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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 · 19 steps
    1. TickTick ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Mex
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. Energy storage
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:30 · typical 3:26
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×9
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:06
    19. Converter
  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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Wind ×12
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Con turret
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:27 · 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 · 118 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. GroundhogGroundhog
    4. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:44 · typical 8:05
    5. PincerPincer ×2
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:43
    8. BeholderBeholder
    9. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    10. BeholderBeholder
    11. SentrySentry
    12. ConsulConsul
    13. Wind
    14. Light MineLight Mine
    15. ProphetRadar vehicle
    16. Light MineLight Mine
    17. Wind
    18. Light MineLight Mine
    19. UmbraJammer
    20. Wind
    21. Light MineLight Mine
    22. StarlightStarlightdone 8:38 · typical 9:01
    23. Wind
    24. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    25. Construction BotCon bot
    26. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    29. Wind
    30. StarlightStarlight
    31. Wind
    32. Light MineLight Mine
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Wind
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Medium MineMedium Mine
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind
    39. Con turret
    40. StarlightStarlight
    41. Wind
    42. Medium MineMedium Mine
    43. Wind
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Medium MineMedium Mine
    46. Wind
    47. Medium MineMedium Mine
    48. Wind
    49. AnemoneAnemone
    50. Medium MineMedium Mine
    51. Wind
    52. StarlightStarlight
    53. Wind
    54. JunoJuno
    55. Medium MineMedium Mine
    56. Wind
    57. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    58. Wind
    59. Medium MineMedium Mine
    60. Wind
    61. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    62. Wind
    63. StarlightStarlight
    64. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    65. Wind
    66. Medium MineMedium Mine
    67. Wind
    68. ProphetRadar vehicle
    69. Wind
    70. UmbraJammer
    71. Medium MineMedium Mine
    72. StarlightStarlight
    73. Wind
    74. Medium MineMedium Mine
    75. Wind
    76. Medium MineMedium Mine
    77. Wind
    78. Medium MineMedium Mine
    79. StarlightStarlight
    80. Medium MineMedium Mine
    81. Wind
    82. Medium MineMedium Mine
    83. Wind
    84. StarlightStarlight
    85. Medium MineMedium Mine
    86. Wind
    87. Medium MineMedium Mine
    88. Wind
    89. StarlightStarlight
    90. Wind
    91. Medium MineMedium Mine
    92. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    93. Medium MineMedium Mine
    94. Wind
    95. UmbraJammer
    96. Wind
    97. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    98. Medium MineMedium Mine
    99. Wind
    100. Medium MineMedium Mine
    101. GraverobberGraverobber
    102. Wind
    103. Wind
    104. GraverobberGraverobber
    105. Wind
    106. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    107. Wind
    108. Wind
    109. GraverobberGraverobber
    110. Wind
    111. GraverobberGraverobber
    112. Wind
    113. GraverobberGraverobber
    114. Wind
    115. GraverobberGraverobber
    116. Wind
    117. GraverobberGraverobber
    118. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (42 OS, 04/10/2026); 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

42.1 OS · 04/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
1302 metal received · 93505 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

Played most by

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