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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:07 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Con turret ×2
    9. Energy storage
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×5
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:02 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter ×6
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:36
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. Wind
  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 · 225 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:30 · typical 5:29
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. ButlerButler ×2
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Converter
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Converter ×2
    15. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    16. Converter
    17. Windfor Geo
    18. ButlerButlerfor Geo
    19. Wind
    20. Windfor Geo
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Windfor Geo
    25. Wind
    26. Windfor Geo
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. Wind ×2for Geo
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    32. Wind ×2for Geo
    33. Wind
    34. Wind ×2for Geo
    35. Wind
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    37. Converter
    38. Windfor Geo
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Windfor Geo
    41. Wind
    42. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2for Geo
    46. Wind
    47. Wind ×2for Geo
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Windfor Geo
    51. Wind ×2
    52. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    53. Windfor Geo
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Windfor Geo
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Windfor Geo
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Windfor Geo
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Windfor Geo
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Windfor Geo
    67. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:24
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Windfor Geo
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Con turret
    74. Converter
    75. Windfor Geo
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Windfor Geo
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Windfor Geo
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Con turret
    83. Converter
    84. Windfor Geo
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Con turret
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:50
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. PlatypusPlatypus
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. PlatypusPlatypus
    110. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo
    111. PlatypusPlatypus
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    115. Wind ×2
    116. PlatypusPlatypus
    117. Wind
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. PlatypusPlatypus
    122. Wind
    123. PlatypusPlatypus
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. PlatypusPlatypus
    127. Wind ×2
    128. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind
    134. PlatypusPlatypus
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. PlatypusPlatypus
    138. Wind
    139. PlatypusPlatypus
    140. Wind ×2
    141. PlatypusPlatypus
    142. Converter
    143. Wind
    144. PlatypusPlatypus
    145. Wind
    146. PlatypusPlatypus
    147. Wind
    148. PlatypusPlatypus
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind
    153. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:39
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Con turret
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. PlatypusPlatypus
    164. Wind
    165. PlatypusPlatypus
    166. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Metal storage
    170. Wind
    171. PlatypusPlatypus
    172. Wind
    173. PlatypusPlatypus
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. PlatypusPlatypus
    177. Wind
    178. PlatypusPlatypus
    179. Wind
    180. PlatypusPlatypus
    181. Con turret
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Con turret
    185. PlatypusPlatypus
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Con turret
    188. PlatypusPlatypus
    189. Wind
    190. Con turret
    191. PlatypusPlatypus
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. Fusion ReactorFusion
    195. Con turret
    196. PlatypusPlatypus
    197. Wind
    198. Con turret
    199. Wind
    200. Con turret
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×2
    203. Con turret
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Converter
    206. Con turret
    207. Wind ×2
    208. Con turret
    209. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    210. Con turret
    211. Wind ×2
    212. Converter
    213. Wind ×2
    214. Converter
    215. Wind ×2
    216. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    217. Wind ×2
    218. Converter
    219. Wind ×4
    220. Converter
    221. Wind ×2
    222. Converter
    223. Wind ×4
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Teaner's (52 OS, 29/09/2026); 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 5:21 · 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

Teaner

51.7 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
14564 metal received · 227475 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

Amrissa100games of this buildSyphos39games of this buildKOT_38games of this buildAdeus34games of this buildTeaner33games of this build