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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 · 681 distinct matches · 101 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 793 · 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 681 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 (30%)

    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 1:13 · 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 ~4:15, 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 · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind ×5
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:22 · 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. Solar
    2. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:42
    3. Solar
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:28 · typical 5:28
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter5Converter
    Builders
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · Butler for allies (38%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 228 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    6. Solar ×3
    7. ButlerButler ×3
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler ×3
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Wind ×14
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind ×10
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind ×6
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Con turret
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind ×5
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:05
    39. Wind ×6
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Metal storage
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×6
    64. Fusion ReactorFusion
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter ×2
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter ×2
    102. Con turret ×2
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Con turret
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Con turret
    114. Converter ×3
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind
    118. Converter ×2
    119. Wind
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Fusion ReactorFusion
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×2
    139. Converter
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter ×2
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Con turret
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind
    160. Converter ×2
    161. Wind
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind
    168. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:08
    169. Converter ×2
    170. Wind
    171. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:15
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. ValiantValiant
    175. Wind
    176. ValiantValiant
    177. Converter
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. ValiantValiant ×3
    182. Converter
    183. Wind
    184. ValiantValiant
    185. Wind
    186. ValiantValiant ×3
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. ValiantValiant
    190. Converter
    191. ValiantValiant
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. ValiantValiant ×3
    195. Wind
    196. ValiantValiant
    197. Converter
    198. Wind
    199. ValiantValiant ×2
    200. FinchFinch ×2
    201. Wind
    202. ValiantValiant
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. ValiantValiant
    206. Converter
    207. ValiantValiant ×4
    208. Wind ×2
    209. ValiantValiant ×2
    210. Converter
    211. ValiantValiant ×2
    212. Wind
    213. ValiantValiant
    214. Converter
    215. Wind
    216. ValiantValiant
    217. Converter ×2
    218. ValiantValiant ×3
    219. Wind
    220. ValiantValiant
    221. Wind
    222. ValiantValiant ×2
    223. Converter
    224. ValiantValiant
    225. Converter
    226. Wind
    227. ValiantValiant ×2
    228. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is I_pawngame_u's (38 OS, 25/09/2026); 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 5:23 · 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 3:59 · in 85% 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00163500
4:00314800
5:00486300
6:00580700
7:00722000
8:00906100
9:001124700
10:001355300
11:001634200
12:001985000
13:002364400
14:0027360125130
15:0031473385260
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

I_pawngame_u

38.2 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

35 received units · includes a constructor
1858 metal received · 77142 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=793
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=787
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=791

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