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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:22 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret ×3
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. Mex
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind ×6
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:21 · 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. Converter ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:26 · typical 5:29
  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 · 227 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. SmugglerJammer botfor Suicide front
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×4
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter ×2
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Converter ×2
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter ×2
    37. Wind ×2
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    41. Wind ×7
    42. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:06
    43. Wind ×17
    44. NettleNettle
    45. Wind ×4
    46. NettleNettle
    47. Wind ×3
    48. NettleNettle
    49. Wind ×11
    50. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Con turret
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:48
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Fusion ReactorFusion
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter ×2
    109. Wind
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter ×2
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Fusion ReactorFusion
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter ×2
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter ×2
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter ×2
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Fusion ReactorFusion
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter ×2
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Converter
    161. Con turret
    162. Wind
    163. Converter ×2
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Converter ×2
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter ×2
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. Con turret
    182. Wind
    183. Con turret
    184. Converter ×2
    185. Wind
    186. Con turret
    187. Wind
    188. Con turret
    189. Wind
    190. Converter
    191. Con turret ×4
    192. Wind
    193. Converter ×2
    194. Wind ×2
    195. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:41
    196. Converter
    197. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:41
    198. Wind
    199. Con turret
    200. Converter
    201. Wind ×3
    202. Converter
    203. Con turret
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Con turret
    206. Converter
    207. Wind ×3
    208. Converter
    209. StoutStout ×2
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. StoutStout ×3
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. StoutStout
    217. Wind ×2
    218. StoutStout ×2
    219. Converter
    220. StoutStout ×2
    221. JunoJuno
    222. Wind
    223. Converter
    224. StoutStout
    225. Wind ×2
    226. Converter
    227. StoutStout

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SauceDispenser's (35 OS, 27/09/2026); 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

SauceDispenser

35.1 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2128 metal received · 75040 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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