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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The standard Geo build: fast geothermal into T2 constructor and advanced geothermal, blowing the commander for T2 and bringing Starlight and other T2 units to front while supplying allies with constructors and rez bots.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 802 distinct matches · 112 players · 58% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 903 · 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 802 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 ~1:11, middle half 0:58–1:22

    By 0:54 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · 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
    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 · 20 steps
    1. TickTick ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Mex
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Energy storage
    12. Con turret
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:36 · typical 3:26
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×11
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
  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 6:41–7:38
    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 · 13 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:34 · typical 5:34
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×6
    8. PrudePrudedone 6:59
    9. Wind ×5
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:15 · 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
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (50%) · con turret (49%) · Jaguar (32%)

    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 · 109 steps
    1. BeaverBeaver
    2. GroundhogGroundhog
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:00 · typical 8:05
    5. Wind
    6. BeholderBeholder
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    9. BeholderBeholder
    10. Light MineLight Mine
    11. Wind
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    14. ConsulConsul
    15. Wind
    16. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    17. ProphetRadar vehicle
    18. Wind
    19. Light MineLight Mine
    20. UmbraJammer
    21. Light MineLight Mine
    22. Wind
    23. StarlightStarlightdone 9:16 · typical 9:01
    24. Wind
    25. ArbalestArbalest
    26. Medium MineMedium Mine
    27. Wind
    28. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    29. Wind
    30. StarlightStarlight
    31. Wind
    32. Medium MineMedium Mine
    33. ShredderShredderdone 9:36
    34. Wind
    35. BeholderBeholder
    36. Medium MineMedium Mine
    37. NettleNettle
    38. ShredderShredder
    39. Medium MineMedium Mine
    40. JunoJuno
    41. Medium MineMedium Mine
    42. ShredderShredder
    43. NettleNettle
    44. StarlightStarlight
    45. Medium MineMedium Mine
    46. AnemoneAnemone
    47. BeholderBeholder
    48. Medium MineMedium Mine ×4
    49. Wind
    50. StarlightStarlight
    51. Wind
    52. Medium MineMedium Mine
    53. Wind
    54. Medium MineMedium Mine
    55. Wind
    56. Medium MineMedium Mine
    57. Wind
    58. Medium MineMedium Mine
    59. Wind
    60. StarlightStarlight
    61. Wind
    62. Medium MineMedium Mine
    63. Wind
    64. Medium MineMedium Mine
    65. Wind
    66. Medium MineMedium Mine
    67. Wind
    68. Medium MineMedium Mine
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Medium MineMedium Mine
    71. StarlightStarlight
    72. Wind
    73. Medium MineMedium Mine
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Medium MineMedium Mine
    76. Wind
    77. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 14:48
    78. StarlightStarlight
    79. Medium MineMedium Mine
    80. Wind
    81. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:42
    82. Medium MineMedium Mine
    83. Wind
    84. LazarusLazarus
    85. Medium MineMedium Mine
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Medium MineMedium Mine
    88. LazarusLazarus
    89. Wind
    90. Medium MineMedium Mine
    91. UmbraJammer
    92. LazarusLazarus
    93. Wind
    94. StarlightStarlight
    95. Medium MineMedium Mine
    96. LazarusLazarus
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Medium MineMedium Mine
    99. Wind
    100. Medium MineMedium Mine
    101. LazarusLazarus
    102. Wind ×2
    103. JaguarJaguar ×2
    104. Wind
    105. JaguarJaguar
    106. Wind
    107. JaguarJaguar ×2
    108. Wind ×4
    109. FatboyFatboydone 14:51

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 03/10/2026); 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 2:29 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:49 · in 63% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:18 · in 32% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · 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

903 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082800
3:00152800
4:00270000
5:00372600
6:00568000
7:00812400
8:0011491021
9:001450151126
10:0017416556260
11:00203961983750
12:002327339401876
13:002606260193262
14:002898084264635
15:0031650104596170
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

0neTw0

41.0 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1504 metal received · 95267 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:11Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=902
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:11–3:43 · n=900
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:19–5:57 · n=897
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:38 · n=862
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:08Middle 50%: 6:50–7:35 · n=647
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:05Middle 50%: 7:40–8:42 · n=822
Starlight9:01Middle 50%: 8:32–9:48 · n=724

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