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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo economy opening leading into T2 constructor and Starlight units sent to front as the team's first T2 push.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #push · 762 distinct matches · 111 players · 59% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 857 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

  1. Open mex and wind into Bot Lab.
  2. Rush geothermal for the early energy spike.
  3. Add Advanced Metal Extractor, then Advanced Geothermal by 7:07.
  4. Bring up Vehicle Plant alongside T2 con for "Starlight" and vehicles.
  5. Funnel "Starlight" and T1 vehicles to front, pay allies with cons and "Lazarus".

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 762 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 ~1:12, middle half 0:58–1:22

    By 0:55 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:42 · 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
    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 · 28 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Con turret
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Energy storage
    9. Con turret
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:03 · typical 3:26
    11. Converter ×3
    12. Wind
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Con turret
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Con turret
    28. Converter
  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 6:41–7:40
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (47%)

    By 7:00 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind ×9
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:39 · typical 5:34
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:14 · typical 7:07
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:19 · typical 7:07
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 11 converter, 7 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (49%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (48%) · Jaguar (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 153 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. GroundhogGroundhog ×2
    3. Wind
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:21 · typical 8:07
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. BlitzBlitz
    15. Wind
    16. BlitzBlitz
    17. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    18. Converter
    19. Light MineLight Mine
    20. Con turret
    21. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    22. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    23. Wind
    24. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    25. Wind
    26. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    27. ProphetRadar vehicle
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Light MineLight Mine
    31. UmbraJammer
    32. Light MineLight Mine
    33. Converter
    34. Light MineLight Mine
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Wind
    37. Light MineLight Mine
    38. RoverScout
    39. StarlightStarlightdone 9:07 · typical 9:03
    40. Light MineLight Mine
    41. RoverScout
    42. Light MineLight Mine
    43. Wind
    44. Light MineLight Mine
    45. RoverScout
    46. Converter
    47. Light MineLight Mine
    48. Mexfor Beach sea
    49. Light MineLight Mine
    50. RoverScout
    51. Wind
    52. Light MineLight Mine
    53. RoverScout
    54. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    55. Wind
    56. RoverScout
    57. Light MineLight Mine
    58. StarlightStarlight
    59. Converter
    60. RoverScout
    61. Light MineLight Mine
    62. Wind
    63. Light MineLight Mine
    64. RoverScout
    65. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    66. Wind
    67. RoverScout
    68. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    69. Wind
    70. Light MineLight Mine
    71. RoverScout
    72. Light MineLight Mine
    73. StarlightStarlight
    74. RoverScout
    75. Converter
    76. Light MineLight Mine
    77. RoverScout
    78. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    79. Wind
    80. Con turret
    81. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    82. RoverScout
    83. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    84. RoverScout
    85. Light MineLight Mine
    86. Con turret
    87. Light MineLight Mine
    88. RoverScout
    89. Light MineLight Mine
    90. StarlightStarlight
    91. RoverScout
    92. Wind
    93. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    94. Wind
    95. Light MineLight Mine
    96. RoverScout
    97. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    98. RoverScout
    99. Light MineLight Mine
    100. Wind
    101. RoverScout
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Light MineLight Mine
    104. StarlightStarlight
    105. RoverScout
    106. Light MineLight Mine
    107. Wind ×2
    108. RoverScout
    109. Wind
    110. Light MineLight Mine
    111. Wind
    112. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    113. RoverScout
    114. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    115. Wind
    116. Light MineLight Mine
    117. Wind ×2
    118. RoverScout
    119. Light MineLight Mine
    120. RoverScout
    121. StarlightStarlight
    122. Wind
    123. RoverScout
    124. Light MineLight Mine
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Light MineLight Mine
    127. RoverScout
    128. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    129. Wind ×2
    130. RoverScout
    131. Light MineLight Mine
    132. Wind
    133. Light MineLight Mine
    134. Wind
    135. Light MineLight Mine
    136. RoverScout
    137. Light MineLight Mine
    138. Wind
    139. RoverScout
    140. StarlightStarlight
    141. Wind
    142. Light MineLight Mine
    143. RoverScout
    144. Wind
    145. Light MineLight Mine
    146. Wind
    147. Light MineLight Mine
    148. Wind
    149. RoverScout
    150. Wind
    151. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    152. Wind ×2
    153. Light MineLight Mine

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is MRX1's (38 OS, 04/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 77% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:30 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:52 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · in 34% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:48 · 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

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

857 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082800
3:00152800
4:00270600
5:00372900
6:00572000
7:00814000
8:0011502021
9:001450952130
10:0017425627320
11:00204052075790
12:002330539821933
13:002611260863295
14:002900184934700
15:0031601103396090
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo build dominates the resource numbers, with zero own losses through 10:00 and a huge metal lead by 15:00.

  • + Metal produced hits 31426 by 15:00, highest of all six builds
  • + Own metal lost is 0 by 5:00 and only 334 by 10:00
  • − First Starlight only arrives in 57% of games by 9:19
  • − Advanced geothermal lands in just 69% of games by 7:16
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

MRX1

37.8 OS · 04/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
4342 metal received · 117593 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=856
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=854
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:18–5:56 · n=853
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:49–7:34 · n=617
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:40 · n=816
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:41–8:47 · n=777
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:52 · n=682

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