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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
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:28 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Con turret
    11. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Con turretfor Geo sea
    16. Wind ×4
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:36 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  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 · 148 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 6:50
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:40 · typical 5:29
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    21. Wind ×7
    22. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind ×21
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind ×7
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×2
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. ButlerButler ×2
    50. Wind ×6
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×2
    53. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:35
    54. Converter
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×5
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. ButlerButler
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Wind ×3
    96. T2 converter
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind
    99. Converter ×2
    100. SmugglerJammer bot
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Con turret
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind
    115. GhostGhost
    116. Wind
    117. Con turret
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Con turret
    124. PlatypusPlatypus
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter ×2
    130. PlatypusPlatypus
    131. Wind ×2
    132. TracerTracer
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. PlatypusPlatypus
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. PlatypusPlatypus
    148. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is sirniho's (38 OS, 26/09/2026); 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

sirniho

37.8 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3100 metal received · 75443 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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