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Standard geo

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Economy-first Geo that rushes geothermal power and T2 constructor, then builds T2 units (mostly Starlight) to send to front while also supplying constructors and rez bots to allies.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 837 distinct matches · 118 players · 57% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 943 · 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 837 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 0:52 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Windfor Air
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · 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 · 25 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Mex
    8. CenturionCenturionfor Geo sea
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:31 · typical 3:27
    14. Wind
    15. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Con turret ×2
    18. Converter ×3
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. Energy storage
    22. Con turret ×3
    23. Converter
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:16 · typical 5:35
    25. Converter ×2
  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 10 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:34
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (50%) · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:53 · typical 7:09
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. BeamerBeamer ×2
    5. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:58 · 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 (32%) · 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 · 81 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:45 · typical 8:04
    3. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    4. UmbraJammer
    5. ProphetRadar vehicle
    6. Converter
    7. MauserMauser
    8. Converter
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. Converter
    11. MauserMauser
    12. Converter
    13. MauserMauser
    14. Converter
    15. MauserMauser
    16. Converter ×3
    17. MauserMauser
    18. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    19. Converter
    20. MauserMauser
    21. Converter
    22. StarlightStarlightdone 9:07 · typical 9:03
    23. Converter ×2
    24. StarlightStarlight
    25. SentrySentry
    26. Wind ×2
    27. StarlightStarlight
    28. SentrySentry
    29. Wind ×3
    30. AmbassadorAmbassadornot finished by 15:00
    31. SentrySentry
    32. Wind
    33. JunoJuno
    34. StarlightStarlight
    35. Wind
    36. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    39. Mex
    40. JaguarJaguar ×2
    41. Wind
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. OverwatchOverwatch
    44. JaguarJaguar
    45. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    46. Wind
    47. ConsulConsul
    48. Wind
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Pond
    51. Wind
    52. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Pond
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. ShredderShredderdone 12:51
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. ShredderShredder
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. ConsulConsulfor Tech
    62. Converter ×2
    63. ShredderShredder
    64. Wind
    65. Converter
    66. StarlightStarlight
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    69. Wind
    70. Cloakable Fusion ReactorCloakable Fusion Reactordone 14:34
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Advanced Vehicle PlantEat Advanced Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. PrudePrudenot finished by 15:00
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    80. Wind
    81. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]VOLT's (39 OS, 06/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:28 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:47 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:20 · in 32% 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

943 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082500
3:00153100
4:00269400
5:00372000
6:00565500
7:00808700
8:0011491042
9:001451354130
10:0017431537260
11:00203831953660
12:002324939131810
13:002606559863205
14:002900183914570
15:0031746105055975
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

[Crd]VOLT

39.3 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
491 metal received · 52579 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=942
Geothermal Powerplant3:27Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=940
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:19–5:58 · n=937
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=905
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:38 · n=674
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:04Middle 50%: 7:40–8:39 · n=865
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=763

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