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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 · 732 distinct matches · 105 players · 59% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 850 · 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 732 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 3:20 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Energy storage
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:31 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:06
  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 · 163 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:09 · typical 5:28
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×4
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler ×2
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×7
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×6
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×4
    42. Converter
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×4
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:35
    51. Wind ×10
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×6
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×4
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:03
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×2
    69. T2 converter
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×5
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Fusion ReactorFusion
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×5
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×4
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×5
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind ×7
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×5
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. T2 converter
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Converter
    100. Con turret
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×6
    103. Con turret
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×3
    111. Converter
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Con turret
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×3
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:52
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:32
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×4
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind ×3
    143. HighwindHighwind
    144. Con turret ×2
    145. Wind
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Con turret
    148. Wind
    149. Con turret
    150. Wind ×2
    151. HighwindHighwind
    152. Con turret
    153. Wind
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind
    158. Con turret
    159. HighwindHighwind
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter
    162. Con turret
    163. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Syphos's (41 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:23 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 4:47 · 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 9:03 · 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

850 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038300
2:0091500
3:00164100
4:00315000
5:00486400
6:00581300
7:00724600
8:00910500
9:001126400
10:001358500
11:001641200
12:002000600
13:002373000
14:0027484110130
15:0031535348260
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

Syphos

41.3 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2883 metal received · 70156 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=850
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:04–4:27 · n=844
Advanced Metal Extractor5:28Middle 50%: 5:06–5:58 · n=848

Played most by

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