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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Windfor Air
    3. Wind ×3
    4. 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 · 26 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Mex
    13. CenturionCenturion
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:11 · typical 3:27
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter
    24. Energy storage
    25. Con turret ×3
    26. Converter ×8
  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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 5:33 · typical 5:35
    6. PrudePrudedone 6:50
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:58 · 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 · 80 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:48 · typical 8:04
    7. Wind ×5
    8. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    9. Wind ×6
    10. UmbraJammer
    11. Wind ×4
    12. ProphetRadar vehicle
    13. Wind ×2
    14. StarlightStarlightdone 8:22 · typical 9:03
    15. Wind ×6
    16. StarlightStarlight
    17. Wind ×6
    18. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    19. Wind ×5
    20. StarlightStarlight
    21. Wind ×4
    22. JunoJuno
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ShredderShredderdone 9:46
    25. Wind ×3
    26. ConsulConsul
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ConsulConsul
    29. Wind ×3
    30. ConsulConsul
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    33. Wind ×2
    34. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 11:40
    35. Wind ×5
    36. ConsulConsulfor Pond
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    42. Converter ×2
    43. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    44. Wind
    45. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    46. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactordone 12:40
    47. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    50. Converter
    51. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    52. BeamerBeamer
    53. Wind
    54. Advanced Vehicle PlantEat Advanced Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    55. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    56. Wind
    57. Converter ×3
    58. Wind
    59. Con turret
    60. T2 converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Con turret
    64. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    65. Wind
    66. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×4
    67. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactor
    68. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    69. BeamerBeamer
    70. Wind
    71. Converter ×2
    72. VeilVeil
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind
    78. Converter ×2
    79. PlatypusPlatypus
    80. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]VOLT's (40 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

39.7 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
1475 metal received · 35347 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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