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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. Energy storage
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:11 · typical 3:41
    13. Wind ×6
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Converter ×8
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret ×4
    19. Bot LabBot Labdone 5:11
    20. CenturionCenturiondone 5:22
  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 · 8 steps
    1. CenturionCenturion ×2
    2. CenturionCenturion ×2for Pond
    3. PawnPawn
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Suicide front
    5. PawnPawn ×4
    6. Metal storage
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 6:49
    8. Wind
  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 Plantdone 7:41 · typical 8:39
  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 · 108 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×6for Pond
    2. Wind
    3. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    4. Wind
    5. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    6. Wind
    7. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    8. Wind
    9. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    10. Wind
    11. BlitzBlitzfor Pond
    12. Wind ×2
    13. BlitzBlitz
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:52
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Converter ×9
    18. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 9:09
    19. Converter
    20. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 9:35 · typical 9:31
    23. Converter
    24. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    25. MauserMauser
    26. Converter ×2
    27. MauserMauser
    28. Converter
    29. MauserMauser ×2
    30. Converter
    31. MauserMauser
    32. Converter
    33. MauserMauser
    34. Converter
    35. MauserMauser
    36. Converter
    37. MauserMauser ×5
    38. Con turret
    39. MauserMauser
    40. Wind
    41. MauserMauser
    42. Wind
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind
    45. MauserMauser
    46. Wind
    47. ConsulConsul
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. ConsulConsul
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Con turret
    54. PlatypusPlatypus
    55. Wind ×2
    56. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    57. Wind
    58. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    59. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    60. Wind
    61. PlatypusPlatypus
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. Con turret
    65. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    66. Wind ×2
    67. PlatypusPlatypus
    68. Con turret ×2
    69. Wind ×5
    70. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    71. Wind ×2
    72. PlatypusPlatypus
    73. Converter
    74. PlatypusPlatypus
    75. Wind
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×2
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. Wind
    80. PlatypusPlatypus
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. PlatypusPlatypus
    85. Wind ×7
    86. Converter
    87. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×6
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×14
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter ×2
    106. Wind
    107. Converter ×2
    108. Wind ×24

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Dad_The_Speedrunner's (37 OS, 18/09/2026); 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

Dad_The_Speedrunner

36.5 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

14 received units · includes a constructor
2118 metal received · 70703 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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