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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 1:21 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:19 · typical 3:28
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Energy storage
    8. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    9. Con turret ×3
    10. Converter
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter ×4
    13. Energy storage
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Con turret
    18. 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 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 · 15 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:40 · typical 5:35
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Converter
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Converter
    8. SentrySentry
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:54 · typical 7:09
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Converter
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Converter
    15. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:10 · 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 · 171 steps
    1. GroundhogGroundhog
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    5. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:52 · typical 8:03
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    8. Light MineLight Mine
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    10. Light MineLight Mine
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. Light MineLight Mine
    13. Wind
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. Light MineLight Mine
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    17. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    18. Light MineLight Mine
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    20. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. Light MineLight Mine
    23. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    24. StarlightStarlightdone 8:20 · typical 9:01
    25. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    26. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    27. Wind
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    30. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    32. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    33. Light MineLight Mine
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    35. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    36. Light MineLight Mine
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. Light MineLight Mine
    39. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    40. Light MineLight Mine
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    42. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    43. Light MineLight Mine
    44. Wind
    45. Light MineLight Mine
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    47. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    48. Light MineLight Mine
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    50. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    51. UmbraJammer
    52. Light MineLight Mine
    53. Wind
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    56. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    57. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    58. ProphetRadar vehicle
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    60. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    61. Light MineLight Mine
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    64. Light MineLight Mine
    65. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    66. Wind
    67. Light MineLight Mine
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    69. StarlightStarlight
    70. Light MineLight Mine
    71. Wind
    72. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    73. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    75. Light MineLight Mine
    76. Wind
    77. Light MineLight Mine
    78. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    79. Light MineLight Mine
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    81. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    82. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    83. Light MineLight Mine
    84. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    85. Light MineLight Mine
    86. Wind
    87. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    88. Light MineLight Mine
    89. StarlightStarlight
    90. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    91. Wind
    92. Light MineLight Mine
    93. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    94. Light MineLight Mine
    95. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    96. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    97. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    98. Light MineLight Mine
    99. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    100. Light MineLight Mine
    101. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    102. Wind
    103. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    104. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    105. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    106. Wind
    107. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    108. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    109. Light MineLight Mine
    110. Wind
    111. Light MineLight Mine
    112. JaguarJaguar
    113. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    114. Wind
    115. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    116. JaguarJaguar
    117. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    118. Wind
    119. Light MineLight Mine
    120. JaguarJaguar
    121. Light MineLight Mine
    122. Wind
    123. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    124. JaguarJaguar
    125. Wind
    126. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    127. JaguarJaguar
    128. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    129. Wind
    130. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    131. JaguarJaguar
    132. Light MineLight Mine
    133. Wind
    134. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    135. JaguarJaguar
    136. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    137. Wind
    138. Light MineLight Mine
    139. Wind
    140. Light MineLight Mine
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Light MineLight Mine
    143. Wind
    144. Light MineLight Mine
    145. Wind
    146. Light MineLight Mine
    147. Wind
    148. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Light MineLight Mine
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Light MineLight Mine
    153. Wind
    154. Light MineLight Mine
    155. Wind
    156. Light MineLight Mine
    157. Wind
    158. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    159. Wind ×2
    160. Light MineLight Mine
    161. Wind
    162. Light MineLight Mine
    163. Wind ×6
    164. Light MineLight Mine
    165. Wind
    166. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    167. Wind
    168. Light MineLight Mine
    169. Wind
    170. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    171. 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 ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
68 metal received · 95418 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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