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Standard tech

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 by 4:15, gets Advanced Metal Extractor around 5:28, hands off T2 constructors to Geo and the team, then scales eco and supplies the team's T2 needs through the rest of the game.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1579 distinct matches · 255 players · 58% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 1874 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 factory by 4:15

  1. Open 3 mex and heavy wind to fund a fast T2 rush.
  2. Put down Bot Lab, planning to eat it for reclaim soon after.
  3. Get Advanced Bot Lab up, hitting the T2 factory rush timing.
  4. Upgrade mex to Advanced Metal Extractor to lock in team metal income.
  5. Eat Advanced Bot Lab and keep sending cons to Geo and Pond.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1579 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 (31%)

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Energy storage
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:34 · 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 ~4:16, middle half 4:04–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 3:18 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · typical 4:16
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:06 · typical 5:29
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine43Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter
    Builders
    • Butler9 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · Butler for allies (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 58 wind · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 272 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    2. Wind ×6
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Wind ×3
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×2
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×2
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Converter
    21. SharpshooterSniper botdone 8:46
    22. Wind ×4
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×4
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×4
    66. ButlerButler
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Wind ×3
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:04
    77. Wind ×6
    78. Converter
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter ×2
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×6
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×5
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×4
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:36
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter ×2
    109. Wind ×3
    110. PlatypusPlatypus
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Metal storage
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×5
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×5
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×6
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind ×6
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:42
    143. Wind ×3
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×8
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Wind ×6
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×4
    157. Converter
    158. FalconFighter
    159. Wind ×3
    160. Con turret
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×4
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Con turret
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×2
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind
    172. FalconFighter
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×3
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Con turret
    178. Wind
    179. FalconFighter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. Con turret
    184. FalconFighter
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. Con turret
    188. Wind ×2
    189. FalconFighter
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. FalconFighter
    195. Con turret
    196. Wind ×4
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind
    199. Converter
    200. FalconFighter
    201. Wind ×2
    202. Converter
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind ×3
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Wind
    207. FalconFighter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. FalconFighter
    211. Wind ×2
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×2
    214. FalconFighter
    215. Wind
    216. FalconFighter
    217. Wind
    218. FalconFighter
    219. Wind
    220. Converter
    221. Wind ×3
    222. Converter
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Wind
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Wind
    227. FalconFighter
    228. Wind ×4
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Converter ×2
    231. Wind
    232. FalconFighter ×2
    233. Wind ×3
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind ×2
    236. Converter
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Wind
    239. Converter
    240. FalconFighter
    241. Wind ×2
    242. FalconFighter
    243. Wind ×3
    244. FalconFighter
    245. Wind
    246. Converter ×2
    247. FalconFighter
    248. Wind
    249. FalconFighter
    250. Wind ×3
    251. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:30
    252. Wind
    253. FalconFighter
    254. Wind
    255. Converter ×2
    256. Wind ×3
    257. FalconFighter
    258. Wind ×3
    259. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    260. Converter ×2
    261. Wind ×6
    262. Converter
    263. Wind
    264. Converter
    265. HighwindHighwind
    266. Wind ×4
    267. HighwindHighwind
    268. Wind ×2
    269. Converter
    270. Wind ×2
    271. Converter
    272. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is BigRowan's (33 OS, 02/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:50 · in 99% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 9:07 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:01 · 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

050100
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1874 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00165100
4:00314400
5:00484700
6:00580000
7:00722700
8:00906100
9:001117300
10:001350300
11:001624200
12:001965600
13:002344500
14:0027362073
15:003154285130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Tech play barely fights at all early, instead pouring metal into T2 infrastructure and constructors for the team.

  • + Metal produced hits 31679 by 15:00, by far the highest of any role here.
  • + T2 factory reached in 97% of games by 4:15, fastest and most reliable T2 timing.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays at 0 through 10:00, no early offense at all.
  • − Own metal lost also near 0, showing total avoidance of combat risk.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

BigRowan

32.5 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3102 metal received · 108524 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=1874
Advanced Bot Lab4:16Middle 50%: 4:04–4:30 · n=1867
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:05–5:59 · n=1870

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