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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's usual economy-first play: geothermal into T2 constructor and Advanced Geothermal, then T2 units like Starlight brought to front for the team.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (72%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1310 distinct matches · 230 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1529 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 constructor by 4:55

  1. Open 2 mex and wind, then Bot Lab by 0:35.
  2. Rush geothermal powerplant to fund T2 ahead of other roles.
  3. Get T2 constructor out to start building T2 units.
  4. Add Vehicle Plant and Advanced Geothermal for the T2 push.
  5. Fly first Starlight to front with a transport from Air.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1310 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 Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:11, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · typical 1:11
  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 · 24 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Energy storage
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. LazarusLazarus ×2
    10. Mex
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Mex
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Con turret
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:45 · typical 3:29
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Energy storage
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter ×3
    24. Con turret ×2
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 57% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:06, middle half 6:39–7:32

    Some games also: con turret (49%) · converter (49%) · wind (41%)

    By 6:56 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:56 · typical 5:38
    3. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:39 · typical 7:11
    4. Converter
    5. Energy storage
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:34 · typical 7:06
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 10 wind, 11 converter, 6 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 (48%) · Jaguar (36%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 18 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 89 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Wind
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:15 · typical 8:02
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    20. Wind
    21. StarlightStarlightdone 8:48 · typical 9:03
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. ProphetRadar vehicle
    25. UmbraJammer
    26. Con turret
    27. StarlightStarlight
    28. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. Con turret
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Con turret
    34. StarlightStarlight
    35. Wind ×5
    36. JaguarJaguar
    37. Wind ×2
    38. JaguarJaguar
    39. Wind ×3
    40. JaguarJaguar
    41. Wind ×2
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. Wind ×2
    44. JaguarJaguar
    45. Wind ×2
    46. StarlightStarlightfor Pond
    47. Wind ×3
    48. BeamerBeamer
    49. JaguarJaguarfor Pond
    50. Wind
    51. BeamerBeamer
    52. JaguarJaguar
    53. Wind
    54. JaguarJaguar
    55. Wind
    56. BeamerBeamer
    57. StarlightStarlight
    58. Wind
    59. BeholderBeholder
    60. Wind
    61. BeholderBeholder
    62. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    63. BeholderBeholder
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. Wind
    66. JaguarJaguar ×2
    67. BeamerBeamer
    68. Pit BullPit Bull
    69. Wind
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Wind
    72. BeholderBeholder
    73. Wind
    74. JaguarJaguar
    75. T2 converter
    76. JaguarJaguar
    77. BeamerBeamer
    78. Wind
    79. JaguarJaguar
    80. Wind
    81. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:21
    82. BeholderBeholder
    83. StarlightStarlight
    84. Wind ×3
    85. TracerTracer
    86. Wind
    87. JaguarJaguar
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is AcquiredTaste's (31 OS, 05/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:17 · in 76% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:27 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:48 · in 63% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:52 · in 95% 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

1529 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0085500
3:00152700
4:00267200
5:00369500
6:00564300
7:00802500
8:001134300
9:00144064384
10:0017280480200
11:00201251745520
12:002300136141608
13:002573958262980
14:002858982224440
15:0031360101725610
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo play wins about half its games while destroying the most enemy metal by 15:00 among the roles shown here.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed jumps to 10560 by 15:00, highest of all six builds.
  • + Starlight makes up 34% of army, delivering the long-range T2 push.
  • − Own metal lost reaches 5977 by 15:00 from the aggressive T2 push.
  • − First Starlight only arrives in 60% of games, a late or inconsistent push.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

AcquiredTaste

31.1 OS · 05/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2911 metal received · 162152 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:11Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=1528
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:12–3:47 · n=1521
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1520
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1479
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:42 · n=1107
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:02Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1414
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=1278

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