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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The standard Geo build: fast geothermal into T2 constructor and advanced geothermal, blowing the commander for T2 and bringing Starlight and other T2 units to front while supplying allies with constructors and rez bots.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 802 distinct matches · 112 players · 58% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 903 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

0:03Open mex and wind into Bot Lab.
2:25Rush geothermal for the early energy spike.
5:34Add Advanced Metal Extractor, then Advanced Geothermal by 7:07.
7:07Bring up Vehicle Plant alongside T2 con for "Starlight" and vehicles.
9:19+Funnel "Starlight" and T1 vehicles to front, pay allies with cons and "Lazarus".

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 802 GAMES

1
20:54
35:00
46:59

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
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 0:54
Economy
- 2Mex
- 4Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:54after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~1:11, middle half 0:58–1:22
By 0:54 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:38Wind ×4
3. 1:04Bot Labdone 1:21 · typical 1:11
2
Bot Lab to 5:00
0:54 – 5:00
Economy
- 2Mex
- 3Wind
- 8Converter
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Geo ~2:38after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
Builders
- 5 Con turret
- 4 Lazarus
- 2 Con bot
- 1 Con bot for allies
- 1 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 · 19 steps
1. 1:21Tick ×2
2. 1:27Lazarus ×3
3. 1:51Con botfor Air
4. 2:00Lazarus
5. 2:07Lazarusfor Air
6. 2:13Con bot ×2
7. 2:29Lazarus
8. 2:45Mex
9. 2:50Geodone 3:35 · typical 3:26
10. 2:52Pawn
11. 2:53Mexfor Air
12. 3:35Con turret ×3
13. 4:12Converter
14. 4:14Con turret
15. 4:18Converter ×2
16. 4:23Energy storage
17. 4:28Converter ×2
18. 4:36Radar Tower
19. 4:38Converter
3
5:00 to Vehicle Plant
5:00 – 6:59
Order
1. Advanced Geothermal Powerplant ~6:05after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 59% of games
2. Vehicle Plant ~6:59after 10 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:38
Builders
- 1 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. 5:27T2 mex ×4done 5:40 · typical 5:34
2. 6:26Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:13 · typical 7:08
3. 6:57Con turret ×3
4. 7:27Converter ×2
5. 7:35Con turret ×2
6. 7:41Converter
7. 7:44Vehicle Plantdone 7:53 · typical 7:07
4
Vehicle Plant to 10:00
6:59 – 10:00
Economy
- 6Wind
- 4Converter
Order
1. Advanced Vehicle Plant ~7:31after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turret
Builders
- 1 Con vehicle
Army
- 2 Starlight
- 1 Jammer
- 1 Radar vehicle
Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (50%) · con turret (49%) · Jaguar (32%)
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 · 205 steps
1. 7:45Converter
2. 7:46Con turret ×2
3. 7:53Blitz ×2
4. 7:56Converter
5. 7:58Blitz ×2
6. 8:01Converter
7. 8:02Blitz ×5
8. 8:13Con vehicle ×2
9. 8:20Blitz ×4
10. 8:27Con turret
11. 8:28Blitz ×6
12. 8:40Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 9:10 · typical 8:05
13. 8:40Blitz ×2
14. 8:45Con turret
15. 8:46Blitz ×4
16. 8:58Wind
17. 9:02Sentry
18. 9:02Blitz
19. 9:04Wind
20. 9:05Groundhog
21. 9:09Wind
22. 9:12Groundhog
23. 9:12Wind
24. 9:12Sentry
25. 9:15Wind ×2
26. 9:20Sentry
27. 9:20Wind
28. 9:24Sentry
29. 9:25Wind
30. 9:28Sentry
31. 9:30Wind
32. 9:32Sentry ×2
33. 9:34Wind ×2
34. 9:39Sentry
35. 9:41Wind ×2
36. 9:46Jammer
37. 9:48Wind
38. 9:51Radar vehicle
39. 9:51Wind ×2
40. 9:56Starlightdone 10:12 · typical 9:01
41. 9:59Wind ×5
42. 10:15Starlight
43. 10:17Wind ×6
44. 10:35Starlight
45. 10:38Wind
46. 10:40Light Mine ×2
47. 10:43Wind
48. 10:44Metal storage
49. 10:46Light Mine
50. 10:46Wind
51. 10:47Energy storage
52. 10:50Wind
53. 10:50Light Mine
54. 10:52Energy storage
55. 10:53Light Mine
56. 10:53Wind
57. 10:56Shredderdone 11:02
58. 10:57Light Mine
59. 10:58Wind
60. 10:58Light Mine ×3
61. 11:02Wind
62. 11:03Shredder
63. 11:05Light Mine ×2
64. 11:07Wind ×2
65. 11:11Shredder
66. 11:15Wind
67. 11:17Light Mine ×2
68. 11:18Shredder
69. 11:20Wind
70. 11:21Light Mine ×2
71. 11:25Wind
72. 11:26Light Mine
73. 11:26T2 con vehiclefor unknown
74. 11:28Light Mine ×4
75. 11:35Wind
76. 11:35T2 con vehiclefor Pond
77. 11:37Light Mine ×4
78. 11:44Starlight
79. 11:46Light Mine ×3
80. 11:51Wind
81. 11:53Light Mine ×2
82. 11:57Wind
83. 11:57Light Mine ×3
84. 12:01Jaguar
85. 12:02Light Mine
86. 12:04Wind
87. 12:06Light Mine
88. 12:06Jaguar
89. 12:08Light Mine ×2
90. 12:11Jaguar
91. 12:12Light Mine ×2
92. 12:16Wind
93. 12:16Jaguar
94. 12:17Light Mine ×3
95. 12:21Jaguar
96. 12:24Light Mine ×2
97. 12:26Jaguar
98. 12:27Wind
99. 12:28Light Mine ×2
100. 12:32Jaguar
101. 12:33Wind
102. 12:34Light Mine ×3
103. 12:39Jaguar
104. 12:40Light Mine
105. 12:40Wind ×2
106. 12:46Jaguar
107. 12:47Light Mine ×2
108. 12:49Wind
109. 12:51Light Mine
110. 12:52Shredder
111. 12:53Light Mine
112. 12:53Wind
113. 12:56Light Mine
114. 12:57Wind
115. 12:58Light Mine ×2
116. 13:02Shredder
117. 13:03Wind
118. 13:03Light Mine ×3
119. 13:08Wind
120. 13:10Light Mine ×2
121. 13:12Jaguar
122. 13:13Wind
123. 13:14Light Mine ×3
124. 13:18Wind
125. 13:20Jaguar
126. 13:22Light Mine
127. 13:22Wind
128. 13:22Light Mine
129. 13:25Energy storage
130. 13:25Light Mine ×2
131. 13:28Jaguar
132. 13:30Wind
133. 13:30Light Mine ×2
134. 13:34Wind
135. 13:35Light Mine ×2
136. 13:37Jaguar
137. 13:37Wind
138. 13:39Light Mine ×2
139. 13:41Wind
140. 13:42Jaguar
141. 13:43Light Mine
142. 13:45Wind
143. 13:45Light Mine
144. 13:47Jaguar
145. 13:47Light Mine
146. 13:48Wind
147. 13:50Light Mine
148. 13:52Wind
149. 13:52Light Mine
150. 13:52Jaguar
151. 13:54Light Mine
152. 13:55Wind
153. 13:56Light Mine
154. 13:57Jaguar
155. 13:59Light Mine
156. 13:59Wind
157. 14:01Light Mine
158. 14:02Jaguar
159. 14:02Wind
160. 14:03Light Mine ×2
161. 14:06Wind
162. 14:07Radar vehicle
163. 14:08Light Mine
164. 14:09Wind
165. 14:12Light Mine
166. 14:12Jammer
167. 14:13Wind
168. 14:14Light Mine ×2
169. 14:16Wind
170. 14:17Jaguar
171. 14:18Light Mine
172. 14:19Wind
173. 14:19Light Mine
174. 14:21Wind
175. 14:22Jaguar
176. 14:23Light Mine ×2
177. 14:25Wind
178. 14:27Jaguar
179. 14:27Light Mine
180. 14:28Wind
181. 14:28Light Mine
182. 14:30Wind
183. 14:32Jaguar
184. 14:33Wind
185. 14:33Light Mine ×2
186. 14:36Wind
187. 14:37Jaguar
188. 14:37Light Mine
189. 14:39Wind
190. 14:39Light Mine
191. 14:41Wind
192. 14:42Light Mine
193. 14:42Jaguar
194. 14:44Wind
195. 14:44Bot Labdone 14:48
196. 14:45Light Mine ×2
197. 14:47Jaguar
198. 14:48Light Mine
199. 14:48Lazarus
200. 14:50Light Mine ×2
201. 14:53Jaguar
202. 14:53Lazarus
203. 14:55Light Mine
204. 14:56Lazarus
205. 14:56Light Mine

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (44 OS, 04/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 78% of games
1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:29 · in 87% of games
1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:49 · in 63% of games

You get

1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:18 · in 32% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · 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

903 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Own metal lost: This build
1:00	333	0	0
2:00	828	0	0
3:00	1528	0	0
4:00	2700	0	0
5:00	3726	0	0
6:00	5680	0	0
7:00	8124	0	0
8:00	11491	0	21
9:00	14501	51	126
10:00	17416	556	260
11:00	20396	1983	750
12:00	23273	3940	1876
13:00	26062	6019	3262
14:00	28980	8426	4635
15:00	31650	10459	6170

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

Ariah

43.6 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
4391 metal received · 76004 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:11Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=902

Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:11–3:43 · n=900

Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:19–5:57 · n=897

Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:38 · n=862

Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:08Middle 50%: 6:50–7:35 · n=647

Advanced Vehicle Plant8:05Middle 50%: 7:40–8:42 · n=822

Starlight9:01Middle 50%: 8:32–9:48 · n=724

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Standard geo

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to Vehicle Plant

Vehicle Plant to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

Ariah

Typical milestones

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