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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:33 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Energy storage
    9. Con turret
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:58 · typical 3:28
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Wind ×8
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×6
  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 · 18 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Con turret
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×6
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:43 · typical 5:35
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:06 · typical 7:09
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Wind
    17. BeamerBeamer
    18. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:20 · 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 · 160 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. GroundhogGroundhog
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:14 · typical 8:03
    4. GroundhogGroundhog
    5. BeamerBeamer
    6. Wind
    7. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    8. Wind
    9. ProphetRadar vehicle
    10. Light MineLight Mine
    11. Converter
    12. Light MineLight Mine
    13. Wind
    14. Light MineLight Mine
    15. UmbraJammer
    16. Light MineLight Mine
    17. Converter
    18. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    19. StarlightStarlightdone 8:54 · typical 9:01
    20. Wind
    21. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    22. Con turret
    23. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    24. Con turret
    25. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    26. BeamerBeamer
    27. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    28. Wind
    29. Light MineLight Mine
    30. Converter
    31. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Light MineLight Mine
    34. StarlightStarlight
    35. Converter
    36. Light MineLight Mine
    37. Wind
    38. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    39. BeamerBeamer
    40. Converter
    41. Light MineLight Mine
    42. Wind
    43. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Light MineLight Mine
    46. StarlightStarlight
    47. Wind
    48. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Light MineLight Mine ×7
    51. Wind
    52. Light MineLight Mine
    53. StarlightStarlight
    54. Wind
    55. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    56. Wind
    57. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    58. Wind
    59. Light MineLight Mine
    60. Wind
    61. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    62. Wind
    63. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    64. Wind
    65. JaguarJaguar
    66. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    67. Wind
    68. Light MineLight Mine
    69. JaguarJaguar
    70. Light MineLight Mine
    71. Wind ×3
    72. Light MineLight Mine
    73. JaguarJaguar
    74. Wind
    75. Light MineLight Mine
    76. Wind
    77. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    78. JaguarJaguar
    79. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    80. Wind
    81. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    82. JaguarJaguar
    83. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    84. Wind
    85. Light MineLight Mine
    86. JaguarJaguar
    87. UmbraJammer
    88. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    89. ProphetRadar vehicle
    90. Light MineLight Mine
    91. Wind
    92. Light MineLight Mine
    93. JaguarJaguar
    94. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    95. JaguarJaguar
    96. Light MineLight Mine
    97. Wind
    98. Light MineLight Mine
    99. JaguarJaguar
    100. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    101. Wind
    102. Light MineLight Mine
    103. JaguarJaguar
    104. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    105. JaguarJaguar
    106. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    107. JaguarJaguar
    108. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    109. JaguarJaguar
    110. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    111. JaguarJaguar
    112. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    113. JaguarJaguar
    114. Light MineLight Mine
    115. JaguarJaguar
    116. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    117. JaguarJaguar
    118. Light MineLight Mine ×15
    119. StarlightStarlight
    120. Light MineLight Mine ×9
    121. StarlightStarlight
    122. Light MineLight Mine ×9
    123. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:27
    124. ShredderShredderdone 13:35
    125. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    126. LazarusLazarus
    127. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    128. LazarusLazarus
    129. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    130. ShredderShredder
    131. LazarusLazarus
    132. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    133. LazarusLazarus
    134. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    135. LazarusLazarus
    136. Wind
    137. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    138. ShredderShredder
    139. JaguarJaguar
    140. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    141. JaguarJaguar
    142. Light MineLight Mine
    143. Wind
    144. Light MineLight Mine
    145. JaguarJaguar
    146. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    147. JaguarJaguar
    148. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    149. JaguarJaguar
    150. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    151. Wind
    152. JaguarJaguar
    153. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    154. JaguarJaguar
    155. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    156. JaguarJaguar
    157. Wind
    158. Light MineLight Mine
    159. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    160. Light MineLight Mine ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is MRX1's (37 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 8:44 · 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

MRX1

37.5 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
274 metal received · 103075 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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