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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo economy opening leading into T2 constructor and Starlight units sent to front as the team's first T2 push.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #push · 762 distinct matches · 111 players · 59% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 857 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

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

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 762 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 ~1:12, middle half 0:58–1:22

    By 0:55 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:40 · 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
    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 · 23 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. Con turret
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Energy storage
    9. Con turret
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:10 · typical 3:26
    11. Converter ×6
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:26 · typical 5:34
  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 10 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:40
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (47%)

    By 7:00 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:43 · typical 7:07
    3. Con turret
    4. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:48 · typical 7:07
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 11 converter, 7 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (49%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (48%) · Jaguar (31%)

    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 · 176 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. GroundhogGroundhog
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:43 · typical 8:07
    4. GroundhogGroundhog
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. Light MineLight Mine
    8. Wind
    9. Light MineLight Mine
    10. Wind
    11. Light MineLight Mine
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Light MineLight Mine
    17. Converter
    18. Light MineLight Mine
    19. JaguarJaguar
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    24. JaguarJaguar
    25. Wind
    26. Light MineLight Mine
    27. Converter
    28. Con turret
    29. Light MineLight Mine
    30. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    31. Light MineLight Mine
    32. Wind
    33. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    34. Wind
    35. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    36. ProphetRadar vehicle
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Light MineLight Mine
    40. Converter
    41. Light MineLight Mine
    42. UmbraJammer
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Light MineLight Mine
    45. Converter
    46. Light MineLight Mine
    47. StarlightStarlightdone 8:52 · typical 9:03
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Light MineLight Mine
    51. Wind
    52. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Light MineLight Mine
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Light MineLight Mine
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Light MineLight Mine
    65. StarlightStarlight
    66. Light MineLight Mine
    67. Wind
    68. Light MineLight Mine
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Light MineLight Mine
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Light MineLight Mine
    75. Wind
    76. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Light MineLight Mine
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Light MineLight Mine
    83. Wind
    84. Light MineLight Mine
    85. Wind
    86. StarlightStarlight
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    90. Wind
    91. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Light MineLight Mine
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    98. Wind
    99. Light MineLight Mine
    100. Wind
    101. Light MineLight Mine
    102. Converter
    103. Light MineLight Mine
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Light MineLight Mine
    106. Wind ×2
    107. StarlightStarlight
    108. Light MineLight Mine
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    111. Wind
    112. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    113. Wind ×4
    114. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Light MineLight Mine
    117. Wind
    118. Light MineLight Mine
    119. Wind
    120. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    121. Wind
    122. JaguarJaguar
    123. Wind
    124. Light MineLight Mine
    125. Wind
    126. Light MineLight Mine
    127. Wind
    128. JaguarJaguar
    129. Light MineLight Mine
    130. Wind
    131. Light MineLight Mine
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Light MineLight Mine
    134. JaguarJaguar
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Light MineLight Mine
    137. Wind
    138. Light MineLight Mine
    139. Wind
    140. Light MineLight Mine
    141. JaguarJaguar
    142. Wind
    143. Light MineLight Mine
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    146. JaguarJaguar
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Light MineLight Mine
    149. Wind
    150. JaguarJaguar
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    153. Wind
    154. Light MineLight Mine
    155. Wind
    156. Light MineLight Mine
    157. Wind
    158. JaguarJaguar
    159. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    160. Wind
    161. Light MineLight Mine
    162. Wind
    163. Light MineLight Mine
    164. JaguarJaguar
    165. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    168. Wind
    169. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    170. JaguarJaguar
    171. Wind
    172. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    175. JaguarJaguar
    176. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is MRX1's (39 OS, 08/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 77% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:30 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:52 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · in 34% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:48 · 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

857 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082800
3:00152800
4:00270600
5:00372900
6:00572000
7:00814000
8:0011502021
9:001450952130
10:0017425627320
11:00204052075790
12:002330539821933
13:002611260863295
14:002900184934700
15:0031601103396090
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

MRX1

38.8 OS · 08/08/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
624 metal received · 61890 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=856
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=854
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:18–5:56 · n=853
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:49–7:34 · n=617
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:40 · n=816
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:41–8:47 · n=777
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:52 · n=682

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