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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1602 distinct matches · 255 players · 60% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1912 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1602 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:13–1:32

    Some games also: energy storage (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind
    3. Solar
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · typical 1:18
  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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Energy storage
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Con turret
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:49 · typical 5:29
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 263 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind ×3
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×3
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×3
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×3
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×3
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×3
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Converter ×2
    40. Wind ×3
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×3
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×6
    61. Converter
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. ButlerButler
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Converter
    75. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:46
    76. Wind ×5
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. ButlerButler
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×3
    101. ButlerButler
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Metal storage
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×4
    110. Converter
    111. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×4
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Con turret
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×7
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×5
    137. Con turret
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind ×4
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:01
    151. Wind ×4
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×6
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×6
    166. Converter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×6
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×3
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×6
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×3
    178. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:16
    179. Wind ×4
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×5
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Converter
    187. Con turret
    188. Wind ×5
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×4
    191. Converter
    192. Con turret
    193. Wind ×5
    194. Converter
    195. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    196. Wind
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Con turret
    202. Wind ×3
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×3
    205. Converter
    206. Con turret
    207. Wind ×5
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×4
    210. Converter
    211. Wind ×6
    212. Converter
    213. Con turret
    214. Wind ×2
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×5
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×2
    219. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    220. Wind ×2
    221. Converter
    222. Wind ×4
    223. Con turret
    224. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:50
    225. Wind
    226. Converter
    227. Wind ×2
    228. Con turret
    229. Wind ×3
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×5
    232. Converter
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. Wind ×6
    236. Converter
    237. Wind ×3
    238. Converter
    239. Wind ×5
    240. Converter
    241. Wind ×5
    242. Converter
    243. Wind ×5
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×2
    246. Converter
    247. Wind ×3
    248. Converter
    249. Wind ×5
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×5
    252. Converter
    253. Wind ×5
    254. Converter ×2
    255. Wind ×7
    256. Converter
    257. Wind ×3
    258. Converter
    259. OracleOracle
    260. Wind ×5
    261. LicheLichenot finished by 15:00
    262. Converter ×2
    263. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (33 OS, 26/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:06 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1912 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165200
4:00314400
5:00484800
6:00579900
7:00722700
8:00906500
9:001118000
10:001352000
11:001624200
12:001965200
13:002343000
14:0027286074
15:0031503108130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

BigRowan

32.9 OS · 26/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
1383 metal received · 107000 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:13–1:32 · n=1912
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1905
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1908

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