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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:32 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Wind ×8
    12. Energy storage
    13. Converter ×3
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:29 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:06 · typical 5:29
  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 · 267 steps
    1. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:40
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. ButlerButler ×2
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind ×14
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    15. Wind ×6
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    21. Wind ×7
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:24
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×4
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. ButlerButler
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Wind ×3
    76. ButlerButler
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter ×2
    83. Wind ×2
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. ButlerButler
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. ButlerButler
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×7
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind
    114. ButlerButler
    115. Wind ×5
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×5
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. ButlerButler
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. ButlerButler
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. ButlerButler
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. ButlerButler
    149. Wind
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×3
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. ButlerButler
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×2
    160. ButlerButler
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter ×2
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. ButlerButler
    167. Wind ×4
    168. Converter ×2
    169. Wind
    170. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×5
    174. Converter ×2
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×4
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×3
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×5
    184. Converter ×2
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Converter
    187. Wind ×4
    188. Converter
    189. Wind
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×4
    192. Converter
    193. Wind ×3
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×3
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×3
    200. Converter
    201. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    202. Wind ×3
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×4
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×3
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. Converter
    214. Wind ×3
    215. TracerTracer
    216. Wind ×3
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×2
    219. Converter
    220. Wind ×2
    221. Con turret
    222. Wind ×5
    223. Converter
    224. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    225. Wind ×2
    226. Converter
    227. Wind ×3
    228. Con turret
    229. Wind ×2
    230. Converter
    231. Wind ×3
    232. PinpointerPinpointer
    233. Converter
    234. Wind ×6
    235. Converter
    236. Wind
    237. Converter
    238. Wind ×5
    239. Converter
    240. Wind ×2
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×3
    243. PinpointerPinpointer
    244. Wind ×2
    245. Converter
    246. Wind
    247. Converter
    248. Wind
    249. Converter
    250. Wind ×5
    251. Converter
    252. Wind ×2
    253. Converter
    254. Wind
    255. Converter
    256. Wind ×5
    257. Converter ×3
    258. PinpointerPinpointer
    259. Wind ×5
    260. Converter ×2
    261. Wind
    262. Converter
    263. Wind ×6
    264. Converter ×2
    265. Wind
    266. Converter
    267. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is VanillaChan's (32 OS, 04/09/2026); 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

VanillaChan

32.5 OS · 04/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2756 metal received · 55761 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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