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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 1:21 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. TickTick ×5
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:42 · typical 3:34
    10. Energy storage
    11. Con turret ×5
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret
    14. Energy storage
  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 · 16 steps
    1. Converter ×5
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:45 · typical 5:29
    3. Converter ×2
    4. NettleNettle
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Converter
    8. SentrySentry
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:07 · typical 7:08
    11. Converter
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Converter
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Converter ×5
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Suicide frontdone 8:30
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Converter ×5
    5. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:46
    6. Converter
    7. PlatypusPlatypusdone 8:51
  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 · 273 steps
    1. PlatypusPlatypus ×6
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Front
    3. PlatypusPlatypus ×3
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:07
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Front
    8. TickTick
    9. ButlerButler
    10. TickTick
    11. Wind
    12. TickTick
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. TickTick
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. TickTick
    19. ButlerButler
    20. TickTick
    21. Wind
    22. TickTick ×3
    23. Wind
    24. TickTick
    25. Converter
    26. TickTick
    27. Converter
    28. TickTick
    29. Wind
    30. TickTick
    31. ButlerButler
    32. TickTick
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Converter
    35. TickTick
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. TickTick
    39. ButlerButler
    40. TickTick
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. TickTick
    44. Converter
    45. PlatypusPlatypus
    46. Converter
    47. TickTick
    48. Wind ×2
    49. PlatypusPlatypus
    50. TickTick ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. PlatypusPlatypus
    54. TickTick
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. TickTick
    58. PlatypusPlatypus
    59. Wind
    60. TickTick
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind
    63. PlatypusPlatypus
    64. TickTick
    65. Wind ×2
    66. TickTick
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. PlatypusPlatypus
    70. Converter
    71. TickTick
    72. Wind ×3
    73. TickTick
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. PlatypusPlatypus
    78. TickTick
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. PlatypusPlatypus
    82. TickTick
    83. Wind
    84. TickTick
    85. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind ×2
    88. PlatypusPlatypus
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. TickTick
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. PlatypusPlatypus
    98. TickTick
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. TickTick
    103. PlatypusPlatypus
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. TickTick
    107. Converter
    108. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    109. Wind
    110. TickTick
    111. Wind
    112. PlatypusPlatypus
    113. Converter
    114. TickTick
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. TickTick
    118. Wind
    119. PlatypusPlatypus
    120. TickTick
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. TickTick
    125. Wind
    126. TickTick
    127. Wind ×2
    128. PlatypusPlatypus
    129. Converter
    130. TickTick
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. TickTick
    134. Wind
    135. PlatypusPlatypus
    136. Converter
    137. TickTick
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. TickTick
    141. Wind
    142. TickTick
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. TickTick
    147. Converter
    148. TickTick
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. TickTick
    152. Wind ×2
    153. TickTick ×2
    154. Converter
    155. Wind
    156. TickTick
    157. Converter ×2
    158. TickTick
    159. Wind ×2
    160. TickTick
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. TickTick
    164. Mexfor Beach sea
    165. Converter
    166. TickTick
    167. Wind ×2
    168. TickTick
    169. Converter
    170. PlatypusPlatypus
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. TickTick
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. TickTick
    177. PlatypusPlatypus
    178. TickTick
    179. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    180. Wind
    181. Converter
    182. TickTick
    183. Wind ×2
    184. Converter
    185. TickTick
    186. Converter
    187. Wind
    188. PlatypusPlatypus
    189. Wind ×2
    190. TickTick
    191. Converter
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. TickTick
    195. PlatypusPlatypus
    196. Wind ×2
    197. TickTick
    198. Converter
    199. TickTick
    200. Wind
    201. PlatypusPlatypus
    202. TickTick
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Converter
    206. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    207. TickTick
    208. PlatypusPlatypus
    209. Wind
    210. Converter
    211. TickTick
    212. Wind ×2
    213. TickTick
    214. PlatypusPlatypus
    215. Wind
    216. Converter ×2
    217. Wind ×2
    218. TickTick
    219. PlatypusPlatypus
    220. Wind
    221. Converter
    222. TickTick
    223. Mex
    224. Wind ×2
    225. Converter
    226. TickTick
    227. Converter
    228. Wind
    229. PlatypusPlatypus
    230. Wind
    231. TickTick
    232. Wind ×2
    233. TickTick
    234. PlatypusPlatypus
    235. Wind ×2
    236. Converter
    237. TickTick
    238. Wind
    239. PlatypusPlatypus
    240. TickTick
    241. Wind ×3
    242. TickTick
    243. PlatypusPlatypus
    244. Converter
    245. Wind ×2
    246. TickTick
    247. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:44
    248. Wind
    249. PlatypusPlatypus
    250. TickTick
    251. Wind ×2
    252. Converter
    253. Wind
    254. TickTick
    255. Wind ×3
    256. TickTick
    257. Converter
    258. Wind ×2
    259. TickTick
    260. Wind
    261. TickTick
    262. Wind ×2
    263. SmugglerJammer bot
    264. Converter
    265. Wind
    266. TickTick
    267. Wind
    268. CompassRadar bot
    269. Wind
    270. TickTick
    271. Wind
    272. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    273. TickTick

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 ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
1287 metal received · 281231 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

DRM6games of this buildSyphos2games of this build0neTw01game of this buildEv1lPotat01game of this buildHannodins1game of this build