BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Tech / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

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 ×4for Geo
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3for Geo
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×3for Geo
    3. Energy storagefor Geo
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret ×2for Geo
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Geodone 3:56 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3for Geodone 4:51 · 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 · 57 steps
    1. SprinterSprinterfor Geo sea
    2. SprinterSprinter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    4. Windfor Geo
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Wind ×10for Geo
    7. ButlerButler
    8. SprinterSprinterfor Geo sea
    9. Wind ×2for Geo
    10. SprinterSprinterfor Geo sea
    11. Wind ×2for Geo
    12. SprinterSprinter ×2for Geo sea
    13. Con turretfor Geo
    14. Windfor Geo
    15. SprinterSprinterfor Geo sea
    16. Con turretfor Geo
    17. SprinterSprinter
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind ×4for Geo
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    21. Windfor Geo
    22. ButlerButler ×8for Geo
    23. Windfor Geo
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    25. Wind ×2for Geo
    26. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    27. Wind ×6for Geo
    28. GunslingerGunslingerfor Geodone 10:06
    29. Wind ×3for Geo
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo
    31. Windfor Geo
    32. Converterfor Geo
    33. GunslingerGunslingerfor Geo
    34. Wind ×2for Geo
    35. Converterfor Geo
    36. Wind ×4for Geo
    37. Converterfor Geo
    38. Wind ×3for Geo
    39. Converterfor Geo
    40. Wind ×3for Geo
    41. Converterfor Geo
    42. Wind ×3for Geo
    43. Converterfor Geo
    44. Wind ×2for Geo
    45. Converterfor Geo
    46. Wind ×4for Geo
    47. Converterfor Geo
    48. Wind ×2for Geo
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Windfor Geo
    51. SprinterSprinterfor Geo
    52. Converterfor Geo
    53. Windfor Geo
    54. SprinterSprinterfor Geo
    55. Windfor Geo
    56. Con turretfor Geo
    57. Windfor Geo

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (47 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

haaven

47.3 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

11 received units
1718 metal received · 60390 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