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Platypus raid

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo rushes an Advanced Bot Lab and raids with T2 Platypus amphibious bots from 8:19, reaching the enemy base in over half its games instead of the usual Starlight-led push.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#t2 #raid #amphibious · 12 distinct matches · 6 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 75% of 12 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • PlatypusT2 bot raid from 8:19 · 2% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Bot Lab. Only 2% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:15
  • Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab in 100%7% of all Geo games by then
  • PlatypusPlatypus in 75%3% of all Geo games by then
  • TickTick in 50%21% of all Geo games by then
  • SharpshooterSniper bot in 42%4% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 11 games with kill data: in the middle 73%, on their own side 27%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,665 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into sniper bot (12% of army), Welder (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Bot Lab by 7:30

  1. Open standard mex, wind and geo for eco as usual.
  2. Get Geothermal Powerplant up on schedule for energy.
  3. Upgrade to Advanced Geothermal Powerplant before touching T2 lab.
  4. Rush Advanced Bot Lab instead of the usual T2 vehicle plant.
  5. Switch output to Platypus amphibious raiders, add Welder and sniper bot support.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 12 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:20 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 ~1:19, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 1:02 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:22 · typical 1:19
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter6Converter−2 vs standard
    • Energy Storage2Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: tick (50%) · Radar Tower (42%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind (standard 7) · 1 geo · 6 converter (standard 8) · 2 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. TickTick
    2. TickTick ×4for Pond
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. LazarusLazarus ×3
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:45 · typical 3:34
    10. Mexfor Beach sea
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    15. Energy storage ×2
    16. Converter ×3
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 4 mex, 11 converter, 6 con turretin 67% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 11 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:40, middle half 7:10–8:05

    By 6:59 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind (standard 10) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Converter ×4
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:30 · typical 5:29
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    5. Converter ×3
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:45 · typical 7:08
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:25 · typical 7:40
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to T2 bot raid

    Economy
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Order
    1. PlatypusT2 bot raid after 5 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turret
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: wind (33%) · con turret (33%)

    By 8:11 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    3. PlatypusPlatypusdone 7:38
  5. 5

    T2 bot raid to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−4 vs standard
    Army
    • Platypus12 Platypus +12 vs standard

    Some games also: converter (50%) · Butler (33%)

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

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind (standard 21) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 14 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 166 steps
    1. PlatypusPlatypus ×14
    2. ButlerButler
    3. RecluseReclusedone 8:48
    4. ButlerButler ×10
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Wind ×3
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. PlatypusPlatypus
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. PlatypusPlatypus
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. PlatypusPlatypus
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. PlatypusPlatypus
    21. Wind ×2
    22. PlatypusPlatypus
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. PlatypusPlatypus
    28. Wind ×2
    29. PlatypusPlatypus
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. PlatypusPlatypus
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. PlatypusPlatypus
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. PlatypusPlatypus
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. PlatypusPlatypus
    43. Wind ×3
    44. PlatypusPlatypus
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Wind
    47. PlatypusPlatypus
    48. Wind ×2
    49. SmugglerJammer bot
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. CompassRadar bot
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. SharpshooterSniper botdone 11:31
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. SharpshooterSniper bot
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. SharpshooterSniper bot
    71. Wind
    72. Converter ×2
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. SharpshooterSniper bot
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter ×2
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    83. Wind
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×2
    90. SharpshooterSniper bot
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×3
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. WelderWelder
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×3
    103. WelderWelder
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. SmugglerJammer bot
    109. Wind ×3
    110. CompassRadar bot
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. SharpshooterSniper bot
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×3
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. SharpshooterSniper bot
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Con turret
    126. Converter
    127. SharpshooterSniper bot
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Con turret
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Con turret
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×3
    137. Converter
    138. SharpshooterSniper bot
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×2
    143. Converter
    144. Wind
    145. WelderWelder
    146. Converter
    147. Wind ×3
    148. WelderWelder
    149. Converter ×2
    150. Wind ×2
    151. WelderWelder
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. WelderWelder
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter
    157. WelderWelder
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×4
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Converter
    163. SharpshooterSniper bot
    164. Wind ×3
    165. Converter ×2
    166. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (43 OS, 04/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Techfirst at 2:30 · in 83% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:47 · in 83% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot2 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 7:48 · in 83% of games
  • Rattlesnake1–2 Rattlesnake to Front or Suicide front or Pondfirst at 8:54 · in 33% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex to Tech or Front or Suicide frontfirst at 11:21 · in 33% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:05 · in 75% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:41 · in 83% 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

12 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
1:003763330000
2:009038210000
3:00150915320000
4:00257826930000
5:003670371600110
6:005877565300110
7:008704809000110
8:0011797115052601142
9:001520514536785811130
10:001842217433292536170260
11:0021609203825721958518668
12:0025694232462046392014551813
13:0029055260414066609232753210
14:0031597289746181850746084594
15:00329183169270521057462275977
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far more often than the standard build with lower own losses, though it destroyed less enemy metal than the typical Geo push.

  • + Own metal lost only 42 by 10:00 vs 334 for standard build.
  • + Metal production ahead at every checkpoint, 32380 vs 31426 by 15:00.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 fell to 6784 vs 9875 standard.
  • − Skips Geo's usual long-range T2 push that front expects.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

DRM

43.5 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2838 metal received · 239329 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:19Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=12
Geothermal Powerplant3:34Middle 50%: 3:28–3:43 · n=12
Advanced Metal Extractor5:29Middle 50%: 5:15–5:35 · n=12
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:08Middle 50%: 6:53–7:30 · n=10
Advanced Bot Lab7:40Middle 50%: 7:10–8:05 · n=12

Played most by

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