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Sharpshooter snipers

Geo pushes to an Advanced Bot Lab and fields Sharpshooter snipers from 8:17 with Smuggler and Welder support, but units mostly fight defensively on the team's own side rather than advancing.

#t2 · 16 distinct matches · 11 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 38% of 16 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SharpshooterT2 bot snipers from 8:17 · 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 9:11
  • Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab in 100%7% of all Geo games by then
  • SmugglerJammer bot in 81%2% of all Geo games by then
  • WelderWelder in 50%3% of all Geo games by then
  • SharpshooterSniper bot in 44%1% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 16 games with kill data: in the middle 69%, on their own side 31%.

Those units destroy a typical 3,708 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Welder (16% of army), blitz (10% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Bot Lab by 7:19

  1. Open mex and wind, get Bot Lab and geothermal up fast.
  2. Rush Advanced Bot Lab well ahead of the usual T2 vehicle timing.
  3. Push Sharpshooter sniper bots to snipe at the middle.
  4. Add jammer bot support alongside the sniper push.
  5. Transition into Welder T2 bot riot for the standard follow-up.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 16 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:18 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 ~1:08, middle half 0:54–1:20

    By 0:52 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · typical 1:08
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine5Wind+2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter7Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 7 wind, 1 energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 4 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Wind ×2
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:36 · typical 3:24
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Converter ×2
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Energy storage
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 7 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turretin 50% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 9 wind, 10 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:45, middle half 5:25–8:50

    Some games also: con turret (50%) · Advanced Geothermal Powerplant (50%) · converter (44%) · wind (38%) · energy storage (31%)

    By 6:41 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind · 1 geo · 10 converter · 1 energy storage · 7 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:28 · typical 5:44
    3. Con turret
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Con turret
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:14
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. CrossbowCrossbow ×5
    9. PawnPawn ×2
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:24 · typical 7:45
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to T2 bot snipers

    Order
    1. SharpshooterT2 bot snipers after 12 wind, 10 converter, 7 con turretdone ~8:27, middle half 7:44–9:14

    By 8:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 35 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    3. Wind ×3
    4. PrudePrudedone 8:12
    5. Wind
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    9. Wind ×3
    10. FatboyFatboydone 8:42
    11. Wind
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    13. Wind
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. Wind
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    17. Wind
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    19. Wind
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    21. Wind
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    25. CompassRadar bot
    26. Wind
    27. SmugglerJammer bot
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    29. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    32. SmugglerJammer bot
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    34. Wind
    35. SharpshooterSniper botdone 9:31 · typical 8:27
  5. 5

    T2 bot snipers to 10:00

    Army
    • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot +2 vs standard

    Some games also: T2 con bot for allies (44%) · wind (44%) · jammer bot (44%) · radar bot (38%) · Welder (31%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 4 wind

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 24 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter (standard 16) · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 72 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    2. Wind
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    4. SharpshooterSniper bot
    5. Wind ×2
    6. SharpshooterSniper bot
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:06
    8. PawnPawn
    9. Wind ×2
    10. PawnPawn
    11. Wind
    12. PawnPawn
    13. Con turret
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. LazarusLazarus ×3
    16. Wind
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. Wind ×2
    19. T2 converter
    20. PawnPawn
    21. Wind
    22. PawnPawn
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. PawnPawn
    26. Wind
    27. WelderWelder
    28. Con turret ×2
    29. PawnPawn
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind
    32. WelderWelder
    33. Con turret
    34. PawnPawn
    35. Wind
    36. SharpshooterSniper bot
    37. Wind
    38. PawnPawn
    39. Wind
    40. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:47
    41. PawnPawn
    42. Wind
    43. PawnPawn
    44. Wind ×2
    45. PawnPawn
    46. SharpshooterSniper bot
    47. Wind
    48. PawnPawn
    49. Wind
    50. PawnPawn
    51. Wind
    52. PawnPawn ×2
    53. Wind
    54. FatboyFatboy
    55. Wind ×3
    56. SmugglerJammer bot
    57. Wind
    58. CompassRadar bot
    59. WelderWelder
    60. Wind
    61. WelderWelder
    62. Wind
    63. SharpshooterSniper bot
    64. Wind
    65. SharpshooterSniper bot
    66. Wind
    67. SharpshooterSniper bot
    68. Wind
    69. CompassRadar bot
    70. SharpshooterSniper bot ×2
    71. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    72. Fusion ReactorFusion

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is ManBearPig_'s (37 OS, 23/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Suicide frontfirst at 2:14 · in 69% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Airfirst at 2:21 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot2 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Front or Airfirst at 8:02 · in 69% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:56 · in 44% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:56 · in 69% 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

16 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
1:003503330000
2:008438250000
3:00149915230000
4:00270227000000
5:00383337260000
6:00558057290000
7:0075288130320690
8:0098271145932017621
9:00131701448914751245130
10:001621617405908565320280
11:001944220377201120741470790
12:0021522233053344394018711940
13:0024930260624689596130053304
14:0027816289884885832138224785
15:00314443149764801017250146196
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This sniper rush for Geo won less often than the standard build and destroyed less enemy metal by 15:00 despite matching production.

  • + Metal produced by 10:00 was 16366 vs 17376, nearly matching the standard.
  • + Own metal lost by 10:00 was 283 vs 334, slightly safer than normal.
  • − Team won only 35% of games vs 53% for the standard build.
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 was 6983 vs 9875, well below the norm.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

ManBearPig_

37.1 OS · 23/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
176 metal received · 100258 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:08Middle 50%: 0:54–1:20 · n=16
Geothermal Powerplant3:24Middle 50%: 3:10–3:52 · n=14
Advanced Metal Extractor5:44Middle 50%: 5:25–6:04 · n=16
Advanced Bot Lab7:45Middle 50%: 5:25–8:50 · n=16
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant8:10Middle 50%: 7:10–8:30 · n=11
Sharpshooter8:27Middle 50%: 7:44–9:14 · n=16

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