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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ManBearPig_'s (38 OS, 12/09/2026); 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

ManBearPig_

38.3 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1476 metal received · 57599 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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