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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 ×5for Pond
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Windfor Pond
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    4. Wind ×3for Pond
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Windfor Pond
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret ×2for Pond
    12. Windfor Pond
    13. Energy storagefor Pond
    14. Con turretfor Pond
    15. Wind ×3for Pond
    16. Converterfor Pond
    17. Windfor Pond
    18. Converterfor Pond
    19. Windfor Pond
  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 · 12 steps
    1. Converterfor Pond
    2. Windfor Pond
    3. Converterfor Pond
    4. Windfor Pond
    5. Converterfor Pond
    6. Windfor Pond
    7. Converterfor Pond
    8. Windfor Pond
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Ponddone 4:32 · typical 4:15
    10. Wind ×3for Pond
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2for Ponddone 5:07 · 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 · 216 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    3. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    5. ButlerButler ×3for Pond
    6. Windfor Pond
    7. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    8. Wind ×6for Pond
    9. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    10. Wind ×4for Pond
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    12. Wind ×9for Pond
    13. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    14. Wind ×5for Pond
    15. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    16. Wind ×4for Pond
    17. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    18. Wind ×3for Pond
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×5for Pond
    21. Converterfor Pond
    22. Wind ×2for Pond
    23. Converterfor Pond
    24. Wind ×4for Pond
    25. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    26. Converterfor Pond
    27. Wind ×3for Pond
    28. Converterfor Pond
    29. Wind ×5for Pond
    30. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    31. Converterfor Pond
    32. Wind ×4for Pond
    33. Converterfor Pond
    34. Windfor Pond
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    36. Windfor Pond
    37. Con turretfor Pond
    38. Wind ×6for Pond
    39. Converterfor Pond
    40. Wind ×3for Pond
    41. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 9:22
    42. Wind ×3for Pond
    43. Converterfor Pond
    44. Wind ×5for Pond
    45. Converterfor Pond
    46. Wind ×5for Pond
    47. Converterfor Pond
    48. Wind ×3for Pond
    49. Converterfor Pond
    50. Wind ×2for Pond
    51. Converter ×2for Pond
    52. Wind ×3for Pond
    53. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    54. Converterfor Pond
    55. Wind ×2for Pond
    56. Converterfor Pond
    57. Wind ×2for Pond
    58. Converterfor Pond
    59. Wind ×2for Pond
    60. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Ponddone 11:52
    61. Windfor Pond
    62. Converterfor Pond
    63. Wind ×5for Pond
    64. Converterfor Pond
    65. Wind ×7for Pond
    66. Converterfor Pond
    67. Wind ×5for Pond
    68. Converterfor Pond
    69. Wind ×4for Pond
    70. Converterfor Pond
    71. Wind ×3for Pond
    72. Converterfor Pond
    73. Wind ×4for Pond
    74. Converterfor Pond
    75. HoundHound
    76. Wind ×3for Pond
    77. Converterfor Pond
    78. Wind ×3for Pond
    79. Converterfor Pond
    80. Windfor Pond
    81. HoundHound
    82. Wind ×2for Pond
    83. Converterfor Pond
    84. Wind ×3for Pond
    85. Converterfor Pond
    86. Wind ×4for Pond
    87. Converterfor Pond
    88. HoundHoundfor Pond
    89. Wind ×3for Pond
    90. Converterfor Pond
    91. Windfor Pond
    92. Converterfor Pond
    93. Wind ×4for Pond
    94. HoundHoundfor Pond
    95. Converterfor Pond
    96. Wind ×4for Pond
    97. Converterfor Pond
    98. Windfor Pond
    99. Converterfor Pond
    100. Windfor Pond
    101. HoundHoundfor Pond
    102. Wind ×2for Pond
    103. Converterfor Pond
    104. Wind ×2for Pond
    105. Converterfor Pond
    106. Wind ×2for Pond
    107. HoundHoundfor Pond
    108. Converterfor Pond
    109. Wind ×3for Pond
    110. Converter ×2for Pond
    111. Wind ×3for Pond
    112. HoundHoundfor Pond
    113. Converterfor Pond
    114. Windfor Pond
    115. Converterfor Pond
    116. Wind ×2for Pond
    117. Converterfor Pond
    118. Wind ×2for Pond
    119. Converterfor Pond
    120. HoundHoundfor Pond
    121. Wind ×2for Pond
    122. Converterfor Pond
    123. Windfor Pond
    124. Converterfor Pond
    125. Wind ×3for Pond
    126. Converterfor Pond
    127. HoundHoundfor Pond
    128. Wind ×2for Pond
    129. Converterfor Pond
    130. Wind ×3for Pond
    131. ArbalestArbalestfor Pond
    132. Converterfor Pond
    133. HoundHoundfor Pond
    134. Wind ×3for Pond
    135. Converterfor Pond
    136. Wind ×3for Pond
    137. Converterfor Pond
    138. HoundHoundfor Pond
    139. Wind ×2for Pond
    140. Converterfor Pond
    141. Wind ×3for Pond
    142. Converterfor Pond
    143. Windfor Pond
    144. HoundHoundfor Pond
    145. Wind ×2for Pond
    146. Converterfor Pond
    147. Wind ×2for Pond
    148. Converterfor Pond
    149. Wind ×2for Pond
    150. HoundHoundfor Pond
    151. Windfor Pond
    152. Converterfor Pond
    153. Wind ×3for Pond
    154. Converterfor Pond
    155. Windfor Pond
    156. HoundHoundfor Pond
    157. Wind ×2for Pond
    158. Converterfor Pond
    159. Wind ×2for Pond
    160. Converterfor Pond
    161. Wind ×3for Pond
    162. HoundHoundfor Pond
    163. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Towerfor Pond
    164. Converterfor Pond
    165. Windfor Pond
    166. Con turretfor Pond
    167. Wind ×2for Pond
    168. Converterfor Pond
    169. Wind ×2for Pond
    170. HoundHoundfor Pond
    171. Converterfor Pond
    172. Wind ×3for Pond
    173. Converterfor Pond
    174. Wind ×3for Pond
    175. HoundHoundfor Pond
    176. Converterfor Pond
    177. Wind ×2for Pond
    178. Converterfor Pond
    179. Wind ×3for Pond
    180. HoundHoundfor Pond
    181. Converterfor Pond
    182. Wind ×3for Pond
    183. Converterfor Pond
    184. Wind ×2for Pond
    185. Converterfor Pond
    186. HoundHoundfor Pond
    187. Wind ×4for Pond
    188. Converterfor Pond
    189. Wind ×2for Pond
    190. HoundHound
    191. Windfor Pond
    192. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    193. Wind ×3for Pond
    194. Converterfor Pond
    195. Wind ×2for Pond
    196. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    197. Windfor Pond
    198. Converterfor Pond
    199. Wind ×3for Pond
    200. Converterfor Pond
    201. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    202. Wind ×2for Pond
    203. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Pond
    204. Converterfor Pond
    205. Windfor Pond
    206. Converterfor Pond
    207. Windfor Pond
    208. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    209. Wind ×2for Pond
    210. Converterfor Pond
    211. Wind ×2for Pond
    212. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    213. Con turretfor Pond
    214. Wind ×2for Pond
    215. Wind
    216. HoundHoundfor Pond

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'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

KOT_

38.5 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

23 received units · includes a constructor
3703 metal received · 34912 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

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus34games of this buildTeaner33games of this build