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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · 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 · 25 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. SentrySentry
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Mex
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:26 · typical 3:27
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Energy storage
    22. Converter
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter
    25. Con turret
  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 · 5 steps
    1. Converter ×6
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:39 · typical 5:35
    3. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:58 · typical 7:09
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:07 · 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 · 78 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:36 · typical 8:04
    3. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind
    5. UmbraJammer
    6. Wind
    7. BlitzBlitz
    8. BeamerBeamer
    9. PawnPawn
    10. Wind
    11. ProphetRadar vehicle
    12. MauserMauser
    13. Converter
    14. BeamerBeamer
    15. MauserMauser
    16. Converter
    17. Mexfor Suicide front
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. MauserMauser
    21. SentrySentry
    22. Wind
    23. Converter ×2
    24. Wind
    25. MauserMauser
    26. Converter
    27. SentrySentry
    28. Wind ×3
    29. MauserMauser
    30. Wind
    31. SentrySentry
    32. UmbraJammer
    33. Wind ×3
    34. SentrySentry
    35. Wind
    36. ProphetRadar vehicle
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    39. Wind
    40. StarlightStarlightdone 9:14 · typical 9:03
    41. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    42. Wind ×2
    43. StarlightStarlight
    44. AmbassadorAmbassadornot finished by 15:00
    45. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    46. AmbassadorAmbassador ×2
    47. ShredderShredderdone 10:39
    48. StarlightStarlight ×3
    49. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    50. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:06
    51. BeholderBeholder
    52. TickTick
    53. BeholderBeholder
    54. TickTick ×8
    55. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:00
    56. TickTick ×2
    57. BeholderBeholder
    58. TickTick ×2
    59. BeholderBeholder
    60. TickTick ×3
    61. BeholderBeholder
    62. TickTick ×2
    63. BeholderBeholder
    64. TickTick ×3
    65. PrudePrudedone 13:30
    66. TickTick
    67. BeholderBeholder
    68. TickTick ×2
    69. BeholderBeholder
    70. TickTick ×28
    71. ShredderShredder
    72. TickTick ×2
    73. Metal storage
    74. TickTick ×8
    75. ArbalestArbalest
    76. TickTick ×21
    77. T2 converter
    78. TickTick ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]VOLT's (39 OS, 06/10/2026); 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

[Crd]VOLT

39.2 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2452 metal received · 77940 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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