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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 · 6 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:38 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus ×2
    10. Con turret ×3
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:56 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:38 · typical 5:29
    3. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:19
  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 · 95 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    4. Wind ×6
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. Wind ×2for Geo
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. Wind ×2for Geo
    23. Wind
    24. Wind ×2for Geo
    25. Wind
    26. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    27. Windfor Geo
    28. Wind
    29. Windfor Geo
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Windfor Geo
    32. Wind
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    34. Windfor Geo
    35. Wind
    36. Windfor Geo
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Windfor Geo
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    41. Wind ×7
    42. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    43. Wind ×4
    44. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    45. Wind ×5
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×4
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×3
    50. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    51. Wind ×7
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×3
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×6
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Con turret
    65. Wind
    66. Metal storage
    67. Wind ×5
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×7
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×6
    72. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:56
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 14:21
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×7
    82. ShredderShredderdone 14:28
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. ShredderShredder
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. ShredderShredder
    91. Wind ×3
    92. ShredderShredder
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Con turret
    95. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (38 OS, 29/09/2026); 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

maccommander

37.8 OS · 29/09/2026

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3 received units
1575 metal received · 46351 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

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