BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Geo sea / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Seeker raid

Armada Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Builds a hovercraft platform right after the bot lab and pushes Seekers out from about 4:35, well before the role normally has any hovercraft, sending them straight into the enemy base rather than defending the cove; shipyard and…

#raid #amphibious #rush · 11 distinct matches · 6 players · 1% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 36% of 11 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SeekerHover raid from 4:35 · 2% of role by thenFrom the Hovercraft Platform. Only 2% of Geo sea games have it by then; others who build it get it around 7:29
  • Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platform in 82%2% of all Geo sea games by then
  • SeekerSeeker in 64%1% of all Geo sea games by then

Where those units first fight, in 10 games with kill data: in the enemy base 50%, in the middle 40%, on their own side 10%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,995 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into dolphin (12% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Hovercraft Platform by 2:11

  1. Open bot lab first, as usual for cove sea.
  2. Add Hovercraft Platform right after, well before the role norm.
  3. Push Seeker raiders straight into the enemy base, not the cove.
  4. Reclaim the Hovercraft Platform once the raid has run its course.
  5. Build the shipyard afterward to transition into Eel and Dolphin.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 11 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO SEA
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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 Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 5 winddone ~1:22, middle half 1:05–1:30

    Some games also: wind for allies (45%) · energy storage (45%)

    By 1:06 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:26 · typical 1:22
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Hovercraft Platform

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platform after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:22, middle half 2:13–4:43
    Builders
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot

    Some games also: mex (45%) · energy storage (45%)

    By 2:11 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind (standard 4) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. PawnPawn
  3. 3

    Hovercraft Platform to Hover raid

    Order
    1. SeekerHover raid after 6 mex, 8 wind, 1 energy storage

    Some games also: Sentry (36%) · mex (36%) · Radar Tower (36%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 4 mex · 3 dolphin

    By 4:35 in all: 6 mex (standard 8) · 9 wind (standard 6) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 64 steps
    1. CrossbowCrossbow
    2. Con turret
    3. Mex
    4. Converter ×4
    5. Con turret
    6. Mex
    7. Construction ShipCon ship
    8. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    9. EelSubmarinedone 4:13 · typical 8:29
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. SkaterSkater
    14. Wind
    15. Mex
    16. EllysawFrigate
    17. Wind
    18. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 5:30 · typical 6:27
    19. Wind ×2
    20. DolphinDolphin
    21. Mex
    22. Wind
    23. DolphinDolphin ×2
    24. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    25. SentrySentry
    26. Wind
    27. DolphinDolphin
    28. NettleNettle
    29. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    30. Wind
    31. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    32. Con turret
    33. Construction ShipCon ship
    34. Mex ×2
    35. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    36. EelSubmarine
    37. Converter
    38. Con turret
    39. Mex
    40. Converter
    41. Naval Construction Turret
    42. DolphinDolphin
    43. SentrySentry
    44. Naval Construction Turret
    45. DolphinDolphin
    46. NettleNettle
    47. Converter
    48. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    49. DolphinDolphin ×2
    50. Converter ×4
    51. SkaterSkater
    52. Converter
    53. SkaterSkater
    54. CorsairDestroyerdone 8:14
    55. Wind
    56. EllysawFrigate
    57. Wind
    58. Con turret
    59. CorsairDestroyer
    60. Wind
    61. Naval Hovercraft PlatformNaval Hovercraft Platformdone 8:44
    62. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    63. Wind
    64. SeekerSeekerdone 8:48
  4. 4

    Hover raid to Shipyard

    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab in 64% of games
    2. ShipyardShipyard after 6 mex, 9 wind, 2 con turretdone ~5:50, middle half 3:43–6:59
    Army
    • Seeker6 Seeker +6 vs standard

    Some games also: wind (45%) · Nettle (45%) · mex (45%) · Sentry (36%) · con turret (36%)

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

    By 5:38 in all: 8 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret (standard 1)

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:44 · typical 5:50
  5. 5

    Shipyard to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind−3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platform in 73% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    Army
    • Seeker9 Seeker +9 vs standard

    Some games also: Nettle (45%) · Radar Tower (45%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 converter · 2 dolphin · 2 skater · 2 destroyer

    By 10:00 in all: 10 mex · 22 wind · 1 geo · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 106 steps
    1. SeekerSeeker ×2
    2. Wind
    3. SeekerSeeker ×7
    4. Wind
    5. SeekerSeeker
    6. Wind ×4
    7. SeekerSeeker
    8. Wind
    9. SeekerSeeker
    10. SweeperSweeper
    11. Wind
    12. SweeperSweeper
    13. Wind
    14. SweeperSweeper
    15. Wind
    16. Mex
    17. Con turret
    18. SeekerSeeker
    19. Wind
    20. SeekerSeeker
    21. Wind
    22. SeekerSeeker ×2
    23. Wind
    24. SeekerSeeker
    25. Wind
    26. SeekerSeeker
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:52 · typical 8:23
    28. Wind
    29. SeekerSeeker
    30. Naval Construction Turret
    31. SeekerSeeker
    32. Wind
    33. Mex
    34. Wind
    35. Naval Construction Turret
    36. SeekerSeeker
    37. Wind
    38. SeekerSeeker
    39. Wind
    40. SeekerSeeker ×2
    41. Wind
    42. SeekerSeeker
    43. Wind
    44. SeekerSeeker ×2
    45. Mex
    46. Wind
    47. SeekerSeeker
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    49. SeekerSeeker ×2
    50. Wind
    51. SeekerSeeker
    52. Wind
    53. SeekerSeeker ×2
    54. Wind
    55. SeekerSeeker
    56. Wind ×4
    57. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Wind ×8
    63. SeekerSeeker
    64. Wind
    65. SeekerSeeker
    66. Wind
    67. SeekerSeeker
    68. Wind ×2
    69. SeekerSeeker
    70. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    71. Wind
    72. SeekerSeeker
    73. Wind
    74. SeekerSeeker
    75. Wind
    76. SeekerSeeker
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    78. Wind
    79. SeekerSeeker
    80. Wind
    81. SeekerSeeker
    82. Wind
    83. SeekerSeeker ×2
    84. Wind
    85. SeekerSeeker ×5
    86. Wind
    87. SeekerSeeker
    88. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:56
    89. SeekerSeeker ×2
    90. Wind
    91. SeekerSeeker ×3
    92. Wind
    93. SeekerSeeker ×3
    94. Wind
    95. SeekerSeeker ×2
    96. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    97. SeekerSeeker
    98. Wind
    99. SeekerSeeker ×6
    100. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyardnot finished by 15:00
    101. SeekerSeeker
    102. Wind
    103. SeekerSeeker ×2
    104. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    105. Wind
    106. SeekerSeeker

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Zeker_niet_Philipp's (38 OS, 10/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Air or Pondfirst at 1:18 · in 45% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:56 · in 64% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:10 · in 64% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Tech or Geofirst at 7:14 · in 73% 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 sea

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

11 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geo seaEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geo seaOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo sea
1:003973950000
2:009299280000
3:00151816170000
4:002361290600040
5:0035674148260176054
6:0051525557760541255288
7:006619710915811008680606
8:0080948776179517047291003
9:009340106801880246111651626
10:0010760129443321341414452206
11:0013075155733353466516753128
12:0015599186183736574520043895
13:0018864219496757686133444725
14:0022039257587747783641295550
15:0024059292129286887841296339
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Lost more often than the standard build, with lower metal production throughout and weaker economy by 15:00.

  • + Own metal lost at 5:00 is zero, better than standard's 54.
  • + Destroys more enemy metal than standard by 15:00 (9286 vs 8867).
  • − Team win rate well below the standard build's.
  • − Metal produced by 15:00 badly trails standard (24059 vs 29209).
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Zeker_niet_Philipp

38.2 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
306 metal received · 58596 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:22Middle 50%: 1:05–1:30 · n=9
Hovercraft Platform3:22Middle 50%: 2:13–4:43 · n=9
Shipyard5:50Middle 50%: 3:43–6:59 · n=8
Geothermal Powerplant6:27Middle 50%: 5:31–8:01 · n=8
Advanced Metal Extractor8:23Middle 50%: 7:47–9:44 · n=7
Eel8:29Middle 50%: 4:39–12:10 · n=6

Played most by

Zeker_niet_Philipp3games of this build[NWP]13472games of this buildRAM_Achillesmsg2games of this buildRysica2games of this buildAcqua1game of this build