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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Acqua's (37 OS, 29/08/2026); 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

Acqua

36.6 OS · 29/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2209 metal received · 59318 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

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