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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's usual economy-first play, teching up through geothermal and advanced metal extractor into T2 constructor and Starlight to supply front.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 · 874 distinct matches · 121 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 981 · 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 874 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 ~1:08, middle half 0:58–1:21

    By 0:51 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:35 · typical 1:08
  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 ×3
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:44 · typical 3:28
    6. PawnPawn
    7. Mex
    8. PawnPawn ×2
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Energy storage
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret
    14. Energy storage
  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 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:34
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

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

    By 6:59 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Con turret
    3. Converter ×9
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:12 · typical 5:35
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:25 · typical 7:09
    7. SentrySentry ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:48 · typical 7:07
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine6Wind
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turret
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle for allies
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: Jaguar (33%) · Radar Tower (30%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 21 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 182 steps
    1. GroundhogGroundhog
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:32 · typical 8:03
    4. Light MineLight Mine ×5
    5. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    6. Light MineLight Mine
    7. Converter
    8. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    9. Converter
    10. Light MineLight Mine
    11. Converter
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Converter
    14. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    15. JaguarJaguar
    16. Converter
    17. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    18. JaguarJaguar
    19. Converter
    20. Light MineLight Mine
    21. SentrySentry
    22. JaguarJaguar
    23. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    26. JaguarJaguar
    27. Converter
    28. Light MineLight Mine
    29. Wind
    30. Light MineLight Mine
    31. Converter
    32. JaguarJaguar
    33. Light MineLight Mine
    34. Wind
    35. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    36. UmbraJammer
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    40. ProphetRadar vehicle
    41. Wind
    42. Light MineLight Mine
    43. Converter
    44. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    45. StarlightStarlightdone 10:05 · typical 9:01
    46. Light MineLight Mine
    47. Converter
    48. Light MineLight Mine
    49. Con turret
    50. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    51. Converter
    52. Light MineLight Mine
    53. Wind
    54. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. StarlightStarlight
    58. Light MineLight Mine
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    64. Wind
    65. Light MineLight Mine
    66. Converter
    67. StarlightStarlight
    68. Wind
    69. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Light MineLight Mine ×5
    72. Wind
    73. Light MineLight Mine
    74. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    75. Wind
    76. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    77. Wind
    78. StarlightStarlight
    79. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    80. Wind
    81. Light MineLight Mine
    82. Wind
    83. Light MineLight Mine
    84. StarlightStarlight
    85. Light MineLight Mine
    86. Wind
    87. Light MineLight Mine ×6
    88. Wind
    89. Light MineLight Mine
    90. JaguarJaguar
    91. Light MineLight Mine
    92. Wind
    93. JaguarJaguar
    94. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    95. Wind
    96. Light MineLight Mine
    97. JaguarJaguar
    98. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    99. JaguarJaguar
    100. Wind
    101. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    102. JaguarJaguar
    103. Wind
    104. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    105. JaguarJaguar
    106. Wind
    107. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    108. JaguarJaguar
    109. Wind
    110. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    111. JaguarJaguar
    112. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    113. Wind
    114. Light MineLight Mine
    115. JaguarJaguar
    116. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    117. JunoJuno
    118. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    119. JaguarJaguar
    120. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    121. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    122. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    123. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    124. Light MineLight Mine
    125. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    126. Light MineLight Mine
    127. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    128. Light MineLight Mine
    129. Wind
    130. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    131. JaguarJaguar
    132. Wind
    133. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    134. Light MineLight Mine
    135. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    136. Light MineLight Mine
    137. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    138. Light MineLight Mine
    139. Wind
    140. Light MineLight Mine
    141. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    142. JaguarJaguar
    143. Wind
    144. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    145. Light MineLight Mine
    146. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    147. Light MineLight Mine
    148. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    149. Wind
    150. Light MineLight Mine
    151. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    152. Wind
    153. Light MineLight Mine
    154. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    155. Wind
    156. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    157. Light MineLight Mine
    158. Wind
    159. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    160. Light MineLight Mine
    161. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    162. Wind
    163. Light MineLight Mine
    164. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    165. Wind
    166. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    167. Light MineLight Mine
    168. Wind
    169. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    170. Light MineLight Mine
    171. Wind
    172. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    173. Light MineLight Mine
    174. Wind ×2
    175. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    176. Wind ×3
    177. ShredderShredderdone 14:19
    178. Wind
    179. ShredderShredder ×2
    180. Wind
    181. ShredderShredder
    182. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Trixtreous_'s (35 OS, 12/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:27 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:44 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:21 · in 31% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:51 · 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

981 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082100
3:00153200
4:00269200
5:00371600
6:00565300
7:00809300
8:0011505042
9:001453754130
10:0017433534260
11:00203811956666
12:002324439161810
13:002603260863209
14:002896885214596
15:0031674105735975
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

_Trixtreous_

35.2 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
650 metal received · 237594 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:08Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=980
Geothermal Powerplant3:28Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=978
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:20–5:58 · n=974
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=947
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:39 · n=702
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:03Middle 50%: 7:40–8:38 · n=900
Starlight9:01Middle 50%: 8:31–9:43 · n=801

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