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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 · 836 distinct matches · 117 players · 57% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 942 · 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 836 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:58 · 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 · 24 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. TickTick ×2
    9. Mex
    10. TickTick ×5
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    12. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Con turret
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. Con turret
    18. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    19. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    20. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:07 · typical 3:27
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Mex
    23. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 5:33
    24. Converter ×3
  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 (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 · 7 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. SharpshooterSniper botdone 6:11
    3. Wind ×4
    4. GunslingerGunslingerdone 7:11
    5. Wind
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Wind
  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 · 43 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. GunslingerGunslinger
    3. SharpshooterSniper bot
    4. Wind
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    7. BeamerBeamer
    8. Wind ×4
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    10. Con turret
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:30 · typical 5:35
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind
    17. Converter ×3
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. SharpshooterSniper bot
    21. Wind ×12
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind
    26. Con turret
    27. WelderWelder
    28. Wind
    29. Con turret
    30. WelderWelder
    31. Wind
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. PrudePrudedone 13:00
    35. Energy storage
    36. T2 converter
    37. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    38. T2 converter
    39. Con turret ×2
    40. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    41. Con turret
    42. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:54
    43. Con turret ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Buckyo's (35 OS, 07/10/2026); 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

942 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082400
3:00153100
4:00269500
5:00372000
6:00565400
7:00808500
8:0011491042
9:001452354130
10:0017432538260
11:00203841952663
12:002325139131804
13:002606459743205
14:002899783854565
15:0031746104825969
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

Buckyo

35.4 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
449 metal received · 135240 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=941
Geothermal Powerplant3:27Middle 50%: 3:11–3:44 · n=939
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:19–5:58 · n=936
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:34 · n=904
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:09Middle 50%: 6:50–7:38 · n=673
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:04Middle 50%: 7:40–8:39 · n=864
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:32–9:47 · n=763

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