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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 ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:19 · 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 ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:03 · typical 5:28
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:12
    8. Wind
  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 · 149 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×3
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Converter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×5
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×6
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    56. Wind ×5
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×7
    59. Converter
    60. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    61. Wind ×6
    62. Converter
    63. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    64. Wind ×6
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:58
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×6
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×5
    75. Converter
    76. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:23
    77. Wind
    78. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×5
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×10
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. T2 converter
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Con turret
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Con turret
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×7
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×6
    102. Fusion ReactorFusion
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×7
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. T2 converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind ×6
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×8
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. T2 converter
    117. Wind ×3
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×4
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×6
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:12
    125. Wind ×6
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. T2 converter
    129. Wind ×3
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×3
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    135. Wind ×6
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    139. Wind ×5
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×6
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×6
    144. GunslingerGunslingerdone 14:56
    145. Wind ×3
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. GunslingerGunslinger
    149. Pit BullPit Bull

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is OUDLES's (36 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

OUDLES

36.4 OS · 24/09/2026

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4 received units
3045 metal received · 118280 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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