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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 · 1310 distinct matches · 230 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1529 · 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 1310 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 ~1:11, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:37 · typical 1:11
  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 · 14 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:47 · typical 3:29
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. PawnPawn ×2for Beach sea
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. 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 (49%) · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Con turret
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:21 · typical 5:38
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter ×4
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Converter ×4
    13. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:01 · typical 7:11
    14. Converter ×3
    15. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:18 · 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 · 72 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Converter ×3
    4. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:48 · typical 8:02
    5. Converter
    6. StarlightStarlightdone 9:11 · typical 9:03
    7. Converter
    8. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Beach sea
    10. Converter
    11. UmbraJammer
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. ProphetRadar vehicle
    15. Converter
    16. StarlightStarlight
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×2
    20. StarlightStarlight
    21. Wind ×3
    22. JaguarJaguar ×2
    23. Wind
    24. JaguarJaguar
    25. Wind
    26. JaguarJaguar
    27. Wind ×3
    28. JaguarJaguar
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    31. Wind
    32. JaguarJaguar
    33. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    34. TracerTracer
    35. JaguarJaguar ×2
    36. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:15
    37. JaguarJaguar
    38. Wind
    39. JaguarJaguar
    40. Wind
    41. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. ShredderShredderdone 12:16
    44. Wind
    45. ShredderShredder
    46. Wind
    47. ShredderShredder ×3
    48. Wind
    49. JaguarJaguar
    50. StarlightStarlight
    51. Wind
    52. StarlightStarlight
    53. Wind
    54. JaguarJaguar ×3
    55. Wind
    56. JaguarJaguar
    57. Wind
    58. JaguarJaguar
    59. Wind
    60. JaguarJaguar
    61. Wind
    62. JaguarJaguar
    63. Wind
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. StarlightStarlight
    66. Wind ×2
    67. ProphetRadar vehicle
    68. UmbraJammer
    69. Wind
    70. ProphetRadar vehicle
    71. StarlightStarlight
    72. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ecky9's (32 OS, 18/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:17 · in 76% 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

1529 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0085500
3:00152700
4:00267200
5:00369500
6:00564300
7:00802500
8:001134300
9:00144064384
10:0017280480200
11:00201251745520
12:002300136141608
13:002573958262980
14:002858982224440
15:0031360101725610
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

Ecky9

32.1 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
2548 metal received · 46631 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:11Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=1528
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:12–3:47 · n=1521
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1520
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1479
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:42 · n=1107
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:02Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1414
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=1278

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