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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo economy into T2 constructor and Starlight/Jaguar units sent to front as usual, with support built for teammates along the way.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (72%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1338 distinct matches · 236 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1559 · 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 1338 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:06 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:48 · typical 3:29
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret
    11. Energy storage
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    16. Converter ×6
    17. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    18. Converter
    19. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 5:37 · typical 8:01
  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 6:39–7:32

    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 · 1 step
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 4:13 · typical 7:06
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • 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
    • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle for allies
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (48%) · Jaguar (36%)

    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 · 89 steps
    1. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:21 · typical 5:38
    3. Mexfor Beach sea
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Con turret
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    10. MauserMauser ×3for Suicide front
    11. JaguarJaguar ×3for Suicide front
    12. ShredderShredderdone 8:33
    13. Converter
    14. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    15. Converter ×3
    16. PrudePrudedone 9:30
    17. Converter
    18. StarlightStarlightfor Suicide frontdone 9:41 · typical 9:03
    19. Converter ×3
    20. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    21. Converter
    22. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    23. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:07
    24. JaguarJaguar
    25. ConsulConsul ×2
    26. Energy storagefor Suicide front
    27. UmbraJammer
    28. ConsulConsul ×3
    29. Construction BotCon bot
    30. CorsairDestroyerdone 11:22
    31. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    32. CorsairDestroyer
    33. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    34. CorsairDestroyer
    35. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    36. CorsairDestroyer
    37. Wind
    38. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    39. Construction BotCon bot
    40. Wind
    41. CorsairDestroyer
    42. Wind
    43. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    44. Wind ×2
    45. CorsairDestroyer ×2
    46. Wind
    47. Construction BotCon bot
    48. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. Wind
    52. Construction BotCon bot
    53. Wind
    54. JaguarJaguar
    55. Construction ShipCon ship
    56. Construction BotCon bot
    57. ShipyardShipyarddone 13:36
    58. Wind
    59. Construction ShipCon ship
    60. Construction BotCon bot
    61. JaguarJaguar
    62. Converter
    63. Construction ShipCon ship
    64. Wind
    65. Construction BotCon bot
    66. JaguarJaguar ×2
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. JaguarJaguar
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Wind
    72. EllysawFrigate
    73. Converter
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Mex
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. EllysawFrigate
    79. Wind
    80. JaguarJaguar
    81. Wind
    82. JaguarJaguar
    83. CorsairDestroyer
    84. Mex
    85. Wind
    86. JaguarJaguar
    87. Wind
    88. JaguarJaguar
    89. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is jerkinston's (31 OS, 22/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:17 · 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 8:48 · in 63% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:52 · 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

1559 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0085900
3:00152700
4:00267000
5:00369300
6:00563600
7:00801900
8:001134300
9:00144064384
10:0017270475202
11:00201101745520
12:002297436181605
13:002572558742970
14:002856082464419
15:0031347102015552
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

jerkinston

30.5 OS · 22/08/2026

Open source match ↗

73 received units · includes a constructor
2667 metal received · 292283 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=1558
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:13–3:47 · n=1550
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1550
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1507
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:42 · n=1129
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:01Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1441
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:46 · n=1299

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