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Standard geo sea

Armada Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's baseline: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, early destroyer and submarine to contest the sea, with geothermal powering the economy as the game transitions into a naval/amphibious mix.

Usually shipyard in the cove (89%)

#naval #eco · 1379 distinct matches · 176 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1535 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:12

  1. Open 3 mex and wind, then drop Bot Lab by 1:12.
  2. Build Shipyard in the cove to start the naval contest.
  3. Pump submarine then destroyer to contest enemy sea entry.
  4. Add geothermal powerplant to fund the economy transition.
  5. Upgrade to Advanced Metal Extractor as eco scaling finishes.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1379 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 Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:06–1:18

    Some games also: wind for allies (46%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:13 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 4 mex, 4 winddone ~3:11, middle half 2:48–3:37
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus

    Some games also: pawn (41%) · con turret (39%) · crossbow (38%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:56 · typical 3:11
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Dolphin3 Dolphin
    • Skater1 Skater
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: destroyer (48%) · submarine (44%) · Sentry (44%) · converter (33%) · con turret (32%)

    By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 7 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 27 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Con turret
    3. Mex
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction ShipCon ship
    6. DolphinDolphin
    7. Mex
    8. CrossbowCrossbow
    9. Mex
    10. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    11. DolphinDolphin
    12. Mex
    13. DolphinDolphin
    14. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    15. PawnPawn
    16. Mex
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. Mex ×2
    19. Wind
    20. CorsairDestroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:40
    21. DolphinDolphin
    22. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    23. Wind
    24. DolphinDolphin
    25. Wind
    26. EllysawFrigate
    27. Naval Construction Turret
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Grim Reaper1 Grim Reaper
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Dolphin4 Dolphin
    • Skater2 Skater
    • Corsair2 Destroyer

    Some games also: Harpoon (42%) · frigate (42%) · geo (42%) · Naval Construction Turret (35%) · submarine (30%)

    By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 20 wind · 1 geo · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 92 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:29 · typical 7:53
    3. Wind
    4. SkaterSkater
    5. Wind
    6. Naval Construction Turret
    7. Wind
    8. DolphinDolphin
    9. Wind
    10. Naval Construction Turret
    11. Wind
    12. DolphinDolphin
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. DolphinDolphin ×3
    16. CorsairDestroyer
    17. HarpoonHarpoon
    18. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    19. AnemoneAnemone
    20. NettleNettle
    21. CorsairDestroyer
    22. DolphinDolphin
    23. Mexfor Suicide front
    24. EllysawFrigate
    25. CorsairDestroyer
    26. DolphinDolphin ×2
    27. Mex
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:13 · typical 9:20
    29. DolphinDolphin
    30. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. DolphinDolphin
    33. Mex
    34. DolphinDolphin ×2
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. DolphinDolphin ×3
    37. Construction ShipCon ship
    38. Mex
    39. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:23
    40. Con turret
    41. Mex
    42. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    43. Con turret
    44. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    45. Con turret ×2
    46. CauteriserCauteriser
    47. Con turret ×2
    48. Naval Metal Storage
    49. ShipyardShipyarddone 11:39
    50. Construction ShipCon ship
    51. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:14
    54. Naval Construction Turret
    55. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 13:22
    56. Naval Construction Turret
    57. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    58. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    59. HarpoonHarpoon
    60. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    61. SkaterSkater
    62. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    63. ButlerButler
    64. SkaterSkater
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    67. ButlerButler ×4
    68. VoyagerVoyager
    69. ButlerButler
    70. SkaterSkater
    71. ButlerButler
    72. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:49
    73. VoyagerVoyager
    74. SkaterSkater
    75. Tidal
    76. ButlerButler
    77. VoyagerVoyager
    78. ButlerButler
    79. SkaterSkater
    80. Tidal
    81. SkaterSkater
    82. VoyagerVoyager
    83. Tidal
    84. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    85. SkaterSkater
    86. Con turret
    87. VoyagerVoyager
    88. Tidal
    89. SkaterSkater
    90. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    91. SkaterSkater
    92. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is arcsiz's (36 OS, 14/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:40 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:53 · in 74% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:04 · in 65% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:43 · in 90% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

1535 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002876040
5:00412519054
6:005516531295
7:007054990625
8:00872016851035
9:001057824611595
10:001280633692241
11:001538944353116
12:001848154873794
13:002180264554582
14:002543775645371
15:002900384646155
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo sea play wins slightly less than half the time but builds a strong metal base by 15:00 with moderate losses.

  • + Metal produced reaches 29210 by 15:00, well above Beach sea's early pace.
  • + Corsair (destroyer) makes up 34% of army, a clear naval focus.
  • − Own metal lost climbs to 6339 by 15:00 from sea skirmishes.
  • − Geothermal only completes in 58% of games, an inconsistent power spike.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

arcsiz

35.7 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
1014 metal received · 45680 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:06–1:18 · n=1492
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1514
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:46–5:37 · n=936
Corsair5:40Middle 50%: 4:57–6:39 · n=1413
Geothermal Powerplant7:53Middle 50%: 6:49–9:30 · n=973
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1344

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