Geo / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Sharpshooter snipers

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo builds an Advanced Bot Lab and pushes T2 Sharpshooter snipers to the middle from about 8:30, trading the usual vehicle/Starlight push for bot snipers.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (66%)

#t2 #raid · 40 distinct matches · 26 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 41% of 41 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

T2 bot snipers from 8:30 · 3% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Bot Lab. Only 3% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:32
Advanced Bot Lab in 100%7% of all Geo games by then
Jammer bot in 90%3% of all Geo games by then
Sniper bot in 44%2% of all Geo games by then
Sprinter in 44%5% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 41 games with kill data: in the middle 88%, on their own side 12%.

Those units destroy a typical 4,761 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Welder (10% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Bot Lab by 6:51

0:00Open mex and wind into geo, standard Geo eco start.
by 6:51Rush Advanced Bot Lab straight off geothermal power.
8:12Pump Sharpshooter sniper bots to hold the middle.
8:52Add jammer bot support behind the snipers for cover.
9:00+Shift build power to T2 cons and supply allies as usual.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 40 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO

1
20:55
35:00
47:03
58:30

PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:31 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 – 0:55
Economy
- 3Mex
- 4Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:55after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:59–1:22
By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×2
2. 0:16Wind ×4
3. 0:42Bot Labdone 0:59 · typical 1:12
2
Bot Lab to 5:00
0:55 – 5:00
Economy
- 1Mex
- 4Wind
- 7Converter
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Geo ~2:32after 4 mex, 6 wind
2. Eat Bot Lab ~3:29
Builders
- 5 Con turret
- 4 Lazarus
- 2 Con bot
- 1 Lazarus for allies
- 1 Con bot for allies
By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret
The example game in this phase · 30 steps
1. 0:59Lazarus ×2
2. 1:14Con botfor Beach sea
3. 1:15Wind
4. 1:27Lazarus
5. 1:34Con bot
6. 1:43Lazarusfor Beach sea
7. 1:44Mex
8. 1:50Con bot
9. 1:58Mex
10. 1:59Centurion
11. 2:05Geodone 3:03 · typical 3:29
12. 2:15Lazarus
13. 3:03Con turret
14. 3:04Converter
15. 3:09Con turret
16. 3:13Converter
17. 3:33Con turret
18. 3:34Converter ×2
19. 3:47Eat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
20. 3:52Energy storage
21. 3:53Con turret ×3
22. 4:25Converter
23. 4:28Wind
24. 4:28Converter
25. 4:32Wind ×3
26. 4:42Converter
27. 4:43Wind
28. 4:45Converter
29. 4:47Wind
30. 4:51T2 mex ×2done 5:18 · typical 5:41
3
5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab
5:00 – 7:03
Order
1. Advanced Geothermal Powerplant ~6:07after 11 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turretin 56% of games
2. Advanced Bot Lab ~7:03after 10 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:44, middle half 5:33–8:12
Some games also: con turret (46%) · converter (44%) · wind (39%)
By 7:03 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 9 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 5:09T2 mex ×2
2. 5:42Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:32 · typical 7:25
3. 6:35Advanced Bot Labdone 7:14 · typical 7:44
4
Advanced Bot Lab to T2 bot snipers
7:03 – 8:30
Order
1. T2 bot snipers ~8:30after 16 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:51, middle half 7:55–9:40
Some games also: converter (49%) · T2 con bot for allies (41%) · wind (34%)
By 8:30 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 6 steps
1. 6:36Converter ×6
2. 7:15Jammer bot
3. 7:16Converter
4. 7:19Radar bot
5. 7:20Converter
6. 7:24Sniper botdone 7:39 · typical 8:51
5
T2 bot snipers to 15:00
8:30 – 15:00
Economy
- 68Wind+48 vs standard
- 16Converter+12 vs standard
Builders
- 3 Con turret +2 vs standard
- 3 Butler +3 vs standard
- 1 T2 con bot for allies
- 1 T2 con bot
Army
- 5 Sniper bot +5 vs standard
- 1 Jammer bot
- 1 Radar bot
Some games also: fusion (41%) · Welder (37%) · eat Advanced Bot Lab (34%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 7 Jaguar
By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 78 wind (standard 36) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 27 converter (standard 19) · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 273 steps
1. 7:24Converter ×2
2. 7:39Sniper bot
3. 7:41Converter
4. 7:53Sniper bot
5. 7:56Converter
6. 8:11Gunslingerdone 8:22
7. 8:13Converter
8. 8:22Gunslinger
9. 8:24Converter
10. 8:36T2 con botfor Suicide front
11. 8:39Converter ×2
12. 8:45Butler
13. 8:51Converter
14. 8:51Butler
15. 8:56Converter
16. 8:56Butler
17. 8:59Converter
18. 9:00Wind
19. 9:01Butler
20. 9:04Converter
21. 9:04Wind
22. 9:08Butler
23. 9:10Converter
24. 9:11Wind
25. 9:13Butler
26. 9:15Wind
27. 9:15Converter ×2
28. 9:19Wind
29. 9:20Butlerfor Beach sea
30. 9:23Converter
31. 9:23Wind
32. 9:25Butler
33. 9:29Converter
34. 9:30Butler
35. 9:31Wind ×2
36. 9:35Butler
37. 9:36Wind
38. 9:37Converter
39. 9:41Wind ×2
40. 9:41Butler
41. 9:46Wind ×3
42. 9:48Butler
43. 9:49Wind ×7
44. 9:58Butler
45. 10:01Wind ×7
46. 10:08Butler
47. 10:10Wind ×7
48. 10:17Butler
49. 10:18Wind ×11
50. 10:28Butler
51. 10:28Wind ×8
52. 10:37Butler
53. 10:37Wind ×13
54. 10:51Metal storage
55. 10:51Wind ×7
56. 10:58Converter
57. 10:59Wind ×6
58. 11:03Converter
59. 11:05Wind ×4
60. 11:09Converter
61. 11:09Wind ×5
62. 11:14Converter
63. 11:14Wind ×3
64. 11:16T2 con bot
65. 11:18Wind ×2
66. 11:19Converter
67. 11:20Wind ×6
68. 11:25Converter
69. 11:26Wind ×4
70. 11:30Converter
71. 11:31Wind ×5
72. 11:35Converter
73. 11:36Wind ×4
74. 11:40Converter
75. 11:40Wind ×2
76. 11:41Jammer bot
77. 11:41Wind ×4
78. 11:45Radar bot
79. 11:45Wind
80. 11:46Converter
81. 11:48Wind ×3
82. 11:49Sniper bot
83. 11:50Wind
84. 11:53Converter
85. 11:53Wind ×4
86. 11:57Con turret
87. 11:57Wind ×4
88. 11:59Converter
89. 12:01Wind ×4
90. 12:03Sniper bot
91. 12:05Wind ×12
92. 12:17Sniper bot
93. 12:18Wind ×5
94. 12:23Legion Vehicle Plantdone 12:56
95. 12:23Wind ×15
96. 12:39Eat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
97. 12:39Wind ×3
98. 12:41Con turret
99. 12:41Wind ×5
100. 12:46Con turret
101. 12:48Wind
102. 12:48Metal storage
103. 12:49Wind ×3
104. 12:50Con turret
105. 12:52Wind ×4
106. 12:55Con turret
107. 12:56Wind
108. 12:56Legion Construction Vehicle
109. 12:57Wind ×3
110. 12:59Con turret
111. 12:59Converter
112. 13:00Wind ×5
113. 13:05Converter
114. 13:05Wind ×4
115. 13:09Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 13:21
116. 13:10Wind
117. 13:10Converter
118. 13:10Wind ×5
119. 13:15Converter
120. 13:15Wind ×5
121. 13:20Converter
122. 13:22Wind ×4
123. 13:25Converter
124. 13:26Wind ×3
125. 13:27Transportdone 13:31
126. 13:28Wind ×2
127. 13:30Converter
128. 13:30Wind ×2
129. 13:31Legion Drone
130. 13:32Wind
131. 13:32Wheelie
132. 13:32Legion Drone
133. 13:33Transport
134. 13:33Legion Drone
135. 13:34Wind ×2
136. 13:36Converter
137. 13:36Wind ×2
138. 13:38Legion Drone
139. 13:39Wind
140. 13:39Legion Drone
141. 13:39Wind
142. 13:39Transport
143. 13:39Wheelie
144. 13:40Legion Drone
145. 13:40Wind ×2
146. 13:41Legion Drone
147. 13:41Alaris
148. 13:42Converter
149. 13:43Wind ×2
150. 13:44Legion Drone
151. 13:44Wind ×2
152. 13:45Legion Drone
153. 13:45Wheelie
154. 13:45Transport
155. 13:46Legion Drone
156. 13:46Alaris
157. 13:47Legion Drone
158. 13:47Converter
159. 13:47Wind ×4
160. 13:50Legion Drone
161. 13:50Wheelie
162. 13:51Legion Drone ×2
163. 13:51Wind
164. 13:51Transport
165. 13:52Wind
166. 13:52Alaris
167. 13:52Converter
168. 13:52Legion Drone
169. 13:53Wind
170. 13:53Legion Drone
171. 13:53Wind ×2
172. 13:56Legion Drone
173. 13:56Wind
174. 13:57Legion Drone
175. 13:57Converter
176. 13:57Wheelie
177. 13:57Legion Drone
178. 13:57Wind
179. 13:57Transport
180. 13:58Wind
181. 13:58Legion Drone
182. 13:58Alaris
183. 13:59Wind
184. 14:00Legion Drone
185. 14:00Wind ×2
186. 14:01Legion Drone
187. 14:02Wind
188. 14:02Legion Drone ×2
189. 14:03Converter
190. 14:03Legion Drone
191. 14:03Transport
192. 14:03Wheelie
193. 14:04Wind ×2
194. 14:04Legion Drone
195. 14:05Alaris
196. 14:05Wind
197. 14:05Legion Drone
198. 14:06Wind
199. 14:07Legion Drone
200. 14:08Wind ×2
201. 14:09Legion Drone
202. 14:09Wheelie
203. 14:09Converter
204. 14:10Legion Drone
205. 14:10Wind
206. 14:10Legion Drone
207. 14:10Transport
208. 14:10Wind
209. 14:10Alaris
210. 14:11Legion Drone ×2
211. 14:12Wind ×2
212. 14:13Legion Drone
213. 14:14Wind ×2
214. 14:15Legion Drone
215. 14:16Converter
216. 14:16Wind ×2
217. 14:18Legion Drone ×2
218. 14:18Wind ×2
219. 14:19Legion Drone
220. 14:19Transport
221. 14:20Legion Drone ×2
222. 14:20Wheelie
223. 14:20Wind ×2
224. 14:22Legion Drone
225. 14:22Converter
226. 14:23Wind ×4
227. 14:25Legion Drone
228. 14:27Wind ×2
229. 14:27Legion Drone ×2
230. 14:28Converter
231. 14:29Wind ×3
232. 14:32Legion Drone
233. 14:32Wind ×2
234. 14:33Converter
235. 14:34Wind
236. 14:34Legion Drone
237. 14:34Alaris
238. 14:35Legion Drone
239. 14:35Transport
240. 14:36Legion Drone
241. 14:36Wind ×2
242. 14:36Wheelie
243. 14:37Wind
244. 14:37Legion Drone
245. 14:38Wind
246. 14:38Legion Drone
247. 14:39Converter
248. 14:40Wind ×4
249. 14:43Legion Drone
250. 14:44Wind
251. 14:44Legion Drone
252. 14:44Wind
253. 14:45Converter
254. 14:45Legion Drone
255. 14:45Alaris
256. 14:46Wind
257. 14:46Legion Drone
258. 14:46Wind
259. 14:46Flakdone 14:53
260. 14:47Legion Drone
261. 14:47Wheelie
262. 14:48Wind ×3
263. 14:50Converter
264. 14:50Wind ×3
265. 14:53Legion Drone
266. 14:54Wind
267. 14:54Alaris
268. 14:54Legion Drone
269. 14:54Flak
270. 14:55Wind
271. 14:55Converter
272. 14:56Wheelie
273. 14:57Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]Mind_The_Gap's (41 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Suicide frontfirst at 2:16 · in 73% of games
1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:35 · in 83% of games
1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:44 · in 80% of games

You get

1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:11 · in 39% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:47 · 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

Metal produced

020k40k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

41 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	348	333	0	0	0	0
2:00	867	859	0	0	0	0
3:00	1545	1527	0	0	0	0
4:00	2731	2670	0	0	0	0
5:00	3751	3694	0	0	0	0
6:00	5694	5636	0	0	0	0
7:00	7536	8025	21	0	74	0
8:00	10531	11347	31	0	204	0
9:00	13462	14406	110	43	223	84
10:00	16239	17275	786	472	260	194
11:00	19393	20123	1201	1745	543	520
12:00	22137	22989	2881	3618	1385	1605
13:00	25487	25733	4827	5872	1788	2970
14:00	28453	28586	6084	8245	3012	4420
15:00	32316	31355	7282	10201	3892	5586

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won less than the standard build despite the snipers' kills, and killed less enemy metal by 15:00 than standard.

+ Reaches T2 bot lab far earlier than 86% norm of role
+ Fields T2 bot support (jammer) when almost no one else does by 8:52

− Team win rate 35% vs 54% for standard build
− Metal produced trails standard by 10:00 (15895 vs 17434)

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Crd]Mind_The_Gap

41.0 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
3347 metal received · 22571 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:59–1:22 · n=41

Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:17–3:47 · n=39

Advanced Metal Extractor5:41Middle 50%: 5:28–6:00 · n=41

Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:25Middle 50%: 7:02–8:23 · n=32

Advanced Bot Lab7:44Middle 50%: 5:33–8:12 · n=41

Sharpshooter8:51Middle 50%: 7:55–9:40 · n=41

Played most by

[NWP]Bertus99127games of this build [Crd]Mind_The_Gap5games of this build Immort4games of this build haaven3games of this build _Trixtreous_1game of this build

Supporting games

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[Crd]Mind_The_Gap14/10/2026 · 41 OS↗[Crd]Mind_The_Gap13/10/2026 · 41 OS↗[Crd]Mind_The_Gap13/10/2026 · 40 OS↗[Crd]Mind_The_Gap13/10/2026 · 40 OS↗Thors_Hammer12/10/2026 · 31 OS↗_Trixtreous_12/10/2026 · 36 OS↗[Crd]Mind_The_Gap11/10/2026 · 41 OS↗[NWP]Bertus991211/10/2026 · 32 OS↗

32 more of 33, the most recent

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Supreme Isthmus v2.1
Beyond All Reason test-31604-de18957
Naval balance tweaks off

Sharpshooter snipers

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

Advanced Bot Lab to T2 bot snipers

T2 bot snipers to 15:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

[Crd]Mind_The_Gap

Typical milestones

Played most by

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