced Metal Extractors while supplying T2 constructors to teammates, then transitions into anti-nuke and support units later.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (85%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 762 distinct matches · 108 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 882 · 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 762 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:37 · 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 3:19 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Energy storage
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · 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 (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:16 · typical 5:29
    4. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. HoundHound
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
  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 · 131 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. ButlerButler ×2for Pond
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×5
    21. HoundHoundfor Pond
    22. Wind ×2
    23. HoundHoundfor Pond
    24. Wind ×3
    25. HoundHound
    26. Wind ×4
    27. HoundHoundfor Pond
    28. Wind ×7
    29. HoundHoundfor Pond
    30. Wind ×9
    31. HoundHoundfor Pond
    32. Wind ×8
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×5
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×5
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. ButlerButler
    61. Converter
    62. ButlerButler
    63. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:50
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Converter
    66. Con turret
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Con turret
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Converter
    72. TracerTracer
    73. Con turret
    74. PlatypusPlatypusfor Pond
    75. Converter
    76. Con turret
    77. Converter
    78. PlatypusPlatypusfor Pond
    79. Converter
    80. Metal storage
    81. Converter
    82. PlatypusPlatypus
    83. Converter ×3
    84. PlatypusPlatypus
    85. Converter
    86. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    87. Converter
    88. PlatypusPlatypus
    89. Converter
    90. PlatypusPlatypus
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. PlatypusPlatypus
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. Converter
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Converter
    107. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    108. Converter
    109. PlatypusPlatypus
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×3
    114. ArchangelArchangelnot finished by 15:00
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (38 OS, 21/09/2026); 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 5:21 · in 33% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:04 · 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

882 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164400
4:00315200
5:00486600
6:00581100
7:00723300
8:00907900
9:001125300
10:001358400
11:001641600
12:001998800
13:002377500
14:002754990108
15:0031616324206
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

38.3 OS · 21/09/2026

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4 received units
3253 metal received · 98759 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=882
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=876
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=880

Played most by

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