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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo economy into T2 constructor and Starlight/Jaguar units sent to front as usual, with support built for teammates along the way.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (72%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1325 distinct matches · 234 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1545 · 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 1325 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 ~1:12, middle half 0:58–1:21

    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 ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:13 · typical 1:12
  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 · 30 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Energy storage
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. TickTick ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Mex
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:45 · typical 3:29
    18. Con turret
    19. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter
    26. Energy storage
    27. Converter
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:44 · typical 5:38
    29. Con turret
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 6 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:47 · typical 7:10
    3. Con turret
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:51 · 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 · 207 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. SentrySentry
    5. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:48 · typical 8:01
    6. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    7. Converter
    8. MauserMauser
    9. Converter
    10. MauserMauser
    11. Converter
    12. BeamerBeamer
    13. JaguarJaguar
    14. Converter
    15. JaguarJaguar
    16. Converter
    17. MauserMauser
    18. Converter
    19. ProphetRadar vehicle
    20. UmbraJammer
    21. ProphetRadar vehicle
    22. Converter
    23. MauserMauser
    24. Converter
    25. MauserMauser
    26. Converter
    27. JaguarJaguar
    28. Converter
    29. JaguarJaguar
    30. Converter
    31. StarlightStarlightdone 9:29 · typical 9:03
    32. Converter ×2
    33. StarlightStarlight
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×4
    36. Con turret
    37. Wind
    38. StarlightStarlight
    39. Con turret
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. ConsulConsul
    43. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:16
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. ConsulConsul
    47. TickTick
    48. PlatypusPlatypus
    49. Wind
    50. TickTick ×2
    51. PlatypusPlatypus
    52. TickTick
    53. Wind
    54. TickTick
    55. PlatypusPlatypus
    56. TickTick
    57. Wind
    58. TickTick
    59. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    60. TickTick
    61. Wind
    62. TickTick
    63. PlatypusPlatypus
    64. Construction BotCon bot
    65. Wind
    66. PlatypusPlatypus
    67. Construction BotCon bot
    68. PlatypusPlatypus
    69. Wind
    70. PlatypusPlatypus
    71. Construction BotCon bot
    72. Wind
    73. PlatypusPlatypus
    74. TickTick
    75. PlatypusPlatypus
    76. Wind
    77. PawnPawn
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. TickTick
    80. PawnPawn
    81. TickTick
    82. PawnPawn
    83. TickTick
    84. PawnPawn
    85. TickTick
    86. PawnPawn
    87. TickTick
    88. PawnPawn
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick
    91. PlatypusPlatypus
    92. PawnPawn
    93. TickTick
    94. PlatypusPlatypus
    95. PawnPawn
    96. TickTick
    97. PawnPawn
    98. TickTick
    99. PawnPawn
    100. TickTick
    101. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    102. PawnPawn
    103. TickTick
    104. PawnPawn
    105. Wind
    106. TickTick
    107. PawnPawn
    108. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    109. TickTick
    110. PawnPawn
    111. TickTick
    112. PawnPawn
    113. TickTick
    114. PawnPawn
    115. TickTick
    116. PawnPawn
    117. Wind
    118. TickTick
    119. PawnPawn
    120. TickTick
    121. PlatypusPlatypus
    122. PawnPawn
    123. TickTick
    124. PawnPawn
    125. TickTick
    126. PawnPawn
    127. ConsulConsul
    128. TickTick
    129. PawnPawn
    130. PlatypusPlatypus
    131. Wind
    132. TickTick
    133. PawnPawn
    134. TickTick
    135. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 14:10
    136. PawnPawn
    137. TickTick
    138. PlatypusPlatypus
    139. PawnPawn
    140. TickTick
    141. PawnPawn
    142. TickTick
    143. PlatypusPlatypus
    144. PawnPawn
    145. TickTick
    146. Wind
    147. PawnPawn
    148. TickTick
    149. PawnPawn
    150. TickTick
    151. PawnPawn
    152. PlatypusPlatypus
    153. TickTick
    154. Wind
    155. PawnPawn
    156. TickTick
    157. StarlightStarlight
    158. PawnPawn
    159. JaguarJaguar
    160. TickTick
    161. PlatypusPlatypus
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Wind
    164. TickTick
    165. PawnPawn
    166. TickTick
    167. PawnPawn
    168. TickTick
    169. Wind
    170. PawnPawn
    171. JaguarJaguar
    172. TickTick
    173. Wind
    174. PawnPawn
    175. Wind
    176. TickTick
    177. PlatypusPlatypus
    178. Wind
    179. PawnPawn
    180. Wind
    181. TickTick
    182. PawnPawn
    183. Wind
    184. JaguarJaguar
    185. TickTick
    186. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    187. PawnPawn
    188. TickTick
    189. Wind
    190. PawnPawn
    191. TickTick
    192. PawnPawn
    193. Wind
    194. TickTick
    195. PawnPawn
    196. Wind
    197. PlatypusPlatypus
    198. TickTick
    199. Wind
    200. PawnPawn
    201. TickTick
    202. PawnPawn
    203. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    204. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    205. TickTick
    206. Wind
    207. PawnPawn

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is gamercore's (31 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:17 · in 75% 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 8:47 · in 63% of games

You get

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

1545 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0085900
3:00152700
4:00267000
5:00369400
6:00563600
7:00802500
8:001134700
9:00144064384
10:0017275472194
11:00201231745520
12:002298936181605
13:002573358722970
14:002858682454420
15:0031355102015586
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

gamercore

31.4 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1209 metal received · 177814 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=1544
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:13–3:47 · n=1536
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1536
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1493
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:10Middle 50%: 6:51–7:42 · n=1118
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:01Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1428
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:46 · n=1290

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