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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · 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 · 23 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:20 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:05 · typical 5:28
  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 · 237 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Air
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Solar
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Solar
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    7. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. ButlerButler ×2for Pond
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×4
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×3
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Converter ×2
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×4
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Wind ×3
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind ×6
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind ×4
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×5
    94. Converter ×3
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Con turret
    105. Converter ×3
    106. Wind ×3
    107. Con turret
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter ×2
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Converter ×3
    115. Wind ×4
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:52
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×4
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind ×4
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter ×2
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×4
    134. Converter
    135. Fusion ReactorFusion
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Wind ×6
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Wind ×4
    150. Converter ×3
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Fusion ReactorFusion
    153. Wind ×6
    154. Converter ×3
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×2
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×5
    160. Converter ×3
    161. Wind ×4
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Fusion ReactorFusion
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×3
    169. Con turret
    170. Wind
    171. Converter ×2
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×6
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Con turret
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×4
    181. Converter
    182. Wind
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×3
    185. Converter
    186. T2 converter
    187. Wind
    188. Con turret
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Converter
    191. Con turret
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. Con turret ×2
    197. Wind
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Con turret
    201. Converter
    202. Con turret
    203. Wind
    204. Con turret
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×2
    207. Converter
    208. Wind ×2
    209. Converter
    210. Wind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×3
    213. Converter ×2
    214. Wind ×2
    215. Converter
    216. Wind ×2
    217. Converter ×3
    218. Wind ×2
    219. Converter ×3
    220. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    221. Wind ×2
    222. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactor
    223. Wind
    224. Converter
    225. Wind
    226. Converter ×2
    227. Wind ×3
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×2
    230. Converter ×2
    231. Wind ×2
    232. Con turret
    233. Wind
    234. Con turret
    235. Wind
    236. Converter
    237. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Leohvm's (51 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

Leohvm

50.9 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1973 metal received · 113069 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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