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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. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Con turret ×3
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:11 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:23 · typical 5:28
  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 · 175 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Wind ×6
    3. ButlerButler ×3
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    8. Wind ×4
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Wind ×4
    11. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    12. Wind ×4
    13. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    14. Wind ×3
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    28. Wind ×6
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Con turret
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:09
    36. Wind ×17
    37. T2 converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Con turret
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×16
    45. TracerTracer
    46. Wind ×7
    47. T2 converter
    48. Wind ×16
    49. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:24
    50. Wind ×7
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:38
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    69. Wind ×2
    70. StormbringerBomber
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×2
    73. StormbringerBomber
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Wind
    78. BlinkScout planefor Geo
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. StormbringerBomber
    82. Wind
    83. StormbringerBomber
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. StormbringerBomber
    87. Wind ×2
    88. StormbringerBomber
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. StormbringerBomber
    92. Converter
    93. StormbringerBomber
    94. Wind ×2
    95. StormbringerBomber
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind
    99. StormbringerBomber
    100. Wind
    101. StormbringerBomber
    102. Wind
    103. StormbringerBomber
    104. Wind ×2
    105. StormbringerBomber
    106. Wind
    107. StormbringerBomber
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. StormbringerBomber
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. StormbringerBomber
    114. Wind
    115. StormbringerBomber
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. StormbringerBomber
    119. Wind ×2
    120. StormbringerBomber
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. StorkLight transport ×2
    124. Wind ×2
    125. StorkLight transport
    126. Converter
    127. StorkLight transport
    128. Wind ×2
    129. StormbringerBomber
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. StormbringerBomber
    133. Wind
    134. StormbringerBomber
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. StormbringerBomber
    138. Wind ×2
    139. StormbringerBomber
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. BlinkScout planefor Air
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Converter
    146. FalconFighterfor Air
    147. Wind
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind
    152. FalconFighterfor Air
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Con turret
    156. FalconFighterfor Air
    157. Converter
    158. Con turret
    159. Wind ×3
    160. FalconFighterfor Air
    161. Wind
    162. FalconFighterfor Air
    163. Converter
    164. FalconFighterfor Air
    165. Wind ×2
    166. FalconFighterfor Air
    167. FalconFighter
    168. Wind ×2
    169. BlinkScout plane
    170. Converter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2

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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4 received units
1683 metal received · 38558 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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