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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's usual economy-first play: geothermal into T2 constructor and Advanced Geothermal, then T2 units like Starlight brought to front for the team.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (72%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 1318 distinct matches · 232 players · 55% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 1537 · 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 1318 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 1:18 · 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 · 35 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    7. Con turret
    8. Energy storage
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Mex
    11. Con turret
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. LazarusLazarus ×2
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:33 · typical 3:29
    15. Con turret
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Con turret
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Windfor Beach sea
    28. Converter
    29. Windfor Beach sea
    30. Converter ×3
    31. Con turret
    32. Wind
    33. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformnot finished by 15:00
    34. Con turret
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:04 · typical 5:38
  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 · 14 steps
    1. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Windfor Beach sea
    4. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:40 · typical 7:11
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Windfor Beach sea
    7. Converter
    8. Windfor Beach sea
    9. Converter
    10. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 6:49
    11. Wind ×3for Beach sea
    12. Construction HovercraftCon hovercraft
    13. Converter
    14. Windfor Beach sea
  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 · 81 steps
    1. SeekerSeeker
    2. Converter
    3. SeekerSeeker
    4. Converter
    5. SeekerSeeker ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:46 · typical 8:01
    8. SeekerSeeker
    9. Converter
    10. Windfor Beach sea
    11. Converter
    12. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    13. Windfor Beach sea
    14. Converter
    15. Windfor Beach sea
    16. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    17. Windfor Beach sea
    18. Converter
    19. Windfor Beach sea
    20. UmbraJammer
    21. Converter
    22. Windfor Beach sea
    23. Converter
    24. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 8:19
    25. Converter
    26. AmbassadorAmbassador
    27. Con turret
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    29. JaguarJaguar
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    31. Wind
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    33. JaguarJaguar
    34. Wind
    35. StarlightStarlightdone 9:14 · typical 9:03
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. JaguarJaguar
    39. ConsulConsul
    40. Wind
    41. StarlightStarlight
    42. Wind ×3
    43. Converter
    44. StarlightStarlight
    45. Wind
    46. ArbalestArbalest
    47. Wind ×2
    48. StarlightStarlight
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. ArbalestArbalest
    53. Wind ×2
    54. JaguarJaguar
    55. Wind
    56. JaguarJaguar
    57. Converter
    58. StarlightStarlight
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    62. Wind ×3
    63. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:54
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. JaguarJaguar
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Naval Construction Turretfor Beach sea
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:01
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Naval Construction Turret
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Fusion ReactorFusion
    78. Con turret
    79. Converter
    80. Con turret ×2
    81. ArbalestArbalest

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Vaticineur's (33 OS, 13/10/2026); 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 87% 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 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

1537 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0085900
3:00152700
4:00267000
5:00369400
6:00563800
7:00802600
8:001134600
9:00144064384
10:0017280472198
11:00201251745520
12:002299536181605
13:002573558372970
14:002858982394432
15:0031360101725586
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

Vaticineur

32.6 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
488 metal received · 53698 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=1536
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:13–3:47 · n=1528
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:01 · n=1528
Vehicle Plant7:06Middle 50%: 6:39–7:32 · n=1486
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:11Middle 50%: 6:51–7:41 · n=1112
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:01Middle 50%: 7:40–8:33 · n=1421
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=1284

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