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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first Geo that rushes geothermal power and T2 constructor, then builds T2 units (mostly Starlight) to send to front while also supplying constructors and rez bots to allies.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 837 distinct matches · 118 players · 57% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 943 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab immediately.
  2. Finish bot lab and begin feeding army and cons.
  3. Finish geothermal plant to fund the T2 push.
  4. Push T2 constructor, then advanced geothermal by 7:15.
  5. Bring first Starlight to front, switch into T2 con supply for allies.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 837 GAMES
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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 Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~1:09, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 0:52 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Mex
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Energy storage
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:44 · typical 1:09
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 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 · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:49 · typical 3:27
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Mexfor Beach sea
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret ×2
    20. Converter ×5
    21. Con turret
    22. Converter ×3
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 59% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 10 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:34
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (50%) · wind (47%)

    By 6:59 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Converter
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Converter ×2
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:01 · typical 5:35
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. SentrySentry
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind
    17. SentrySentry
    18. PrudePrudedone 7:09
    19. Wind
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind
    22. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:12 · typical 7:07
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine6Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turret
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle for allies
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (50%) · Jaguar (32%) · Radar Tower (30%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 21 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 169 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Wind
    4. GroundhogGroundhog
    5. Wind
    6. GroundhogGroundhog
    7. Wind ×6
    8. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    9. Wind
    10. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:43
    11. Wind
    12. StormbringerBomber
    13. Wind
    14. BeholderBeholder
    15. Light MineLight Mine
    16. StormbringerBomber
    17. Light MineLight Mine
    18. Wind
    19. StormbringerBomber
    20. Light MineLight Mine
    21. Wind
    22. StormbringerBomber
    23. Light MineLight Mine
    24. Wind
    25. StormbringerBomber
    26. Light MineLight Mine
    27. StormbringerBomber
    28. Light MineLight Mine
    29. Wind ×2
    30. StormbringerBomber
    31. Light MineLight Mine
    32. BeholderBeholder
    33. Wind
    34. StormbringerBomber
    35. Light MineLight Mine
    36. Wind ×2
    37. StormbringerBomber
    38. Light MineLight Mine
    39. Wind
    40. Light MineLight Mine
    41. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    42. StormbringerBomber
    43. Wind
    44. Light MineLight Mine
    45. Wind
    46. StormbringerBomber
    47. Wind
    48. BeholderBeholder
    49. Light MineLight Mine
    50. StormbringerBomber
    51. Wind ×2
    52. StormbringerBomber
    53. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    54. Wind ×2
    55. StormbringerBomber
    56. Wind
    57. Light MineLight Mine
    58. Wind
    59. StormbringerBomber
    60. Wind
    61. Light MineLight Mine
    62. Wind
    63. Light MineLight Mine
    64. Wind
    65. FalconFighter
    66. Light MineLight Mine
    67. BeholderBeholder
    68. FalconFighter
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Light MineLight Mine
    71. FalconFighter
    72. Wind
    73. FalconFighter
    74. Light MineLight Mine
    75. Wind
    76. FalconFighter
    77. Wind
    78. Light MineLight Mine
    79. Wind
    80. FalconFighter
    81. Light MineLight Mine
    82. Wind
    83. FalconFighter
    84. Light MineLight Mine
    85. Wind
    86. FalconFighter
    87. Wind
    88. BeholderBeholder
    89. Light MineLight Mine
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Wind
    92. FalconFighter
    93. Light MineLight Mine
    94. Wind
    95. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    96. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    97. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 10:01 · typical 8:04
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Light MineLight Mine
    100. Wind
    101. Light MineLight Mine
    102. Wind
    103. Light MineLight Mine
    104. Wind
    105. Light MineLight Mine
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Light MineLight Mine ×5
    108. Wind
    109. MauserMauser
    110. Wind
    111. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    112. Wind
    113. MauserMauser
    114. Wind
    115. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    116. MauserMauser
    117. Light MineLight Mine
    118. Wind
    119. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    120. MauserMauser
    121. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    122. Wind
    123. Light MineLight Mine
    124. BeamerBeamer
    125. MauserMauser
    126. Light MineLight Mine
    127. Wind
    128. Light MineLight Mine
    129. MauserMauser
    130. Wind
    131. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    132. BeamerBeamer
    133. MauserMauser
    134. Light MineLight Mine
    135. Wind
    136. UmbraJammer
    137. ProphetRadar vehicle
    138. StarlightStarlightdone 11:13 · typical 9:03
    139. Light MineLight Mine ×5
    140. Wind
    141. Light MineLight Mine
    142. Wind
    143. StarlightStarlight
    144. Wind ×4
    145. StarlightStarlight
    146. Wind ×5
    147. StarlightStarlight
    148. Wind ×7
    149. StarlightStarlight
    150. Wind ×8
    151. StarlightStarlight
    152. Wind ×7
    153. StarlightStarlight
    154. Wind ×7
    155. StarlightStarlight
    156. Wind ×8
    157. StarlightStarlight
    158. Wind ×5
    159. UmbraJammer
    160. ProphetRadar vehicle
    161. ShredderShredderdone 14:27
    162. Wind ×2
    163. ShredderShredder
    164. Wind ×2
    165. ShredderShredder
    166. Wind ×3
    167. StarlightStarlight
    168. Wind ×5
    169. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (40 OS, 07/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:28 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:47 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:20 · in 32% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 94% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

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

943 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082500
3:00153100
4:00269400
5:00372000
6:00565500
7:00808700
8:0011491042
9:001451354130
10:0017431537260
11:00203831953660
12:002324939131810
13:002606559863205
14:002900183914570
15:0031746105055975
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo play, the only build here with a team win rate matching Front at 54%, and by far the heaviest metal producer at 17416 by 10:00.

  • + Metal produced hits 17416 by 10:00, well above every other role at that point.
  • + Starlight makes up 33% of the army composition, a strong T2 presence.
  • − Own metal lost jumps to 6061 by 15:00 after staying at 0 through 10:00, a late spike.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Viltrum

40.1 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

21 received units · includes a constructor
353 metal received · 167145 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:09Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=942
Geothermal Powerplant3:27Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=940
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:19–5:58 · n=937
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=905
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:38 · n=674
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:04Middle 50%: 7:40–8:39 · n=865
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=763

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