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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. Windfor Front
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:39 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret ×2
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:06 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:42 · typical 5:28
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    6. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:09
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
  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 · 215 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Solar ×2
    4. Wind ×5
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Energy storage
    7. Wind ×4
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Converter
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. FatboyFatboyfor Frontdone 8:56
    21. NettleNettle
    22. Wind ×2
    23. NettleNettle
    24. Wind ×5
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×4
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×4
    45. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    46. Wind ×2
    47. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Energy storage
    54. Wind ×4
    55. Energy storage
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind ×4
    58. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    59. Wind ×4
    60. ChainsawChainsaw
    61. Wind
    62. ArchangelArchangeldone 11:05
    63. NettleNettle
    64. Wind
    65. FerretFerret
    66. Wind ×5
    67. ArchangelArchangel
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    72. Wind ×4
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Wind ×3
    75. ButlerButler
    76. Wind ×3
    77. ButlerButler
    78. Wind ×4
    79. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:24
    80. Wind ×5
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×2
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Energy storage
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×5
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind
    95. PlatypusPlatypus
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. PlatypusPlatypus
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Converter ×2
    101. ButlerButler
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. ButlerButler
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. Converter ×2
    110. ButlerButler
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. PlatypusPlatypus
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. PlatypusPlatypus
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter ×3
    125. Wind
    126. PlatypusPlatypus
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. PlatypusPlatypus
    131. Converter ×2
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. PlatypusPlatypus
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. PlatypusPlatypus
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. ButlerButler
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind
    146. PlatypusPlatypus
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    152. Wind ×3
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×3
    155. Converter
    156. PlatypusPlatypus
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    161. PlatypusPlatypus
    162. Wind ×2
    163. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind
    167. PlatypusPlatypus
    168. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    174. Wind ×2
    175. TracerTracer
    176. Wind
    177. PlatypusPlatypus
    178. Con turret
    179. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter
    182. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×3
    185. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    188. Wind
    189. Con turret
    190. Converter
    191. Wind ×2
    192. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. PlatypusPlatypus
    196. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    197. Wind ×3
    198. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    199. Con turret
    200. Wind ×3
    201. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    202. Converter ×2
    203. Wind
    204. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    205. Wind ×2
    206. PlatypusPlatypus
    207. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    208. Wind ×3
    209. Converter
    210. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×3
    213. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    214. PlatypusPlatypus
    215. Con turret

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Godmother13's (37 OS, 23/09/2026); 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

Godmother13

36.8 OS · 23/09/2026

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3 received units
2488 metal received · 186953 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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