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Blitz raid

Geo rushes a Vehicle Plant and pushes out Blitz tanks from 4:14, well before the usual T2 focus, fighting forward in the middle rather than sitting on defence, then transitions back into the normal Starlight/T2 economy.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (68%)

#raid #rush · 64 distinct matches · 20 players · 5% of Armada Geo games · team won 51% of 65 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • BlitzT1 vehicle raid from 4:14 · 6% of role by thenFrom the Vehicle Plant. Only 6% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 7:26
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 100%15% of all Geo games by then
  • BlitzBlitz in 65%4% of all Geo games by then

Started with Blitz (98%), Rover (2%).

Where those units first fight, in 64 games with kill data: in the middle 81%, on their own side 17%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,308 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Starlight (16% of army), Jaguar (12% of army), Platypus (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Vehicle Plant by 3:59, Blitz by 5:28

  1. Open triple mex and wind into Bot Lab as usual for Geo.
  2. Get the geo plant up on the normal Geo timing.
  3. Skip the T2 rush and pump Blitz from an early Vehicle Plant instead.
  4. Push Blitz out to raid and fight at middle ahead of the role norm.
  5. Transition back into the usual T2 push with Advanced Vehicle Plant and Starlight.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 64 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  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 ~1:13, middle half 1:11–1:18

    By 0:57 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 145 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar ×2
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:53 · typical 4:12
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. Mex
    11. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Mexfor Suicide front
    15. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    16. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    17. BlitzBlitzdone 2:46
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:09 · typical 3:31
    20. Mexfor Suicide front
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Mexfor Suicide front
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. SentrySentry
    26. Converter
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Mexfor Suicide front
    29. NettleNettle
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. NettleNettle
    32. Mexfor Suicide front
    33. BlitzBlitz ×2
    34. Mexfor Suicide front
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Con turret
    37. BlitzBlitz
    38. Con turret
    39. BlitzBlitz ×2
    40. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 5:02
    41. BlitzBlitz
    42. StormbringerBomber ×3
    43. Windfor Suicide front
    44. StormbringerBomber
    45. Wind
    46. StormbringerBomber
    47. Windfor Suicide front
    48. StormbringerBomber
    49. Wind
    50. Windfor Suicide front
    51. StormbringerBomber
    52. Wind
    53. Windfor Suicide front
    54. StormbringerBomber
    55. Wind
    56. Windfor Suicide front
    57. StormbringerBomber
    58. AnemoneAnemone
    59. Windfor Suicide front
    60. Converter
    61. Windfor Suicide front
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    63. Windfor Suicide front
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Windfor Suicide front
    67. StormbringerBomber
    68. Windfor Suicide front
    69. StormbringerBomber
    70. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    71. Converter
    72. StormbringerBomber
    73. Windfor Suicide front
    74. Converter
    75. Windfor Suicide front
    76. StormbringerBomber
    77. Converter
    78. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:58
    79. Windfor Suicide front
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    82. BansheeBanshee ×2
    83. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    84. BansheeBanshee
    85. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    86. BansheeBanshee
    87. Wind ×2for Suicide front
    88. FalconFighter ×2
    89. Wind
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    92. Windfor Suicide front
    93. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. FalconFighter ×2
    97. Wind
    98. FalconFighter
    99. Wind
    100. FalconFighter
    101. BlinkScout plane
    102. Wind
    103. StormbringerBomber
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. Wind
    106. StormbringerBomber
    107. Wind
    108. Con turret
    109. Wind
    110. StormbringerBomber
    111. Wind ×3
    112. StormbringerBomber
    113. Wind ×2
    114. StormbringerBomber
    115. Wind ×3
    116. StormbringerBomber
    117. Wind ×2
    118. StormbringerBomber ×2
    119. Wind ×2
    120. StormbringerBomber
    121. Wind ×2
    122. StormbringerBomber
    123. Wind
    124. StormbringerBomber
    125. Wind ×2
    126. StormbringerBomber
    127. Wind
    128. StormbringerBomber
    129. Wind
    130. StormbringerBomber
    131. Wind
    132. Mex
    133. StormbringerBomber
    134. Wind
    135. StormbringerBomber
    136. FalconFighter ×16
    137. BansheeBanshee
    138. BeamerBeamer
    139. BansheeBanshee
    140. Con turret ×2
    141. BeamerBeamer
    142. Con turret
    143. BansheeBanshee ×2
    144. Con turret
    145. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:33 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to T1 vehicle raid

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    • Energy Converter6Converter+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 con turret
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 4 mex, 4 wind, 6 converter
    3. BlitzT1 vehicle raid after 4 mex, 4 wind, 6 converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus5 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    Some games also: energy storage (34%)

    By 4:14 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind · 1 geo · 6 converter (standard 4) · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. BlitzBlitzdone 2:38
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle raid to Advanced Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 4 mex, 6 converter, 6 con turretin 58% of games
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 5 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:28, middle half 7:59–9:35
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Blitz11 Blitz +11 vs standard

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 4 wind · 8 converter

    By 7:53 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind (standard 11) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 6 converter (standard 12) · 2 energy storage

  4. 4

    Advanced Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Some games also: wind (45%) · converter (35%) · Starlight (35%) · con turret (31%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 wind · 2 Starlight

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 19) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter (standard 16) · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. BansheeBanshee
    2. FalconFighter ×2
    3. PawnPawn
    4. FalconFighter
    5. PawnPawn ×4
    6. BeamerBeamer ×2
    7. PawnPawn
    8. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Immort's (52 OS, 01/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:16 · in 71% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:46 · in 82% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide frontfirst at 9:00 · in 37% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:55 · in 89% 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

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

65 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
1:003843330000
2:009198250000
3:00170115230000
4:00269327000000
5:00443737260000
6:006329572920002600
7:0083408130960011000
8:00111541145912470134021
9:0014059144891294511450130
10:00169651740518005651600280
11:001954520377292620742461790
12:0022115233054794394036871940
13:0024714260626039596146403304
14:0027950289886970832161674785
15:00301023149778321017277016196
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won less often than the standard build, trading better mid-game damage for a much heavier metal loss around 10:00.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed by 10:00 well up (1800 vs 624)
  • + Metal produced by 5:00 ahead (4436 vs 3718)
  • − Team win rate below standard (47% vs 53%)
  • − Own metal lost by 10:00 far higher (1595 vs 334)
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Immort

52.1 OS · 01/09/2026

Open source match ↗

28 received units · includes a constructor
1328 metal received · 75551 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 1:11–1:18 · n=61
Geothermal Powerplant3:31Middle 50%: 3:17–3:40 · n=64
Vehicle Plant4:12Middle 50%: 3:59–4:35 · n=65
Advanced Metal Extractor5:45Middle 50%: 5:25–6:21 · n=60
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:39Middle 50%: 7:22–8:00 · n=41
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:28Middle 50%: 7:59–9:35 · n=36

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