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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RogShotz's (41 OS, 23/08/2026); 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

RogShotz

41.4 OS · 23/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
3389 metal received · 51739 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

Played most by

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