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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. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:40 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:30 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:01
    3. Wind ×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 · 176 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:49 · typical 5:28
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind ×5
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×2
    15. GunslingerGunslingerdone 7:56
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×5
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×7
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×8
    56. Converter
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×5
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    62. Wind ×4
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×6
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×6
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×7
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×7
    73. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:42
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×6
    83. Metal storage
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×6
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×9
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×5
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×9
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×9
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×6
    99. T2 converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×8
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:56
    108. Converter ×5
    109. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:28
    110. Converter
    111. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant ×2done 13:46
    112. T2 converter
    113. Converter ×3
    114. BlitzBlitz ×2
    115. Con turret
    116. Converter
    117. Con turret
    118. BlitzBlitz ×2
    119. Con turret
    120. Converter
    121. BlitzBlitz
    122. Con turret
    123. BlitzBlitz
    124. Wind
    125. BlitzBlitz
    126. Converter ×2
    127. BlitzBlitz ×2
    128. Wind
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Wind ×2
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Wind
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. BlitzBlitz ×3
    136. Wind ×2
    137. BlitzBlitz ×2
    138. Wind
    139. BlitzBlitz
    140. Wind
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. Wind
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Wind
    145. Converter
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Wind
    148. Fusion ReactorFusion
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Wind
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Wind ×4
    153. BlitzBlitz ×2
    154. Wind
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×2
    161. BlitzBlitz ×2
    162. Wind ×2
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. Wind
    165. BlitzBlitz
    166. Wind ×2
    167. BlitzBlitz ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. BlitzBlitz ×2
    171. Wind ×2
    172. BlitzBlitz
    173. Wind
    174. BlitzBlitz
    175. Wind ×2
    176. BlitzBlitz

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is GuiTou's (35 OS, 28/08/2026); 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 5:23 · 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

GuiTou

35.4 OS · 28/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2243 metal received · 36579 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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