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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:19 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Energy storage
    7. Mex
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:19 · typical 3:29
    9. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×3
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×5
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:10 · typical 5:38
    20. Wind
  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 · 8 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:51 · typical 7:11
    7. BeamerBeamer
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 109 steps
    1. BeamerBeamer
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:35
    3. HoundHound
    4. HoundHound ×3for Pond
    5. HoundHound
    6. ButlerButler ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    9. Wind ×2
    10. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 9:15
    11. Wind ×7
    12. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 9:37
    13. Wind ×2
    14. TracerTracer
    15. Wind ×2
    16. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×8
    18. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ArbalestArbalest
    21. Wind
    22. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    23. Wind ×4
    24. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    25. Wind
    26. CompassRadar botfor Pond
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ArbalestArbalest
    35. Wind ×5
    36. PlatypusPlatypus
    37. Wind
    38. PlatypusPlatypus
    39. Wind ×2
    40. PlatypusPlatypus
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. PlatypusPlatypus
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. BeamerBeamer
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. BeamerBeamer
    76. Wind
    77. Mex
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Mex
    85. BeamerBeamer
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    89. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 14:38
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. BeamerBeamer
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    101. Wind
    102. Converter
    103. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind
    109. BeamerBeamer

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]Bertus9912'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 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

[NWP]Bertus9912

31.5 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

17 received units · includes a constructor
281 metal received · 91734 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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