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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 1:18 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Con turret
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:16 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:03
  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 · 89 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 6:25 · typical 5:28
    4. Metal storage
    5. ButlerButler
    6. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. NettleNettle
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. NettleNettle ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    13. ButlerButler ×2for Geo sea
    14. ButlerButler
    15. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    16. ButlerButler ×4
    17. Windfor Beach sea
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Windfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Windfor Beach sea
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Windfor Beach sea
    24. Wind
    25. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:33
    26. Windfor Beach sea
    27. Wind
    28. Windfor Beach sea
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Windfor Beach sea
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Windfor Beach sea
    33. Wind ×5
    34. Con turret
    35. Wind ×16
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind
    38. TracerTracer
    39. Wind
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:09
    49. Wind ×3
    50. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:22
    51. Wind ×2
    52. StorkLight transport
    53. Wind ×4
    54. StorkLight transport
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Con turret
    59. StorkLight transport
    60. Wind
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×4
    63. StorkLight transport
    64. Wind ×2
    65. StorkLight transport
    66. Wind ×2
    67. StorkLight transport
    68. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    75. Wind
    76. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    77. Wind ×14
    78. T2 converter
    79. Wind ×8
    80. T2 converter
    81. Wind ×14
    82. JunoJuno
    83. Wind ×7
    84. PinpointerPinpointer
    85. Wind
    86. JunoJuno
    87. Wind ×6
    88. PinpointerPinpointer
    89. Wind ×9

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (44 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

Ariah

43.7 OS · 26/09/2026

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2 received units
3728 metal received · 69997 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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