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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's usual economy-first play: geothermal into T2 constructor and Advanced Geothermal, then T2 units like Starlight brought to front for the team.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (72%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1318 distinct matches · 232 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1537 · 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 1318 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 · 17 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. Solar
    5. Wind
    6. Solar
    7. BlitzBlitz ×2for Front
    8. Mex
    9. BlitzBlitz ×2for Front
    10. Mex
    11. BlitzBlitzfor Front
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:27 · typical 3:29
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Energy storage
    15. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    16. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    17. Bot LabBot Labdone 3:40 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret ×2
    5. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
  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 (41%)

    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 0:58 · 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 · 86 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:35 · typical 5:38
    3. Converter ×6
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Converter
    6. Con turret
    7. Energy storage
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:54 · typical 7:11
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:16 · typical 8:01
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×9
    17. MauserMauser
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    19. MauserMauser ×3
    20. Converter
    21. MauserMauser
    22. Converter
    23. ShredderShredderdone 8:58
    24. Converter
    25. ShredderShredder
    26. Converter
    27. ShredderShredder
    28. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    29. Con turret
    30. StarlightStarlight ×2done 9:55 · typical 9:03
    31. UmbraJammer
    32. ProphetRadar vehicle
    33. JaguarJaguar ×2
    34. Con turret
    35. StarlightStarlight
    36. BeamerBeamer
    37. StarlightStarlight
    38. Wind
    39. BeamerBeamer
    40. Wind ×2
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. JaguarJaguar
    44. BeamerBeamer
    45. Wind
    46. JaguarJaguar
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. JaguarJaguar
    50. BeamerBeamer
    51. Wind
    52. JaguarJaguar
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. JaguarJaguar
    56. Wind
    57. BeamerBeamer
    58. Wind
    59. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. JaguarJaguar
    63. Wind
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. Wind ×2
    66. JaguarJaguar ×2
    67. Wind ×2
    68. JaguarJaguar
    69. Wind
    70. JaguarJaguar
    71. Wind
    72. JaguarJaguar
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. JaguarJaguar
    76. Wind
    77. JaguarJaguar
    78. Wind
    79. JaguarJaguar
    80. Wind
    81. Converter ×2
    82. Wind
    83. JaguarJaguar
    84. Wind
    85. JaguarJaguar
    86. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is iriS_xe's (30 OS, 05/10/2026); 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 87% 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 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

1537 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0085900
3:00152700
4:00267000
5:00369400
6:00563800
7:00802600
8:001134600
9:00144064384
10:0017280472198
11:00201251745520
12:002299536181605
13:002573558372970
14:002858982394432
15:0031360101725586
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

iriS_xe

30.2 OS · 05/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1092 metal received · 75067 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=1536
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:13–3:47 · n=1528
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1528
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1486
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:41 · n=1112
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:01Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1421
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=1284

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