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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's usual play: fast geothermal into T2 constructor and T2 vehicle plant, feeding T1 units then Starlights to front while supplying allies with cons and Lazarus bots.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (72%)

#eco #t2 · 1430 distinct matches · 249 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 56% of 1654 · 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 1430 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Converter
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:30 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. PawnPawn ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Energy storage
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:03 · typical 3:29
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Metal storage
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret ×2
    18. Converter
  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 6:38–7:32

    Some games also: con turret (49%) · converter (48%) · wind (40%)

    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 · 20 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Converter ×13
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter ×2
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:48
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • 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
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (50%) · con turret (48%) · Jaguar (37%)

    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 · 48 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:42 · typical 5:38
    2. Wind
    3. Converter ×2
    4. GunslingerGunslingernot finished by 15:00
    5. FatboyFatboyfor Frontdone 8:33
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    7. HoundHound ×4for Front
    8. PrudePrudedone 10:00
    9. HoundHound ×2for Front
    10. OverwatchOverwatch
    11. Converter
    12. HoundHoundfor Front
    13. Converter
    14. HoundHoundfor Tech
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Converter
    18. SmugglerJammer bot
    19. Converter
    20. CompassRadar botfor Front
    21. Converter ×2
    22. HoundHoundfor Tech
    23. Converter ×2
    24. OverwatchOverwatch
    25. HoundHoundfor Tech
    26. Converter
    27. SmugglerJammer botfor Front
    28. CompassRadar botfor Front
    29. WelderWelder
    30. Con turret
    31. GunslingerGunslingerfor Pond
    32. Con turret ×2
    33. Pit BullPit Bull
    34. Con turret ×2
    35. GunslingerGunslinger ×3for Pond
    36. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    37. WelderWelder ×2for Front
    38. WelderWelder ×2
    39. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    40. HoundHound ×2
    41. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:04
    42. HoundHound
    43. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    44. HoundHound
    45. T2 converter
    46. HoundHound ×3
    47. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    48. GunslingerGunslinger ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is illusiveman2024's (30 OS, 19/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 75% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:27 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:47 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:53 · 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

1654 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0086300
3:00152800
4:00267200
5:00369500
6:00563100
7:00799500
8:001130700
9:00143804274
10:0017253472190
11:00200901745520
12:002295436491553
13:002572759452918
14:002854082974370
15:0031342103065543
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

illusiveman2024

30.4 OS · 19/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
526 metal received · 560718 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=1653
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:12–3:47 · n=1645
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:22–6:02 · n=1645
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:38–7:32 · n=1598
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:43 · n=1205
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:02Middle 50%: 7:40–8:32 · n=1530
Starlight9:04Middle 50%: 8:32–9:48 · n=1379

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