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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:34 · 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 · 29 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. Con turret
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:35 · typical 3:29
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×3
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
  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 · 17 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:35 · typical 5:38
    4. Wind
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. PrudePrudedone 7:20
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:28 · typical 7:06
  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 · 88 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×4
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:40 · typical 8:01
    7. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Con turret
    10. Converter
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. StarlightStarlightdone 8:56 · typical 9:03
    17. Wind ×2
    18. StarlightStarlight
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    24. Wind
    25. Converter ×2
    26. Wind
    27. StarlightStarlight
    28. Wind ×4
    29. UmbraJammer
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ProphetRadar vehicle
    32. Wind
    33. StarlightStarlight
    34. Wind ×2
    35. StarlightStarlight
    36. Wind
    37. JaguarJaguar ×2
    38. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    39. Wind
    40. JaguarJaguar ×3
    41. Wind
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. Wind
    44. JaguarJaguar
    45. Wind ×3
    46. JaguarJaguar
    47. Wind ×4
    48. JaguarJaguar
    49. Wind
    50. ProphetRadar vehicle
    51. Wind ×2
    52. JaguarJaguar
    53. Wind
    54. JaguarJaguar
    55. Wind ×4
    56. JaguarJaguar
    57. Wind
    58. JaguarJaguar
    59. Wind
    60. JaguarJaguar
    61. Wind
    62. JaguarJaguar
    63. Wind ×2
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. Wind
    66. JaguarJaguar
    67. Wind
    68. JaguarJaguar
    69. Wind
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    72. Wind
    73. UmbraJammer
    74. Wind ×3
    75. JaguarJaguar
    76. Wind
    77. JaguarJaguar
    78. Wind ×2
    79. JaguarJaguar ×2
    80. Wind ×2
    81. JaguarJaguar
    82. Wind
    83. JaguarJaguar
    84. Wind ×2
    85. JaguarJaguar
    86. Wind ×2
    87. JaguarJaguar
    88. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is JesterB's (30 OS, 12/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:17 · 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

JesterB

30.3 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
127 metal received · 61903 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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