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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 1:45 · 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 · 24 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2for Pond
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Mex
    5. TickTick ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:54 · typical 3:27
    9. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    12. Mexfor Front
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Con turret ×2
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
    21. Converter ×3
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:18 · typical 5:35
    23. Converter
    24. 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 · 18 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Converter
    4. Con turret
    5. Converter
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Converter ×2
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Converter
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Converter
    14. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:03 · typical 7:09
    15. SentrySentry
    16. Converter ×3
    17. SentrySentry
    18. 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 · 143 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. GroundhogGroundhog ×2
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Wind
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehiclefor Pond
    6. Wind
    7. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:07 · typical 8:04
    11. Wind
    12. Light MineLight Mine
    13. Wind
    14. Light MineLight Mine ×6
    15. Wind
    16. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    17. Wind
    18. MauserMauserfor Front
    19. Wind
    20. MauserMauser
    21. Wind ×2
    22. JaguarJaguar ×2
    23. Wind
    24. JaguarJaguar
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Light MineLight Mine
    27. JaguarJaguar
    28. StarlightStarlightdone 9:11 · typical 9:03
    29. Wind
    30. Light MineLight Mine
    31. Wind
    32. Light MineLight Mine
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Light MineLight Mine
    35. StarlightStarlight
    36. Wind
    37. Light MineLight Mine
    38. Wind
    39. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Light MineLight Mine
    42. StarlightStarlight
    43. Light MineLight Mine
    44. Wind
    45. Light MineLight Mine
    46. Wind ×4
    47. StarlightStarlight
    48. Light MineLight Mine
    49. Wind
    50. Light MineLight Mine
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Light MineLight Mine
    53. UmbraJammer
    54. Light MineLight Mine
    55. Wind
    56. Light MineLight Mine
    57. Wind
    58. Light MineLight Mine
    59. ProphetRadar vehicle
    60. Light MineLight Mine
    61. Wind ×2
    62. StarlightStarlight
    63. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    66. Wind ×2
    67. StarlightStarlight
    68. Light MineLight Mine
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Light MineLight Mine
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Light MineLight Mine
    73. StarlightStarlight
    74. Wind
    75. Light MineLight Mine
    76. Wind
    77. BeamerBeamer
    78. Wind ×2
    79. StarlightStarlight
    80. Wind
    81. Light MineLight Mine
    82. BeamerBeamer
    83. Wind ×2
    84. JaguarJaguar
    85. Light MineLight Mine
    86. Wind ×2
    87. BeamerBeamer
    88. JaguarJaguar
    89. Wind
    90. JaguarJaguar
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Light MineLight Mine
    93. JaguarJaguar
    94. Light MineLight Mine
    95. Wind
    96. JaguarJaguar
    97. Wind ×2
    98. JaguarJaguar
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Light MineLight Mine
    101. JaguarJaguar
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Light MineLight Mine
    104. JaguarJaguar
    105. Wind
    106. JaguarJaguar
    107. Wind ×2
    108. JaguarJaguar
    109. Wind
    110. Light MineLight Mine
    111. JaguarJaguar
    112. Wind
    113. Light MineLight Mine
    114. Wind
    115. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    116. JaguarJaguar
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Light MineLight Mine
    119. Con turret
    120. Light MineLight Mine
    121. JaguarJaguar
    122. Light MineLight Mine
    123. Wind
    124. Light MineLight Mine
    125. Wind
    126. Light MineLight Mine
    127. Con turret
    128. JaguarJaguar
    129. Light MineLight Mine
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Light MineLight Mine
    132. Con turret
    133. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    134. JaguarJaguar
    135. Con turret
    136. Wind
    137. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    138. JaguarJaguar
    139. Converter
    140. Con turret
    141. Wind
    142. Con turret
    143. Converter

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

40.4 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
195 metal received · 66449 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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