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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Energy storage
    12. Mex
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:56 · typical 3:31
    14. Con turret ×3
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×8
    18. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 4:10 · typical 4:12
    19. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    20. BlitzBlitzdone 4:23
  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

    The example game in this phase · 45 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×6
    2. Mex
    3. Wind
    4. BlitzBlitz
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    7. BeamerBeamer
    8. BlitzBlitz
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    12. BlitzBlitz
    13. Wind
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    19. Wind
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. Wind
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Wind
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. Wind
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. Wind
    32. BlitzBlitz
    33. Wind
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Wind
    36. SentrySentry
    37. BlitzBlitz
    38. Wind
    39. BlitzBlitz
    40. BeamerBeamer
    41. BlitzBlitz ×2
    42. BeamerBeamer
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. Mex
    45. BlitzBlitz ×2
  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 · 201 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Mex
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. Converter
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    13. Wind
    14. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Mex
    18. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    19. Wind
    20. Converter ×2
    21. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    22. Wind
    23. Mex
    24. Wind
    25. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. Mex
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:38 · typical 5:45
    31. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    32. Wind
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    34. Converter
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    38. Converter
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    42. Wind
    43. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    44. Wind
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. SentrySentry
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×4
    51. BeamerBeamer
    52. Converter
    53. BeamerBeamer
    54. Converter ×2
    55. BeamerBeamer
    56. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    57. BeamerBeamer
    58. Converter ×2
    59. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:04
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind
    62. Con turret
    63. CenturionCenturion
    64. SentrySentry
    65. Mex
    66. CenturionCenturion
    67. Converter
    68. CenturionCenturion
    69. Wind
    70. CenturionCenturion
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. CenturionCenturion
    74. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:52
    75. Con turret
    76. PrudePrudedone 13:06
    77. LazarusLazarus
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. Mex
    81. Wind
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind
    84. LazarusLazarus
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    89. Wind ×2
    90. CenturionCenturion
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Mex
    95. Converter
    96. Con turret
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. StorkLight transport
    104. Con turret
    105. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    108. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    109. Con turret
    110. StorkLight transport
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Con turret ×2
    115. Wind
    116. NettleNettle ×2
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Con turret ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    125. Wind
    126. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    127. Wind
    128. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    129. BansheeBanshee
    130. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    131. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    132. Converter
    133. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    136. Wind
    137. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    138. BansheeBanshee
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    143. Converter
    144. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    145. Wind
    146. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    147. Wind
    148. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    149. BansheeBanshee
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    157. Energy storage
    158. BansheeBanshee
    159. Wind ×4
    160. Con turret
    161. Wind
    162. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. BansheeBanshee
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×3
    170. BansheeBanshee
    171. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    172. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:41
    173. Converter
    174. Wind
    175. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter
    178. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Converter
    181. BansheeBanshee
    182. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    186. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    187. BansheeBanshee
    188. Converter
    189. CenturionCenturion
    190. Wind
    191. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    192. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    193. Converter
    194. Wind
    195. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    198. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    199. BansheeBanshee
    200. CenturionCenturion
    201. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (45 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 2:16 · 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

UsurpeR

45.3 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
412 metal received · 98204 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

Played most by

Syphos32games of this build0neTw04games of this buildPlatinumBlonde4games of this buildUsurpeR4games of this buildCentientWaffle3games of this build