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Sharpshooter snipers

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo takes an Advanced Bot Lab and fields T2 Sharpshooter snipers from 8:17, slightly ahead of the role's usual T2 unit timing, before moving into its normal T2 supply role.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#t2 · 38 distinct matches · 24 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 38% of 39 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SharpshooterT2 bot snipers from 8:30 · 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 9:32
  • Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab in 100%7% of all Geo games by then
  • SmugglerJammer bot in 90%3% of all Geo games by then
  • SharpshooterSniper bot in 46%3% of all Geo games by then
  • SprinterSprinter in 44%5% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 39 games with kill data: in the middle 87%, on their own side 13%.

Those units destroy a typical 4,142 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

  1. Open mex and wind into geo, standard Geo eco start.
  2. Rush Advanced Bot Lab straight off geothermal power.
  3. Pump Sharpshooter sniper bots to hold the middle.
  4. Add jammer bot support behind the snipers for cover.
  5. Shift build power to T2 cons and supply allies as usual.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 38 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:19 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter7Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 6 wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies
    • Construction Bot1 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 · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Energy storage
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:20 · typical 3:28
    9. CenturionCenturion
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×3
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:21 · typical 5:41
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 11 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turretin 54% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 11 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:42, middle half 5:31–8:14

    Some games also: con turret (44%) · converter (44%) · wind (38%)

    By 6:54 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 8 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Converter ×5
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Converter ×3
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:03 · typical 7:25
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×5
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:49 · typical 7:42
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to T2 bot snipers

    Order
    1. SharpshooterT2 bot snipers after 16 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:51, middle half 7:52–9:41

    Some games also: converter (46%) · T2 con bot for allies (44%) · wind (36%) · Butler (31%)

    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 · 5 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    3. Converter
    4. ButlerButler ×3
    5. SharpshooterSniper botdone 8:23 · typical 8:51
  5. 5

    T2 bot snipers to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine68Wind+48 vs standard
    • Energy Converter16Converter+12 vs standard
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret +2 vs standard
    • Butler3 Butler +3 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot
    Army
    • Sharpshooter5 Sniper bot +5 vs standard
    • Smuggler1 Jammer bot
    • Compass1 Radar bot

    Some games also: fusion (41%) · Welder (36%) · eat Advanced Bot Lab (36%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 7 Jaguar

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 85 wind (standard 36) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 27 converter (standard 19) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 120 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SharpshooterSniper bot
    3. Wind ×6
    4. SharpshooterSniper bot
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. Wind ×3
    8. SmugglerJammer bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. CompassRadar bot
    11. Wind ×3
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×3
    18. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:07
    19. Wind ×17
    20. ArbalestArbalest
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Con turret
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. ArbalestArbalest
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. SharpshooterSniper bot
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. SharpshooterSniper bot
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. TracerTracer
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:36
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Metal storage
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Fusion ReactorFusion
    94. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Converter
    105. Fusion ReactorFusion
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×2
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]Bertus9912's (31 OS, 29/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Suicide frontfirst at 2:15 · in 74% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:32 · in 82% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:43 · in 82% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:11 · in 41% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:46 · in 72% 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

39 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
1:003333330000
2:008658550000
3:00157515270000
4:00274626720000
5:00377836950000
6:00582156430000
7:0075368025210740
8:0010531113433102040
9:0013457144061104322384
10:001597817280900480254200
11:00193932012512011745543520
12:0022094230012591361413851608
13:0025487257394444582620742980
14:0028453285896019822230124440
15:00323163136066831017238585610
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

[NWP]Bertus9912

30.6 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
135 metal received · 66528 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=39
Geothermal Powerplant3:28Middle 50%: 3:16–3:42 · n=37
Advanced Metal Extractor5:41Middle 50%: 5:26–6:11 · n=39
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:25Middle 50%: 7:02–8:27 · n=30
Advanced Bot Lab7:42Middle 50%: 5:31–8:14 · n=39
Sharpshooter8:51Middle 50%: 7:52–9:41 · n=39

Played most by

[NWP]Bertus99127games of this build[Crd]Mind_The_Gap5games of this buildImmort4games of this buildhaaven3games of this build_Trixtreous_1game of this build