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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is heart_attack's (35 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

heart_attack

35.2 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

23 received units · includes a constructor
1119 metal received · 137589 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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