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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus ×3
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:25 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:06 · typical 5:29
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
  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 · 189 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×4
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    31. Converter
    32. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. Converter
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×4
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Converter
    48. Metal storage
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:32
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter ×2
    91. Wind
    92. Con turret
    93. Converter
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter ×2
    99. Wind
    100. Converter ×2
    101. Fusion ReactorFusion
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter ×2
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter ×2
    108. Wind
    109. Converter ×2
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter ×2
    112. Wind
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. Con turret
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. Converter ×2
    124. Con turret
    125. Wind
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind
    128. Converter ×2
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind
    133. Converter ×2
    134. Con turret
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrydone 14:28
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Converter ×2
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Wind ×3
    166. Converter ×2
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Converter ×2
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. MarauderMarauderdone 14:46
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter ×2
    181. Wind
    182. MarauderMarauder
    183. Converter
    184. Wind
    185. Converter
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is darkstar23's (35 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

darkstar23

35.4 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
746 metal received · 49330 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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