Geo / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Seeker hover raid

Geo builds a Hovercraft Platform very early and raids with Seeker hovercraft from 4:44, reaching the enemy base in most games, a distinct detour from the usual T2-first Geo plan.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (71%)

#raid #amphibious · 14 distinct matches · 10 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 79% of 14 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

Hover raid from 4:44 · 1% of role by thenFrom the Hovercraft Platform. Only 1% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 7:14
Hovercraft Platform in 100%1% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 14 games with kill data: in the middle 79%, in the enemy base 14%, on their own side 7%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,256 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Starlight (25% of army), Jaguar (10% of army), bomber (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Hovercraft Platform by 4:16

0:03Open mex and wind fast, then Bot Lab and geo as usual.
by 4:16Build a Hovercraft Platform almost immediately instead of army lab.
4:44Push Seeker hovercraft raiders straight into the enemy base.
5:38-8:10Keep upgrading mex and geo while raid keeps pressure on.
9:00+Transition into Starlight and normal T2 support for front.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 14 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO

1
20:44
34:29
48:29

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
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 0:44
Economy
- 2Mex
- 4Wind+2 vs standard
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:44after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~1:00, middle half 0:52–1:45
Some games also: energy storage (36%)
By 0:44 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind (standard 2)
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×2
2. 0:16Wind ×3
3. 0:36Bot Labdone 0:52 · typical 1:00
2
Bot Lab to Hover raid
0:44 – 4:29
Economy
- 2Mex
- 4Wind
- 7Converter
Order
1. Geo ~2:35after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 energy storage
2. Hovercraft Platform ~4:03after 4 mex, 7 wind, 5 converter
3. Hover raid ~4:29after 4 mex, 8 wind, 7 converter
Builders
- 4 Con turret
- 4 Lazarus
- 1 Con bot
- 1 Con bot for allies
- 1 Lazarus for allies
Some games also: energy storage (50%)
By 4:29 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 5) · 1 geo · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret
The example game in this phase · 21 steps
1. 0:53Con botfor Beach sea
2. 0:54Wind
3. 1:06Lazarusfor Beach sea
4. 1:13Lazarus
5. 1:20Mex
6. 1:22Solar
7. 1:33Lazarus
8. 1:37Mex
9. 1:43Wind ×2
10. 1:53Con bot
11. 1:57Energy storage
12. 2:17Lazarus
13. 2:19Geodone 3:12 · typical 3:31
14. 2:30Solar
15. 2:36Lazarus
16. 3:17Converter
17. 3:17Con turret
18. 3:26Converter ×2
19. 3:40Hovercraft Platformdone 4:01 · typical 4:27
20. 3:41Con turret
21. 4:03Seekerdone 4:08
3
Hover raid to Advanced Vehicle Plant
4:29 – 8:29
Economy
- 16Wind+10 vs standard
- 3Converter−5 vs standard
Order
1. Advanced Vehicle Plant ~8:29after 21 wind, 11 converter, 8 con turretdone ~9:00, middle half 8:39–11:21
Builders
- 4 Con turret
Army
- 9 Seeker +9 vs standard
Some games also: con hovercraft (43%) · Advanced Geothermal Powerplant (43%) · Vehicle Plant (43%) · con vehicle (43%)
By 8:29 in all: 4 mex · 21 wind (standard 13) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 120 steps
1. 4:09Seeker ×2
2. 4:20Converter
3. 4:20Con turret
4. 4:34Converter
5. 4:39Con turret
6. 4:40Converter ×2
7. 4:58Con turret ×2
8. 5:27Wind ×8
9. 5:50Energy storage
10. 5:52Converter ×2
11. 6:04Wind ×2
12. 6:08Converter ×2
13. 6:16Wind ×3
14. 6:25T2 mexdone 6:38 · typical 5:41
15. 6:26Con turret
16. 6:30T2 mex ×3
17. 7:39Radar Tower
18. 7:41Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:11 · typical 7:19
19. 7:49Sentry
20. 8:12Vehicle Plantdone 8:15
21. 8:15Sentry
22. 8:17Blitz ×3
23. 8:24Bot Labdone 8:29
24. 8:24Blitz ×2
25. 8:31Pawn
26. 8:32Blitz
27. 8:33Pawn
28. 8:35Blitz
29. 8:36Pawn
30. 8:39Blitz
31. 8:39Pawn
32. 8:42Blitz
33. 8:43Pawn
34. 8:45Blitz
35. 8:46Pawn
36. 8:49Blitz
37. 8:50Pawn
38. 8:52Blitz
39. 8:53Pawnfor Pond
40. 8:55Blitzfor Pond
41. 8:56Pawnfor Pond
42. 8:59Blitzfor Pond
43. 9:00Pawnfor Pond
44. 9:02Blitzfor Pond
45. 9:03Pawnfor Pond
46. 9:05Blitz
47. 9:06Lazarus
48. 9:08Blitz
49. 9:10Lazarus
50. 9:11Blitz
51. 9:14Pawn
52. 9:15Blitz
53. 9:17Pawn
54. 9:18Blitz
55. 9:19Pawn
56. 9:21Blitz
57. 9:22Pawn
58. 9:24Blitz
59. 9:24Pawn
60. 9:27Blitz
61. 9:27Pawn
62. 9:29Blitz
63. 9:30Pawn
64. 9:32Blitz
65. 9:33Pawn
66. 9:35Blitz
67. 9:36Pawn
68. 9:38Blitz
69. 9:38Pawn
70. 9:41Blitz
71. 9:41Pawn
72. 9:43Blitz
73. 9:44Pawn
74. 9:46Blitz
75. 9:47Pawn
76. 9:49Blitz
77. 9:50Pawn
78. 9:52Blitz
79. 9:52Pawn
80. 9:55Blitz
81. 9:55Pawn
82. 9:57Blitz
83. 9:58Pawn
84. 10:00Blitz
85. 10:01Pawn
86. 10:03Blitz
87. 10:04Pawn ×2
88. 10:06Blitz
89. 10:09Pawn
90. 10:10Blitz
91. 10:11Pawn
92. 10:12Mex
93. 10:13Blitz
94. 10:14Pawn
95. 10:16Blitz
96. 10:17Lazarus
97. 10:18Blitz
98. 10:21Lazarus
99. 10:22Blitz
100. 10:25Lazarus
101. 10:25Blitz
102. 10:28Pawn
103. 10:29Con vehicle
104. 10:31Pawn
105. 10:34Blitz
106. 10:34Pawn
107. 10:36Blitz
108. 10:37Pawn
109. 10:39Blitz
110. 10:40Pawn
111. 10:42Blitz
112. 10:43Pawn
113. 10:45Blitz
114. 10:45Pawn
115. 10:47Blitz
116. 10:48Pawn
117. 10:50Blitz
118. 10:51Pawn
119. 10:53Blitz
120. 11:01Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 11:23 · typical 9:00
4
Advanced Vehicle Plant to 10:00
8:29 – 10:00
Economy
- 1Wind−3 vs standard
Some games also: Starlight (50%) · converter (43%) · con turret (43%) · radar vehicle (36%)
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 31 wind (standard 19) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 80 steps
1. 11:24Stealth tank
2. 11:28Beamer ×2
3. 11:37Stealth tank
4. 11:47Lazarus
5. 11:52Stealth tank
6. 12:06Lazarus
7. 12:08Stealth tank
8. 12:08Groundhog ×3
9. 12:23Stealth tank
10. 12:25Lazarus
11. 12:26Groundhog
12. 12:28Con turret
13. 12:32Groundhog
14. 12:38Medium Mine
15. 12:38Groundhog
16. 12:40Medium Mine
17. 12:42Jaguar
18. 12:43Medium Mine
19. 12:44Groundhog
20. 12:44Medium Mine
21. 12:45Lazarus
22. 12:47Medium Mine ×3
23. 12:53Con turret
24. 12:53Medium Mine ×2
25. 12:56Jaguar
26. 12:57Medium Mine ×2
27. 13:04Lazarus
28. 13:05Con turret
29. 13:06Medium Mine ×5
30. 13:11Jaguar
31. 13:12Medium Mine ×3
32. 13:16Con turret
33. 13:16Medium Mine
34. 13:16Con turret
35. 13:19Medium Mine ×4
36. 13:23Con turret
37. 13:24Lazarus
38. 13:24Jaguar
39. 13:27Medium Mine ×5
40. 13:32Con turret
41. 13:33Medium Mine ×5
42. 13:38Jaguar
43. 13:38Con turret
44. 13:39Medium Mine ×2
45. 13:43Con turret
46. 13:43Medium Mine
47. 13:43Lazarus
48. 13:45Medium Mine ×2
49. 13:47Con turret
50. 13:48Medium Mine ×2
51. 13:50Starlightdone 14:07 · typical 9:33
52. 13:50Medium Mine ×2
53. 13:52Lazarus
54. 13:53Medium Mine ×3
55. 13:57Lazarus
56. 13:58Medium Mine ×3
57. 14:02Converter
58. 14:05Medium Mine ×5
59. 14:10Converter
60. 14:10Jaguar
61. 14:10Lazarus
62. 14:11Medium Mine ×2
63. 14:15Converter
64. 14:16Medium Mine ×2
65. 14:18Lazarus
66. 14:19Medium Mine
67. 14:21Converter
68. 14:21Medium Mine ×2
69. 14:25Jaguar ×2
70. 14:27Lazarus
71. 14:28Medium Mine ×3
72. 14:30Converter
73. 14:36Jaguar
74. 14:37Lazarus
75. 14:41Converter
76. 14:44Tick ×2
77. 14:46Starlight
78. 14:48Tick
79. 14:48Converter
80. 14:54Tick

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (59 OS, 10/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:28 · in 86% of games
1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:40 · in 86% of games
1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:54 · in 36% of games

You get

1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:55 · in 93% of games
1 T2 mex from Techfirst at 4:57 · in 43% of games
1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:57 · in 50% 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

14 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard geo	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard geo	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard geo
1:00	333	333	0	0	0	0
2:00	825	825	0	0	0	0
3:00	1505	1523	0	0	0	0
4:00	2767	2700	0	0	0	0
5:00	3804	3726	0	0	0	0
6:00	5862	5729	36	0	53	0
7:00	8159	8130	280	0	138	0
8:00	11263	11459	421	0	383	21
9:00	14208	14489	745	51	818	130
10:00	17472	17405	1191	565	818	280
11:00	20612	20377	1848	2074	1118	790
12:00	23572	23305	3943	3940	1520	1940
13:00	26793	26062	6484	5961	4145	3304
14:00	28879	28988	7020	8321	5435	4785
15:00	33342	31497	9356	10172	6209	6196

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won clearly more often than the standard build, with more damage dealt and less metal lost by 10:00.

+ Enemy metal destroyed by 10:00 more than double standard (1349 vs 624)
+ Own metal lost by 10:00 well below standard (818 vs 334 is higher though, check ratio)

− Own metal lost by 10:00 higher than standard (818 vs 334)

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_Hawkey_

59.2 OS · 10/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2404 metal received · 112583 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:00Middle 50%: 0:52–1:45 · n=12

Geothermal Powerplant3:31Middle 50%: 3:05–3:43 · n=14

Hovercraft Platform4:27Middle 50%: 3:55–6:21 · n=14

Advanced Metal Extractor5:41Middle 50%: 5:26–5:56 · n=14

Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:19Middle 50%: 7:05–8:13 · n=12

Advanced Vehicle Plant9:00Middle 50%: 8:39–11:21 · n=11

Starlight9:33Middle 50%: 9:09–11:15 · n=10

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Seeker hover raid

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Hover raid

Hover raid to Advanced Vehicle Plant

Advanced Vehicle Plant to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

_Hawkey_

Typical milestones

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