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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's usual economy-first play, teching up through geothermal and advanced metal extractor into T2 constructor and Starlight to supply front.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 · 874 distinct matches · 121 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 981 · 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 874 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 ~1:08, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 0:51 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · typical 1:08
  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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    7. LazarusLazarusfor unknown
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:41 · typical 3:28
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind ×5
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Wind ×2
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Energy storage
    19. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    20. Converter
    21. Con turret ×2
    22. Energy storage
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter ×3
    25. Con turret
    26. Converter ×4
  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 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:34
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:23 · typical 5:35
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. PrudePrudedone 7:31
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Energy storage
    7. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:32 · 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 Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle for allies
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: Jaguar (33%) · 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 · 118 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:10 · typical 8:03
    3. Converter ×5
    4. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    5. Converter ×4
    6. StarlightStarlightdone 8:53 · typical 9:01
    7. Converter ×6
    8. Con turret ×2
    9. StarlightStarlight
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×6
    13. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    14. Wind ×6
    15. StarlightStarlight
    16. Wind ×3
    17. TracerTracer
    18. Wind
    19. Energy storage
    20. Wind ×2
    21. RoverScout
    22. Wind
    23. RoverScout
    24. Wind
    25. StarlightStarlight
    26. RoverScout
    27. Wind
    28. RoverScout
    29. Wind ×2
    30. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:55
    31. Wind
    32. RoverScout
    33. Wind ×3
    34. RoverScout
    35. Wind
    36. RoverScout
    37. StarlightStarlight
    38. Wind
    39. RoverScout
    40. Wind ×3
    41. RoverScout
    42. Wind ×2
    43. RoverScout
    44. Wind ×2
    45. RoverScout
    46. StarlightStarlight
    47. Wind
    48. RoverScout
    49. Wind ×3
    50. RoverScout
    51. Wind ×2
    52. RoverScout
    53. Wind ×4
    54. RoverScout
    55. Wind
    56. RoverScout
    57. Wind
    58. StarlightStarlight
    59. RoverScout
    60. Wind ×3
    61. RoverScout
    62. Wind
    63. RoverScout
    64. Wind ×2
    65. RoverScout
    66. Wind ×2
    67. RoverScout
    68. Wind
    69. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 12:20
    70. RoverScout
    71. Wind
    72. RoverScout
    73. Wind
    74. RoverScout
    75. Wind
    76. AmbassadorAmbassador
    77. RoverScout
    78. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:51
    79. Wind ×3
    80. RoverScout
    81. Wind ×4
    82. RoverScout
    83. AmbassadorAmbassador
    84. Wind
    85. RoverScout
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Energy storage
    88. RoverScout
    89. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    90. RoverScout ×2
    91. JaguarJaguar
    92. RoverScout
    93. Wind
    94. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:54
    95. Wind
    96. RoverScout
    97. JaguarJaguar
    98. Wind
    99. RoverScout
    100. Wind
    101. RoverScout ×2
    102. AmbassadorAmbassador
    103. RoverScout
    104. Wind
    105. RoverScout
    106. Wind
    107. RoverScout
    108. Wind ×2
    109. RoverScout
    110. AmbassadorAmbassador
    111. RoverScout
    112. Wind
    113. RoverScout
    114. Wind
    115. RoverScout
    116. Wind
    117. AmbassadorAmbassador
    118. RoverScout

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hummell's (49 OS, 12/10/2026); 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 2:27 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:44 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:21 · in 31% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:51 · 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

981 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082100
3:00153200
4:00269200
5:00371600
6:00565300
7:00809300
8:0011505042
9:001453754130
10:0017433534260
11:00203811956666
12:002324439161810
13:002603260863209
14:002896885214596
15:0031674105735975
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

Hummell

48.7 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
7649 metal received · 202665 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:08Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=980
Geothermal Powerplant3:28Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=978
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:20–5:58 · n=974
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=947
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:39 · n=702
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:03Middle 50%: 7:40–8:38 · n=900
Starlight9:01Middle 50%: 8:31–9:43 · n=801

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