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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo economy build: Bot Lab into Geothermal, Advanced Metal Extractor and a Vehicle Plant into Advanced Geothermal, transitioning into T2 constructor and Starlights to supply front and allies.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 · 848 distinct matches · 119 players · 56% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 956 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

  1. Open mex and wind, start bot lab immediately.
  2. Finish bot lab and begin feeding army and cons.
  3. Finish geothermal plant to fund the T2 push.
  4. Push T2 constructor, then advanced geothermal by 7:15.
  5. Bring first Starlight to front, switch into T2 con supply for allies.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 848 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 ~1:09, 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 1:24 · typical 1:09
  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 · 16 steps
    1. TickTick ×5for Pond
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Energy storage
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:40 · typical 3:27
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. Energy storage
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Converter ×6
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 58% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 10 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 · 6 steps
    1. Converter ×13
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:01 · typical 5:35
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    5. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:15 · typical 7:09
    6. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:26 · 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 Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle for allies
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (50%) · 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 · 172 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. BlitzBlitz ×14
    3. SentrySentry
    4. BlitzBlitz ×2
    5. SentrySentry
    6. BlitzBlitz ×2
    7. SentrySentry
    8. BlitzBlitz ×3
    9. SentrySentry
    10. BlitzBlitz ×14
    11. BlitzBlitz ×7for Front
    12. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:33
    13. BlitzBlitz ×11for Front
    14. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:05
    15. BlitzBlitz ×5for Front
    16. StorkLight transport
    17. BlitzBlitzfor Front
    18. Con turret
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. StorkLight transport ×2
    21. ButlerButler
    22. Con turret
    23. ButlerButler ×3
    24. Con turret
    25. ButlerButler ×2
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Con turret
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Con turret
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Con turret
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×2
    41. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Suicide frontdone 12:39
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. PlatypusPlatypus
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. PlatypusPlatypus
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter ×2
    50. PlatypusPlatypus
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. PlatypusPlatypus
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. PlatypusPlatypus
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. PlatypusPlatypus
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. PlatypusPlatypus
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. PlatypusPlatypus
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    81. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×2
    87. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Front
    88. Wind
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Wind ×2
    91. ButlerButler
    92. Wind
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind
    95. ButlerButler
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind
    99. RattlesnakeRattlesnakefor Front
    100. Wind
    101. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:14
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter ×2
    104. Wind ×2
    105. TickTick ×2
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. TickTick
    109. Wind
    110. TickTick
    111. Converter
    112. TickTick ×2
    113. Wind
    114. TickTick
    115. Converter
    116. TickTick ×2
    117. Wind
    118. TickTick
    119. Wind
    120. TickTick
    121. Converter
    122. TickTick
    123. Wind
    124. TickTick ×3
    125. Wind
    126. TickTick
    127. Wind
    128. TickTick
    129. Converter
    130. TickTick
    131. Wind
    132. TickTick ×2
    133. Converter ×2
    134. TickTick
    135. Wind ×4
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×3
    145. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter ×2
    148. Construction BotCon bot
    149. Wind ×4
    150. Converter
    151. PlatypusPlatypus
    152. Wind
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter ×2
    156. PlatypusPlatypus
    157. Wind ×4
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind
    162. PlatypusPlatypus
    163. Wind ×3
    164. Converter
    165. Wind
    166. Converter
    167. PlatypusPlatypus
    168. Wind ×4
    169. Converter
    170. PlatypusPlatypus
    171. Wind
    172. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (43 OS, 08/10/2026); 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 8:45 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · in 31% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 94% 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

956 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082000
3:00153000
4:00269400
5:00372100
6:00565800
7:00810200
8:0011503042
9:001453854130
10:0017434536260
11:00203841955668
12:002325139251832
13:002607360253207
14:002899784604584
15:0031759105605969
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo play, the only build here with a team win rate matching Front at 54%, and by far the heaviest metal producer at 17416 by 10:00.

  • + Metal produced hits 17416 by 10:00, well above every other role at that point.
  • + Starlight makes up 33% of the army composition, a strong T2 presence.
  • − Own metal lost jumps to 6061 by 15:00 after staying at 0 through 10:00, a late spike.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

DRM

42.5 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
539 metal received · 134559 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:09Middle 50%: 0:58–1:21 · n=955
Geothermal Powerplant3:27Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=953
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:19–5:58 · n=949
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=922
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:39 · n=684
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:03Middle 50%: 7:39–8:38 · n=877
Starlight9:02Middle 50%: 8:31–9:44 · n=777

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