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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. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Mex
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Energy storage
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:33 · typical 3:34
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Con turret ×5
    13. Energy storage
    14. Converter
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Converter ×8
  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 ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 5:28 · typical 5:29
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:53 · typical 7:08
    5. SentrySentry ×2
    6. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Frontdone 7:28
    7. SentrySentry ×4
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:47 · 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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Suicide front
    2. PlatypusPlatypusdone 8:07
  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 · 198 steps
    1. PlatypusPlatypus
    2. SentrySentry
    3. PlatypusPlatypus ×13
    4. SentrySentry
    5. ButlerButler ×5
    6. SentrySentry
    7. ButlerButler ×4
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    14. Wind ×2
    15. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    16. Converter
    17. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    18. Wind ×2
    19. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    20. Converter
    21. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    22. Wind ×2
    23. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    27. Wind ×2
    28. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    32. Wind
    33. TumbleweedRolling bomb
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter ×2
    36. PlatypusPlatypus
    37. Wind ×3
    38. PlatypusPlatypus
    39. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:04
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter ×2
    42. PlatypusPlatypus
    43. Wind ×2
    44. PlatypusPlatypus
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Con turret
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind ×2
    49. PlatypusPlatypus
    50. Wind
    51. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:17
    52. PlatypusPlatypus
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. StormbringerBomber
    58. Wind ×3
    59. StormbringerBomber
    60. Converter ×2
    61. Wind
    62. StormbringerBomber
    63. Wind ×2
    64. StormbringerBomber
    65. Wind ×3
    66. StormbringerBomber
    67. Converter ×2
    68. StormbringerBomber
    69. Wind ×3
    70. StormbringerBomber
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. StormbringerBomber
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. StormbringerBomber
    78. Wind
    79. StormbringerBomber
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. StormbringerBomber
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. StormbringerBomber
    86. Wind ×2
    87. StormbringerBomber
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. StormbringerBomber
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. StormbringerBomber
    94. Wind ×3
    95. Converter
    96. StormbringerBomber
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. StormbringerBomber
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. StormbringerBomber
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. StormbringerBomber
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. StormbringerBomber
    112. Wind
    113. PlatypusPlatypus
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind
    117. Converter
    118. PlatypusPlatypus
    119. BlinkScout plane
    120. Wind ×2
    121. BlinkScout plane
    122. Wind
    123. PlatypusPlatypus
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter
    132. PlatypusPlatypus
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. PlatypusPlatypus
    137. Wind
    138. PlatypusPlatypus
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter ×2
    141. PlatypusPlatypus
    142. Wind ×3
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. Converter
    145. PlatypusPlatypus
    146. Wind ×2
    147. Converter
    148. Wind
    149. PlatypusPlatypus
    150. Wind ×3
    151. PlatypusPlatypus
    152. Converter ×2
    153. Wind ×3
    154. PlatypusPlatypus
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Wind
    158. Converter
    159. PlatypusPlatypus
    160. Wind ×3
    161. PlatypusPlatypus
    162. Converter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×2
    166. PlatypusPlatypus
    167. Wind ×2
    168. PlatypusPlatypus
    169. Wind
    170. Converter ×2
    171. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:47
    172. PlatypusPlatypus
    173. Wind ×3
    174. Con turret
    175. Wind
    176. Converter ×2
    177. Wind ×2
    178. Con turret
    179. PlatypusPlatypus
    180. Wind
    181. Con turret
    182. Wind ×2
    183. Converter ×2
    184. Wind ×3
    185. PlatypusPlatypus
    186. Wind ×2
    187. Converter ×2
    188. Wind ×3
    189. PlatypusPlatypus
    190. Converter
    191. TracerTracer
    192. PlatypusPlatypus
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×3
    195. PlatypusPlatypus
    196. Wind
    197. Converter
    198. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (41 OS, 08/08/2026); 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

41.1 OS · 08/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
5396 metal received · 50318 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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