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Banshee gunships

Geo builds an early Aircraft Plant and commits to Banshee gunships from 5:10, paired with a Stork transport drop, fighting mostly in the middle instead of bringing the usual T2 land units to front.

#air #drop · 19 distinct matches · 5 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 47% of 19 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • BansheeT1 air gunships from 5:10 · 1% of role by thenFrom the Aircraft Plant. Only 1% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 7:02
  • Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant in 100%3% of all Geo games by then
  • StorkLight transport in 89%4% of all Geo games by then
  • BansheeBanshee in 63%1% of all Geo games by then
  • FalconFighter in 58%4% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 19 games with kill data: in the middle 68%, on their own side 32%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,232 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (13% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Aircraft Plant by 4:31

  1. Open standard mex and wind, but drop a Bot Lab immediately.
  2. Build Aircraft Plant right after geo instead of rushing T2 con.
  3. Get a light transport (Stork) from air to move gunships fast.
  4. Commit to Banshee gunships and harass with fighter support from Falcon.
  5. Transition into Vehicle Plant and normal T2 Starlight push to front.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 19 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:11 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 Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~0:59, middle half 0:57–1:11

    By 0:41 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind (standard 2)

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · typical 0:59
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to T1 air gunships

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 4 mex, 7 wind, 9 converter
    3. BansheeT1 air gunships after 4 mex, 7 wind, 9 converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret −2 vs standard
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    Some games also: tick (32%)

    By 5:10 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret (standard 6)

    The example game in this phase · 31 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×3
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. TickTick ×2
    9. Mex
    10. TickTick ×4
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. LazarusLazarus ×2
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:41 · typical 3:14
    14. Energy storage
    15. Mex
    16. Con turret ×3
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    20. BlitzBlitz
    21. Converter ×4
    22. RoverScout
    23. Converter ×4
    24. RoverScout
    25. Converter
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×6
    28. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
    29. Wind
    30. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 6:28 · typical 4:39
    31. BansheeBansheedone 6:32
  3. 3

    T1 air gunships to Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine7Wind+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 18 wind, 11 converter, 7 con turretdone ~8:47, middle half 8:16–9:40
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    Army
    • Banshee11 Banshee +11 vs standard
    • Stork1 Light transport

    Some games also: converter (42%) · fighter (37%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 converter

    By 8:49 in all: 4 mex · 19 wind (standard 14) · 1 geo · 10 converter (standard 14) · 1 energy storage · 7 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 25 steps
    1. BansheeBanshee ×9
    2. OspreyHeavy transport
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. StorkLight transport ×2
    6. Wind
    7. StorkLight transport
    8. Wind
    9. SentrySentry
    10. BansheeBanshee
    11. Wind
    12. BansheeBanshee
    13. Wind
    14. BansheeBanshee
    15. Wind
    16. Mex
    17. BansheeBanshee
    18. Wind
    19. BansheeBanshee
    20. Wind
    21. BansheeBanshee
    22. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    23. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:25
    24. Wind
    25. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine10Wind−10 vs standard
    • Energy Converter6Converter+4 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret +4 vs standard

    Some games also: con vehicle (47%) · con aircraft (42%) · Advanced Vehicle Plant (37%) · scout plane (37%) · metal storage (37%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Jaguar · 3 Starlight

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 44 wind · 1 geo · 21 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage

    The example game in this phase · 129 steps
    1. Wind ×7
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler ×5
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Metal storage
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:53 · typical 6:41
    13. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    16. Wind
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    18. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    19. Wind
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    23. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth ×2
    24. Wind
    25. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    27. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    29. Wind
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×7
    36. Con turret
    37. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:00
    38. Wind
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    41. Con turret
    42. StorkLight transport
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    44. StorkLight transport
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    46. Wind
    47. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    49. Wind
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    51. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    53. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    57. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    58. Wind
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    60. Wind
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    62. Con turret
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. Converter
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    66. PrudePrudedone 13:01
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    68. Converter
    69. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    70. Wind ×4
    71. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    76. Wind
    77. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Con turret
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. BlinkScout plane
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. Con turret
    86. BlinkScout plane
    87. Wind ×2
    88. BlinkScout plane
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. VeilVeil
    93. BlinkScout plane
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. BlinkScout plane
    98. Wind
    99. BansheeBanshee
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Con turret
    102. Converter
    103. BeamerBeamer
    104. Wind ×4
    105. BansheeBanshee
    106. BeamerBeamer
    107. Wind ×3
    108. BansheeBanshee
    109. Wind ×5
    110. Converter
    111. BansheeBanshee
    112. Wind ×5
    113. BansheeBanshee
    114. Wind ×3
    115. BansheeBanshee
    116. Wind ×2
    117. SmugglerJammer bot
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. BansheeBanshee
    121. Wind ×8
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×6
    124. BansheeBanshee
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. BansheeBanshee
    129. Wind ×10

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (44 OS, 18/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:08 · in 74% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:53 · in 89% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 5:17 · in 32% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 5:21 · in 74% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

19 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003333330000
2:007368250000
3:00155615230000
4:00274427000000
5:003715372600420
6:005359572900710
7:007587813084107120
8:0091551145918030156921
9:0012285144892043511745130
10:00144041740529105652161280
11:001782220377387220742452790
12:0020235233054296394027111940
13:0023191260624748596130893304
14:0026045289884748832143034785
15:00277213149763031017256806196
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won less often than the standard build and destroyed less enemy metal by 15:00 despite big early kills.

  • + Destroyed 2910 metal by 10:00 vs 624 for standard build.
  • − Lost 2161 metal by 10:00 vs only 334 for standard build.
  • − Team win rate 47% vs 53% for standard build.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

UsurpeR

44.3 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

0 received units
0 metal received · 255 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:59Middle 50%: 0:57–1:11 · n=19
Geothermal Powerplant3:14Middle 50%: 3:00–3:25 · n=19
Aircraft Plant4:39Middle 50%: 4:21–6:05 · n=19
Advanced Metal Extractor6:41Middle 50%: 5:51–7:53 · n=16
Vehicle Plant8:47Middle 50%: 8:16–9:40 · n=11

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