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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    10. Wind ×2
    11. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    12. Energy storage
    13. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    14. Con turret
    15. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. Energy storage
    18. Con turret
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:28 · typical 5:28
  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 · 182 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×6
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×12
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    38. Converter
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×5
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×9
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind
    90. ButlerButler
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. ButlerButler
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind
    98. ButlerButler
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Wind
    102. ButlerButler
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Wind
    108. ButlerButler
    109. Wind ×4
    110. ButlerButler
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Converter
    115. ButlerButler
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×4
    119. ButlerButler
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. ButlerButler
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter ×2
    127. ButlerButler
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. ButlerButler
    134. Wind ×5
    135. Converter ×2
    136. Wind ×7
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:04
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×4
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Converter ×2
    150. Con turret
    151. Converter
    152. Con turret
    153. Converter
    154. TracerTracer
    155. Converter
    156. Con turret ×2
    157. Converter
    158. Con turret
    159. Converter ×2
    160. Wind
    161. Con turret ×2
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Con turret
    166. Converter
    167. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Metal storage
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Converter
    181. Wind
    182. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (42 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 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 9:03 · 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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

Viltrum

41.6 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1668 metal received · 48666 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

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