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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo economy build: Bot Lab into Geothermal, Advanced Metal Extractor and a Vehicle Plant into Advanced Geothermal, transitioning into T2 constructor and Starlights to supply front and allies.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 · 848 distinct matches · 119 players · 56% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 956 · 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 848 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 0:51 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:25 · 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 · 27 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus ×2
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:44 · typical 3:27
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    21. Converter
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    23. Converter
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    25. Converter
    26. BeamerBeamer
    27. Converter ×2
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 58% 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 (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 · 25 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:24 · typical 5:35
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:06 · typical 7:09
    19. Metal storage
    20. Con turret ×2
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter ×3
    25. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:29 · 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 (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 · 85 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. BlitzBlitz
    3. Converter
    4. BlitzBlitz
    5. Converter
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. BlitzBlitz
    8. Converter
    9. BlitzBlitz ×2
    10. Converter
    11. BlitzBlitz ×2
    12. Converter
    13. BlitzBlitz ×2
    14. Converter
    15. BlitzBlitz
    16. Converter
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:27 · typical 8:03
    19. Converter
    20. BlitzBlitz ×5
    21. StarlightStarlightdone 8:55 · typical 9:02
    22. BlitzBlitz ×2
    23. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    24. StarlightStarlight ×2
    25. Wind
    26. BeamerBeamer
    27. Wind
    28. UmbraJammer
    29. ProphetRadar vehicle
    30. Wind ×2
    31. BeamerBeamer
    32. Wind
    33. JaguarJaguar
    34. Wind
    35. JaguarJaguar
    36. Wind
    37. BeamerBeamer
    38. ShredderShreddernot finished by 15:00
    39. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformnot finished by 15:00
    40. Wind
    41. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    42. Wind
    43. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    44. Wind
    45. ShredderShredder
    46. JaguarJaguar
    47. PrudePrudedone 11:04
    48. Wind ×5
    49. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:44
    50. Wind ×6
    51. BeamerBeamer
    52. Wind ×2
    53. StarlightStarlight
    54. Wind ×2
    55. ShredderShredder
    56. Wind
    57. BeamerBeamer
    58. ShredderShredder
    59. Wind
    60. ShredderShredder
    61. Wind
    62. ShredderShredder
    63. Wind
    64. ShredderShredder
    65. Wind
    66. StarlightStarlight
    67. Wind ×2
    68. StarlightStarlight
    69. Wind ×2
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Wind ×5
    72. JaguarJaguar
    73. Wind
    74. JaguarJaguar ×2
    75. Wind
    76. JaguarJaguar
    77. Wind
    78. JaguarJaguar
    79. Converter
    80. JaguarJaguar
    81. Converter
    82. JaguarJaguar
    83. Converter
    84. JaguarJaguar
    85. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PongoPygmaeus's (35 OS, 10/10/2026); 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 8:45 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · in 31% 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

956 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082000
3:00153000
4:00269400
5:00372100
6:00565800
7:00810200
8:0011503042
9:001453854130
10:0017434536260
11:00203841955668
12:002325139251832
13:002607360253207
14:002899784604584
15:0031759105605969
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

PongoPygmaeus

35.5 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

17 received units · includes a constructor
2138 metal received · 263942 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=955
Geothermal Powerplant3:27Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=953
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:19–5:58 · n=949
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=922
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:39 · n=684
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:03Middle 50%: 7:39–8:38 · n=877
Starlight9:02Middle 50%: 8:31–9:44 · n=777

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