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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 · 64 distinct matches · 12 players · 4% of Armada Geo games · team won 56% of 64 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • CenturionT1 bot riot from 2:36 · 7% of role by thenFrom the Bot Lab. Only 7% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 2:43
  • HerculesLight transport from an ally in 75%12% of all Geo games by then
  • Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant in 52%22% of all Geo games by then
  • StormbringerBomber in 48%13% of all Geo games by then
  • FalconFighter in 48%14% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 58 games with kill data: in the middle 86%, on their own side 14%.

Those units destroy a typical 830 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Starlight (21% of army), blitz (20% 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 64 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
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~1:41, middle half 0:54–1:44

    Some games also: Sentry (45%)

    By 1:24 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:11 · typical 1:41
  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 Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    Some games also: wind (42%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 34 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    4. TickTick ×3
    5. Mex
    6. TickTick ×4
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:18 · typical 3:41
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Mexfor Beach sea
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret ×4
    15. Converter ×10
    16. Energy storage
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×5
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×4
    21. Con turret
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Wind ×5
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:15 · typical 5:42
    25. Wind
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. RocketeerRocketeer
    30. Wind
    31. PawnPawn
    32. Con turret
    33. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    34. CenturionCenturiondone 7:03
  3. 3

    T1 bot riot to 5:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter5Converter−3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storagein 78% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret −2 vs standard
    Army
    • Centurion1 Centurion

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

  4. 4

    5:00 to Aircraft Plant

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 4 mex, 8 converter, 5 con turretin 72% of games
    2. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 8 wind, 8 converter, 9 con turretdone ~7:35, middle half 7:09–7:47
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret +3 vs standard

    Some games also: wind (39%)

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

    By 7:29 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind (standard 10) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 8 converter (standard 12) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 172 steps
    1. Mex
    2. PrudePrudedone 7:49
    3. Converter
    4. BlitzBlitz
    5. Mex
    6. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    7. Con turret
    8. CenturionCenturion ×2
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. RocketeerRocketeer
    12. CenturionCenturion
    13. RocketeerRocketeer
    14. CenturionCenturion
    15. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:03 · typical 8:39
    16. CenturionCenturion
    17. BlitzBlitz ×2
    18. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:12
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. Converter
    22. CenturionCenturion
    23. BlitzBlitz
    24. Converter
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Converter
    27. BlitzBlitz ×2
    28. Converter
    29. BlitzBlitz
    30. Converter
    31. CenturionCenturion
    32. BlitzBlitz
    33. Converter
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. BlitzBlitz ×3
    38. Converter
    39. BlitzBlitz ×2
    40. Converter
    41. BlitzBlitz
    42. CenturionCenturion
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    45. BlitzBlitz ×2
    46. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:35
    47. BlitzBlitz ×2
    48. RocketeerRocketeer
    49. BlitzBlitz ×5
    50. LazarusLazarus
    51. CenturionCenturion
    52. BlitzBlitz ×3
    53. LazarusLazarus
    54. BlitzBlitz
    55. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    56. BlitzBlitz
    57. LazarusLazarus
    58. BlitzBlitz
    59. CenturionCenturion
    60. BlitzBlitz
    61. SentrySentry
    62. LazarusLazarus
    63. BlitzBlitz ×2
    64. LazarusLazarus
    65. CenturionCenturion
    66. VeilVeil
    67. BlitzBlitz
    68. LazarusLazarus
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. Wind
    71. RocketeerRocketeer
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. RocketeerRocketeer
    74. LazarusLazarus
    75. CenturionCenturion
    76. RocketeerRocketeer
    77. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 10:35
    78. MaceMace
    79. CenturionCenturion
    80. RocketeerRocketeer
    81. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    82. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    83. MaceMace
    84. SentrySentry
    85. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 11:19 · typical 9:31
    86. CenturionCenturion
    87. MaceMace
    88. SentrySentry
    89. RocketeerRocketeer
    90. MaceMace
    91. SentrySentry
    92. CenturionCenturion
    93. RocketeerRocketeer
    94. SentrySentry
    95. RocketeerRocketeer
    96. CenturionCenturion
    97. Wind
    98. JaguarJaguar
    99. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    100. SentrySentry
    101. Wind
    102. CenturionCenturion
    103. Wind ×2
    104. JaguarJaguar
    105. Wind
    106. CenturionCenturion
    107. JaguarJaguar
    108. Wind
    109. CenturionCenturion
    110. Wind
    111. JaguarJaguar
    112. Wind
    113. JaguarJaguar
    114. RocketeerRocketeer
    115. CenturionCenturion
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. Con turret
    120. BlitzBlitz
    121. CenturionCenturion
    122. Wind
    123. JaguarJaguar
    124. CenturionCenturion
    125. Wind
    126. Con turret
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. BeamerBeamer
    129. Wind
    130. JaguarJaguar
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. CenturionCenturion
    133. Wind
    134. BlitzBlitz
    135. JaguarJaguar
    136. Wind
    137. BlitzBlitz ×2
    138. Wind
    139. JaguarJaguar
    140. CenturionCenturion
    141. JaguarJaguar
    142. Wind ×2
    143. JaguarJaguar
    144. Wind
    145. CenturionCenturion
    146. Wind ×2
    147. SentrySentry
    148. Wind
    149. GauntletGauntletdone 13:05
    150. JaguarJaguar
    151. Construction BotCon bot
    152. BlitzBlitz
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Mex
    155. BlitzBlitz ×2
    156. Wind
    157. JaguarJaguar
    158. Wind
    159. Construction BotCon bot
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz ×2
    162. JaguarJaguar
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Construction BotCon bot
    165. Wind
    166. JaguarJaguar
    167. BeamerBeamer
    168. Wind ×2
    169. Construction BotCon bot
    170. BlitzBlitz
    171. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    172. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:51 · typical 7:35
  5. 5

    Aircraft Plant to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 6 wind, 10 converter, 9 con turretdone ~8:39, middle half 7:54–9:15

    Some games also: bomber (44%) · fighter (39%) · con turret (39%)

    By 8:32 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind (standard 13) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter (standard 14) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
  6. 6

    Vehicle Plant to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind−20 vs standard
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 6 wind, 10 converter, 9 con turretin 80% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 6 wind, 14 converter, 9 con turretin 55% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Blitz11 Blitz +11 vs standard
    • Starlight3 Starlight
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle
    • Umbra1 Jammer

    Some games also: converter (50%) · T2 con vehicle (47%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (38%) · Radar Tower (38%) · Jaguar (34%)

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

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind (standard 40) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 14 converter (standard 19) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 50 steps
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:52
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. StormbringerBomber
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. StormbringerBomber
    8. BlitzBlitz
    9. StormbringerBomber
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. StormbringerBomber ×2
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. StormbringerBomber
    14. BeamerBeamer
    15. BlitzBlitz
    16. StormbringerBomber
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. StormbringerBomber ×2
    19. JaguarJaguar
    20. Mex
    21. StormbringerBomber
    22. Construction BotCon bot
    23. StormbringerBomber
    24. RocketeerRocketeer
    25. StormbringerBomber
    26. JaguarJaguar
    27. Wind
    28. Construction BotCon bot
    29. StormbringerBomber ×2
    30. Wind
    31. Construction BotCon bot
    32. StormbringerBomber
    33. Wind ×2
    34. PawnPawn
    35. StormbringerBomber
    36. Wind
    37. PawnPawn
    38. Construction BotCon bot
    39. StormbringerBomber ×2
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Construction BotCon bot
    42. Pit BullPit Bull
    43. CenturionCenturion
    44. FalconFighter ×2
    45. JaguarJaguar
    46. Wind
    47. Construction BotCon bot
    48. Wind
    49. BlitzBlitz
    50. FalconFighter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (42 OS, 23/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:31 · in 80% of games
  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:35 · in 63% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 10:01 · in 39% of games

You get

  • Hercules2 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:49 · in 83% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:52 · in 98% of games
  • Valiant9–10 Valiant from Airfirst at 8:39 · in 31% 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

64 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
2:008778280000
3:00152515280000
4:00267927060000
5:003631372950804180
6:004960572068905400
7:007337814083005440
8:001028811502984058121
9:001306914509109252682130
10:00158091742520716271116320
11:001920320405275720752850790
12:0022100233054064398233821933
13:0025423261125492608640193295
14:0027896290017635849354784700
15:00302053160199081033968006090
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

UsurpeR

42.2 OS · 23/09/2026

Open source match ↗

41 received units · includes a constructor
1260 metal received · 82686 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:41Middle 50%: 0:54–1:44 · n=64
Geothermal Powerplant3:41Middle 50%: 3:23–4:02 · n=64
Advanced Metal Extractor5:42Middle 50%: 5:27–6:00 · n=63
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:31Middle 50%: 7:16–7:58 · n=56
Aircraft Plant7:35Middle 50%: 7:09–7:47 · n=35
Vehicle Plant8:39Middle 50%: 7:54–9:15 · n=58
Advanced Vehicle Plant9:31Middle 50%: 8:36–10:12 · n=53
Starlight10:20Middle 50%: 9:33–10:45 · n=43

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