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Centurion drop

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo rushes Centurions from a Bot Lab around 2:36, flies them with an ally's light transport, and drops them behind enemy lines on the suicide front's base instead of massing at the middle, before transitioning into T1 air and the usual T2…

#drop #raid #air · 77 distinct matches · 19 players · 3% of Armada Geo games · team won 56% of 77 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • CenturionT1 bot riot from 2:36 · 6% of role by thenFrom the Bot Lab. Only 6% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 2:45
  • HerculesLight transport from an ally in 70%10% of all Geo games by then
  • Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant in 56%17% of all Geo games by then
  • FalconFighter in 49%11% of all Geo games by then
  • StormbringerBomber in 48%10% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 71 games with kill data: in the middle 85%, on their own side 14%.

Those units destroy a typical 810 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Starlight (21% of army), blitz (19% of army), bomber (12% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Centurion drop by 2:47

  1. Open Bot Lab immediately, ahead of the usual geo-first order.
  2. Build Centurions fast and hold them for the drop, not the middle.
  3. Get a light transport (Hercules) from an ally to fly Centurions in.
  4. Land Centurions behind enemy lines on the suicide front's base, hit cons and eco.
  5. Build Aircraft Plant for bombers and fighters as you transition to T2.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 77 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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 0:52–1:44

    Some games also: energy storage (44%) · Sentry (39%)

    By 0:57 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:33 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to T1 bot riot

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    Order
    1. CenturionT1 bot riot after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storage
    Builders
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    Some games also: wind (49%)

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

    By 2:36 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. TickTick ×5
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. OspreyHeavy transport
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Mex ×3
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Mex
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:07 · typical 3:42
    16. Mex
    17. CenturionCenturiondone 3:37
  3. 3

    T1 bot riot to 5:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter4Converter−4 vs standard
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storagein 75% of games
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret −2 vs standard
    Army
    • Centurion1 Centurion

    Some games also: mex (31%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind (standard 7) · 1 geo · 5 converter (standard 8) · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. CenturionCenturion
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. PawnPawn ×3
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 5:01
  4. 4

    5:00 to Aircraft Plant

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 4 mex, 8 converter, 6 con turretin 65% of games
    2. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 8 wind, 8 converter, 9 con turretdone ~7:32, middle half 6:48–7:47
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret +2 vs standard

    Some games also: wind (39%)

    By 7:27 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind (standard 10) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 8 converter (standard 11) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 2:00 · typical 7:32
  5. 5

    Aircraft Plant to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 6 wind, 9 converter, 8 con turretdone ~8:38, middle half 7:49–9:18

    Some games also: bomber (40%) · con turret (40%) · fighter (38%)

    By 8:30 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 9 converter (standard 13) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. CenturionCenturion
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×2
    5. CenturionCenturion
    6. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 5:24 · typical 8:38
  6. 6

    Vehicle Plant to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine6Wind−14 vs standard
    • Energy Converter2Converter−2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 6 wind, 10 converter, 9 con turretin 75% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant in 78% of games
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 9 wind, 14 converter, 9 con turretin 51% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Blitz6 Blitz +6 vs standard
    • Starlight3 Starlight
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle
    • Umbra1 Jammer

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle (44%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (35%) · Radar Tower (35%) · Shredder (34%) · fighter (31%) · eat Aircraft Plant (44%) · eat Advanced Vehicle Plant (36%)

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind (standard 36) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 15 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 366 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×2
    3. CenturionCenturion
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Converter
    6. BlitzBlitz
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Converter
    9. BlitzBlitz
    10. Wind ×2
    11. CenturionCenturion
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 6:16
    13. BlitzBlitz ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. BlitzBlitz
    17. Wind
    18. BlitzBlitz
    19. Converter
    20. BlitzBlitz
    21. CenturionCenturion
    22. BlitzBlitz
    23. SentrySentry
    24. Wind ×2
    25. WelderWelder
    26. GunslingerGunslingerdone 6:31
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. BlitzBlitz ×2
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. Wind ×2
    33. SentrySentry
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Converter ×2
    37. Wind ×2
    38. BlitzBlitz
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. PawnPawn
    42. Mex
    43. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    44. Wind
    45. BlitzBlitz
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    49. PawnPawn
    50. BlitzBlitz
    51. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:36 · typical 5:43
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. BlitzBlitz
    55. PawnPawn
    56. ButlerButler
    57. PawnPawn ×3
    58. BlitzBlitz
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Mex
    61. PawnPawn
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Mex
    65. BlitzBlitz
    66. PawnPawn
    67. Converter
    68. LazarusLazarus
    69. Wind
    70. BlitzBlitz
    71. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    72. Converter
    73. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:09
    74. LazarusLazarus
    75. BlitzBlitz
    76. Wind
    77. PawnPawn ×2
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    80. PawnPawn
    81. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    82. PawnPawn
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Converter
    85. PawnPawn
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    88. PawnPawn
    89. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:46
    90. Converter
    91. PawnPawn
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. PawnPawn
    94. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:45
    95. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    96. PawnPawn
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. PawnPawn
    99. Converter
    100. PawnPawn
    101. LazarusLazarus
    102. PawnPawn
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. PawnPawn
    105. Energy storage
    106. ButlerButler
    107. PawnPawn
    108. FalconFighter
    109. PawnPawn ×2
    110. FalconFighter
    111. BlitzBlitz
    112. ButlerButler
    113. Converter
    114. LazarusLazarus
    115. FalconFighter
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Naval Construction Turret
    118. ButlerButler
    119. HoundHound
    120. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    121. FalconFighter
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. LazarusLazarus
    124. HoundHound
    125. FalconFighter
    126. BeamerBeamer
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Naval Construction Turret
    129. HoundHound
    130. Converter
    131. FalconFighter
    132. BlitzBlitz
    133. LazarusLazarus
    134. BeamerBeamer
    135. FalconFighter
    136. HoundHound
    137. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    138. FalconFighter
    139. Con turret
    140. Naval Construction Turret
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. PawnPawn
    143. Con turret
    144. HoundHound
    145. FalconFighter
    146. Naval Construction Turret
    147. LazarusLazarus
    148. PawnPawn
    149. FalconFighter
    150. Fusion ReactorFusion
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Naval Construction Turret
    153. FalconFighter
    154. PawnPawn
    155. HoundHound
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 10:30
    158. FalconFighter
    159. RascalRascal
    160. Converter
    161. BlitzBlitz ×2
    162. RascalRascal
    163. HoundHound
    164. Tidal
    165. BlitzBlitz
    166. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:31
    167. RascalRascal
    168. Tidal
    169. PawnPawn
    170. BlitzBlitz
    171. RascalRascal
    172. PawnPawn
    173. FalconFighter
    174. SalamanderSalamander
    175. Tidal
    176. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    177. RascalRascal
    178. HoundHound
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. SentrySentry
    181. PawnPawn ×2
    182. Tidal
    183. RascalRascal
    184. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    185. Naval Energy Converter
    186. BlitzBlitz ×2
    187. SentrySentry
    188. BlitzBlitz
    189. RascalRascal
    190. Tidal
    191. Naval Energy Converter
    192. HoundHound
    193. BlitzBlitz
    194. SentrySentry
    195. RascalRascal
    196. Tidal
    197. SalamanderSalamander
    198. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    199. Naval Energy Converter
    200. Con turret
    201. BlitzBlitz
    202. RascalRascal
    203. Tidal
    204. Converter
    205. PawnPawn
    206. FalconFighter
    207. SentrySentry
    208. PawnPawn
    209. BlitzBlitz
    210. RascalRascal
    211. BlitzBlitz
    212. HoundHound ×2
    213. Tidal
    214. Naval Energy Converter
    215. RascalRascal
    216. SalamanderSalamander
    217. SentrySentry
    218. BlitzBlitz
    219. Tidal
    220. PawnPawn ×2
    221. Naval Energy Converter
    222. Con turret
    223. RascalRascal
    224. Tidal
    225. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    226. SentrySentry
    227. Tidal
    228. BlitzBlitz
    229. Naval Energy Converter
    230. RascalRascal ×2
    231. PawnPawn
    232. RascalRascal
    233. FalconFighter
    234. PawnPawn
    235. RascalRascal
    236. SprinterSprinter
    237. RascalRascal ×2
    238. SalamanderSalamander
    239. RascalRascal ×2
    240. Naval Energy Converter
    241. Converter
    242. RascalRascal
    243. FalconFighter
    244. BlitzBlitz
    245. RascalRascal ×2
    246. SentrySentry
    247. Tidal
    248. SprinterSprinter
    249. Naval Energy Converter
    250. FalconFighter
    251. PawnPawn
    252. BeamerBeamer
    253. BlitzBlitz
    254. SalamanderSalamander
    255. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    256. SprinterSprinter
    257. SentrySentry
    258. PawnPawn
    259. Naval Energy Converter
    260. Tidal
    261. SprinterSprinter
    262. BlitzBlitz
    263. Naval Energy Converter
    264. SentrySentry
    265. PawnPawn
    266. Tidal
    267. PawnPawn
    268. SprinterSprinter
    269. Naval Energy Converter
    270. PawnPawn
    271. Tidal
    272. SentrySentry
    273. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:16
    274. FalconFighter
    275. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    276. SalamanderSalamander
    277. Naval Energy Converter
    278. Tidal
    279. PawnPawn ×2
    280. SentrySentry
    281. Naval Energy Converter
    282. Tidal
    283. SentrySentry
    284. PawnPawn
    285. SprinterSprinter
    286. Tidal
    287. Naval Energy Converter
    288. BlitzBlitz
    289. SalamanderSalamander
    290. Tidal
    291. FalconFighter
    292. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    293. Naval Energy Converter
    294. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    295. SprinterSprinter
    296. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    297. SentrySentry
    298. Tidal
    299. BlitzBlitz
    300. Naval Energy Converter
    301. HoundHound
    302. FalconFighter
    303. BlitzBlitz
    304. Tidal
    305. SprinterSprinter
    306. BlitzBlitz
    307. FalconFighter
    308. BlitzBlitz
    309. Tidal
    310. PawnPawn
    311. SprinterSprinter
    312. FalconFighter
    313. SalamanderSalamander
    314. PawnPawn
    315. BlitzBlitz
    316. Tidal
    317. FalconFighter
    318. SprinterSprinter
    319. SmugglerJammer bot
    320. PawnPawn
    321. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    322. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    323. SharpshooterSniper bot
    324. BlitzBlitz
    325. PawnPawn
    326. Tidal
    327. FalconFighter
    328. PawnPawn
    329. Tidal
    330. BlitzBlitz
    331. FalconFighter
    332. BlitzBlitz
    333. Tidal
    334. SalamanderSalamander
    335. BlitzBlitz
    336. Tidal
    337. FalconFighter
    338. BansheeBanshee
    339. SentrySentry
    340. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    341. BlitzBlitz
    342. BansheeBanshee
    343. SalamanderSalamander
    344. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    345. Tidal
    346. SharpshooterSniper bot
    347. BlitzBlitz
    348. BansheeBanshee
    349. Tidal
    350. BlitzBlitz
    351. BansheeBanshee
    352. SalamanderSalamander
    353. Tidal
    354. BlitzBlitz
    355. Tidal ×2
    356. BansheeBanshee
    357. SharpshooterSniper bot
    358. HoundHound
    359. BlitzBlitz
    360. Tidal
    361. BansheeBanshee
    362. BlitzBlitz
    363. SalamanderSalamander
    364. Tidal
    365. BansheeBanshee
    366. GraverobberGraverobber

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Immort's (54 OS, 17/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:31 · in 61% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:32 · in 78% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 10:07 · in 36% of games

You get

  • Hercules2 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:51 · in 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:52 · in 96% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex from Tech or Pond or Beach seafirst at 5:26 · in 32% 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

77 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
1:003433330000
2:008778590000
3:00153015270000
4:00263326700000
5:003633369347003440
6:004948563669905400
7:007222801985005480
8:00102521134391606140
9:00129291440611094368884
10:00157641727018254751084202
11:001898320110272617453190520
12:0021826229744052361836861605
13:0024857257255403587441102970
14:0027593285607338824655994419
15:00293683134797551020168455552
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build while destroying far more enemy metal early despite heavier losses, consistent with a drop disrupting the enemy base rather than fighting at the middle.

  • + Destroys much more enemy metal by 10:00 than the standard build (2071 vs 627).
  • + Team won this build more often than the role's standard play.
  • − Own metal lost is noticeably higher than standard by 10:00 (1116 vs 320).
  • − Commits a transport and bot force very early, before T2 or geo is secure.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Immort

53.9 OS · 17/09/2026

Open source match ↗

129 received units · includes a constructor
5694 metal received · 107248 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:52–1:44 · n=77
Geothermal Powerplant3:42Middle 50%: 3:24–4:07 · n=77
Advanced Metal Extractor5:43Middle 50%: 5:28–6:06 · n=75
Aircraft Plant7:32Middle 50%: 6:48–7:47 · n=43
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:36Middle 50%: 7:17–8:07 · n=66
Vehicle Plant8:38Middle 50%: 7:49–9:18 · n=67
Advanced Vehicle Plant9:33Middle 50%: 8:40–10:21 · n=60
Starlight10:20Middle 50%: 9:33–10:53 · n=49

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