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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 · 1340 distinct matches · 236 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1561 · 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 1340 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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:24 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Pond
    7. TickTick
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. Energy storage
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:48 · typical 3:29
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. Converter ×5
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
  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 Plantnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 33 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 5:34
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:05 · typical 5:38
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    7. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:24 · typical 7:11
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    9. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:59 · typical 8:01
    10. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    11. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    12. Converter ×3
    13. ShredderShredderdone 8:28
    14. Converter ×3
    15. ShredderShredder
    16. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    17. GremlinStealth tank
    18. BeamerBeamer
    19. GremlinStealth tank ×4
    20. MauserMauser ×3for Suicide front
    21. UmbraJammer
    22. ProphetRadar vehicle
    23. StarlightStarlight ×2done 10:02 · typical 9:04
    24. JaguarJaguar ×2
    25. StarlightStarlight
    26. AmbassadorAmbassador ×2done 11:16
    27. StarlightStarlight
    28. JaguarJaguar ×7
    29. ShredderShredder
    30. AmbassadorAmbassador
    31. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle ×2
    32. StarlightStarlight ×3
    33. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is celestia_1x's (30 OS, 08/10/2026); 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 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

1561 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0086000
3:00152700
4:00267100
5:00369300
6:00563600
7:00801900
8:001134300
9:00144064384
10:0017270472200
11:00201101745520
12:002298036181605
13:002573058742970
14:002857482504419
15:0031347102095552
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

celestia_1x

30.5 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
1131 metal received · 53667 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=1560
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:13–3:47 · n=1552
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1552
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1508
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:42 · n=1131
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:01Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1443
Starlight9:04Middle 50%: 8:32–9:46 · n=1301

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