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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 · 1359 distinct matches · 238 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1581 · 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 1359 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:51 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Mex
    15. Con turret
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:03 · typical 3:29
    18. Converter ×6
    19. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    20. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    21. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 4:37 · typical 8:02
    22. MauserMauser ×2for Suicide front
  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 6:38–7:32

    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 3:38 · 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 · 50 steps
    1. MauserMauserfor Suicide front
    2. ProphetRadar vehiclefor Suicide front
    3. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:16 · typical 5:38
    5. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    6. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 9:24 · typical 7:11
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Solar
    14. ConsulConsul
    15. Converter ×5
    16. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    17. Converter
    18. PawnPawn ×2for Suicide front
    19. Converter
    20. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret ×3
    23. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    24. Con turret ×2
    25. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    26. Con turret
    27. PawnPawn ×9for Suicide front
    28. PlatypusPlatypus
    29. Con turret ×3
    30. PlatypusPlatypus ×13
    31. PawnPawn
    32. PlatypusPlatypus ×6
    33. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:51
    34. PlatypusPlatypus
    35. Converter
    36. Advanced Vehicle PlantEat Advanced Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    37. PlatypusPlatypus
    38. Converter
    39. PlatypusPlatypus ×2
    40. Converter
    41. PlatypusPlatypus
    42. Converter ×2
    43. Fusion ReactorFusion
    44. Converter ×2
    45. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 14:32
    46. Converter ×4
    47. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 14:46
    48. Converter ×2
    49. AmbassadorAmbassador
    50. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is malleking's (31 OS, 06/10/2026); 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 4:53 · 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

1581 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0086100
3:00152700
4:00267100
5:00369400
6:00563600
7:00801500
8:001133500
9:00144064284
10:0017271472202
11:00201161737520
12:002298936141579
13:002573558742938
14:002858982524405
15:0031360102425550
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

malleking

31.3 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

0 received units
1530 metal received · 70725 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=1580
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:13–3:47 · n=1572
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:02 · n=1572
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:38–7:32 · n=1528
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:42 · n=1146
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:02Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1463
Starlight9:04Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=1320

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