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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Con turret ×3
    7. Energy storage
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:05 · typical 5:29
    8. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 258 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    3. Wind ×2
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Beach sea
    13. ButlerButler ×5
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×4
    29. Converter
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×5
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×6
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Wind ×3
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Metal storage
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter ×2
    78. Wind ×2
    79. ButlerButler
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:58
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter ×2
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×5
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×5
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind ×6
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×6
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×6
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×6
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×4
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:03
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind
    166. FalconFighter
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind
    172. Con turret
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Con turret
    177. FalconFighter
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Con turret
    182. FalconFighter
    183. Wind ×3
    184. Converter
    185. FalconFighter
    186. Wind
    187. FalconFighter
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind
    191. FalconFighter
    192. Wind ×3
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×3
    196. FalconFighter
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×3
    199. FalconFighter
    200. Wind
    201. Converter
    202. Wind
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind ×2
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Converter
    207. Wind
    208. FalconFighter
    209. Wind ×2
    210. FalconFighter
    211. Wind
    212. FalconFighter
    213. Wind
    214. FalconFighter
    215. Wind
    216. Converter ×2
    217. FalconFighter
    218. Wind
    219. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:26
    220. Wind
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Wind ×2
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Wind ×3
    225. Converter
    226. Wind
    227. Converter
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Wind ×5
    230. Converter ×2
    231. Wind ×7
    232. Converter
    233. Wind
    234. Converter
    235. Wind ×4
    236. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    237. Converter
    238. Wind
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×6
    241. Converter ×2
    242. Wind ×3
    243. HighwindHighwind
    244. Wind ×3
    245. Converter
    246. Wind ×2
    247. Converter
    248. Wind
    249. HighwindHighwind
    250. Wind ×3
    251. Converter
    252. Wind
    253. Converter
    254. Wind ×3
    255. HighwindHighwind
    256. Wind ×4
    257. HighwindHighwind
    258. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Cookie]Baby_Evis's (41 OS, 30/08/2026); 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

[Cookie]Baby_Evis

41.0 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
6675 metal received · 76653 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

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