Geo sea / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard geo sea

The role's normal opening: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, and a geothermal around 7:45 to fund the transition into destroyers, fast assault corvettes and assault frigates.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 636 distinct matches · 100 players · 81% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 682 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:13

0:03Open 3 mex and wind into Bot Lab.
2:49Put up Shipyard with naval turret and BP for defense.
4:27Send out "submarine" then "destroyer" to contest the sea.
7:46Bring geothermal online to fund the fleet.
9:18Add Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transitions.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 636 GAMES

1
20:55
32:48
45:00

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
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 0:55
Economy
- 3Mex
- 3Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:55after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:06–1:17
Some games also: wind for allies (46%)
By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind
The example game in this phase · 8 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:30Wind ×8for Suicide front
3. 1:19Wind
4. 1:25Windfor Air
5. 1:31Wind
6. 1:37Windfor Air
7. 1:43Wind
8. 1:45Bot Labdone 2:01 · typical 1:12
2
Bot Lab to Shipyard
0:55 – 2:48
Economy
- 1Mex
- 1Wind
Order
1. Shipyard ~2:48after 4 mex, 4 winddone ~3:11, middle half 2:50–3:36
Builders
- 3 Con bot
- 2 Lazarus
Some games also: pawn (45%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (34%)
By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind
The example game in this phase · 10 steps
1. 2:02Lazarus ×3
2. 2:27Con bot ×4
3. 2:59Con turret
4. 3:05Lazarus
5. 3:10Mex
6. 3:27Con turret
7. 3:35Pawn
8. 3:38Mex
9. 3:46Pawn
10. 3:57Shipyarddone 4:25 · typical 3:11
3
Shipyard to 5:00
2:48 – 5:00
Economy
- 4Mex
- 1Wind
Builders
- 1 Con ship
Army
- 3 Dolphin
- 1 Skater
- 1 Destroyer
Other
- 1 Radar Tower
Some games also: Sentry (45%) · submarine (44%) · con turret (32%) · converter (30%)
By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 6 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret
The example game in this phase · 14 steps
1. 4:01Energy storage
2. 4:04Mex ×2
3. 4:19Wind ×2
4. 4:26Radar Tower
5. 4:27Submarinedone 4:45 · typical 4:22
6. 4:31Radar Tower
7. 4:32Wind ×2
8. 4:43Mex
9. 4:45Wind
10. 4:46Converter
11. 4:46Con ship
12. 4:51Wind
13. 4:56Converter
14. 4:57Wind
4
5:00 to 10:00
5:00 – 10:00
Economy
- 2Mex
- 12Wind
- 2Converter
Builders
- 1 Con turret
- 1 Con ship
- 1 Grim Reaper
Army
- 1 Sentry
- 5 Dolphin
- 2 Destroyer
- 2 Skater
Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · frigate (42%) · geo (39%) · Harpoon (37%) · Naval Construction Turret (31%)
By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret
The example game in this phase · 175 steps
1. 5:03Wind
2. 5:06Skater
3. 5:10Converter
4. 5:10Wind
5. 5:15Mex
6. 5:16Dolphin
7. 5:17Radar Tower
8. 5:18Wind ×2
9. 5:28Dolphin
10. 5:30Wind ×2
11. 5:37Dolphin
12. 5:38Mex
13. 5:42Wind
14. 5:45Dragon's Teeth
15. 5:45Dolphin
16. 5:48Dragon's Teeth
17. 5:49Wind
18. 5:50Converter
19. 5:51Dragon's Teeth
20. 5:54Dolphin
21. 5:55Wind
22. 5:55Dragon's Teeth ×2
23. 6:01Wind
24. 6:02Dragon's Teeth
25. 6:03Converter
26. 6:05Dragon's Teeth
27. 6:06Grim Reaper
28. 6:08Wind
29. 6:09Dragon's Teeth ×2
30. 6:14Converter
31. 6:16Dragon's Teeth ×2
32. 6:21Mex
33. 6:25Dragon's Teeth ×3
34. 6:35Dolphin
35. 6:37Dragon's Teeth ×2
36. 6:43Con turret
37. 6:44Dolphin
38. 6:46Dragon's Teeth
39. 6:49Con turret
40. 6:50Dragon's Teeth ×3
41. 6:59T2 mexdone 7:35 · typical 9:16
42. 7:02Dolphin
43. 7:02Con turret
44. 7:03Dragon's Teeth
45. 7:04Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
46. 7:07Dragon's Teeth
47. 7:08Energy storage
48. 7:10Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
49. 7:12Dragon's Teeth
50. 7:15Dolphin
51. 7:16Dragon's Teeth ×3
52. 7:26Dolphin
53. 7:29Dragon's Teeth ×3
54. 7:37Dolphin
55. 7:41Dragon's Teeth
56. 7:42Wind
57. 7:44Dolphin
58. 7:46Dragon's Teeth
59. 7:46T2 mex
60. 7:46Wind
61. 7:47Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
62. 7:49Dolphin
63. 7:50Dragon's Teeth
64. 7:52Wind
65. 7:54Dragon's Teeth
66. 7:54Dolphin
67. 7:58Wind
68. 7:58Dragon's Teeth
69. 7:59Dolphin
70. 8:03Dragon's Teeth
71. 8:04Grim Reaper
72. 8:05Wind
73. 8:07Dragon's Teeth ×4
74. 8:21Wind
75. 8:24Dragon's Teeth
76. 8:24T2 mex
77. 8:24Wind
78. 8:34Skater
79. 8:35Wind ×2
80. 8:45Sentry
81. 8:46Wind
82. 8:47Destroyerdone 9:10 · typical 5:35
83. 8:49Wind
84. 8:55Mex
85. 9:07Wind
86. 9:11Frigate
87. 9:12Wind ×4
88. 9:19Frigate
89. 9:22Wind ×2
90. 9:24Sentry
91. 9:27Wind
92. 9:27Frigate
93. 9:28Skater
94. 9:29Wind
95. 9:29Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
96. 9:31Wind
97. 9:33Skater
98. 9:35T2 mex
99. 9:35Wind ×3
100. 9:40Frigate
101. 9:42Con turret
102. 9:43Wind ×2
103. 9:49Metal storage
104. 9:50Mex
105. 9:52Wind ×3
106. 10:01Con turret
107. 10:02Frigate
108. 10:05Wind ×2
109. 10:10Con turret
110. 10:12Wind ×2
111. 10:16Con turret
112. 10:18Mex
113. 10:24Frigate
114. 10:26Con ship
115. 10:27Destroyer
116. 10:55T2 mex
117. 11:12Wind ×9
118. 11:40Metal storage
119. 11:43Bot Labdone 11:47
120. 11:48Con bot ×2
121. 11:53Con ship
122. 11:55Con bot ×2
123. 12:02Advanced Shipyarddone 12:21
124. 12:03Con bot
125. 12:09T2 mex
126. 12:19Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
127. 12:19Con bot
128. 12:24Wind
129. 12:24Con bot
130. 12:29Advanced Construction Sub
131. 12:30Con turret ×2
132. 12:37Wind
133. 12:42Con turret
134. 12:43Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
135. 12:47Wind
136. 12:47Con turret
137. 12:47Wind
138. 12:48Advanced Construction Sub
139. 12:52Aircraft Plantdone 12:58
140. 12:58Wind
141. 12:58Bomber
142. 12:59Wind
143. 13:03Bomber ×2
144. 13:08Wind ×2
145. 13:09Bomber ×4
146. 13:19Wind ×2
147. 13:21Bomber ×2
148. 13:25Con turret ×2
149. 13:30Wind ×2
150. 13:31Bomber
151. 13:31Advanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
152. 13:38Beamer
153. 13:38Bomber
154. 13:40Wind ×4
155. 13:50Beamer
156. 13:51Wind ×2
157. 13:57Bomber
158. 13:58Wind ×8
159. 14:13Beamer
160. 14:13Wind
161. 14:14Bot Labdone 14:18
162. 14:20Beamer
163. 14:20Wind ×4
164. 14:27Beamer
165. 14:28Wind
166. 14:30Light transport ×2
167. 14:35Wind
168. 14:35Light transport
169. 14:36Wind ×2
170. 14:38Light transport
171. 14:43Wind
172. 14:44Light transport
173. 14:48Wind ×4
174. 14:58Bomber
175. 14:59Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is haaven's (45 OS, 22/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

2 Wind to Air or Suicide frontfirst at 1:41 · in 65% of games

You get

1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 77% of games
1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:04 · in 66% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:42 · in 89% 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

682 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Own metal lost: This build
1:00	395	0	0
2:00	928	0	0
3:00	1603	0	0
4:00	2934	0	51
5:00	4145	175	74
6:00	5548	541	325
7:00	7103	1018	661
8:00	8779	1792	1050
9:00	10673	2558	1702
10:00	12960	3420	2269
11:00	15696	4680	3159
12:00	18702	5716	3914
13:00	22104	6859	4765
14:00	25801	7987	5656
15:00	29141	9124	6705

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Armada geo sea nearly matches Cortex's economy numbers but wins slightly more often at 53%.

+ Metal produced reaches 28785 by 15:00, the highest of the sea builds
+ Own metal lost of 6895 stays well under enemy metal destroyed's 9048

− Geothermal only lands in 58% of games by 7:34
− T2 factory completes in only 40% of games by 12:43

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

haaven

45.0 OS · 22/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2828 metal received · 151877 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:06–1:17 · n=663

Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=674

Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:38 · n=413

Corsair5:35Middle 50%: 4:50–6:34 · n=632

Geothermal Powerplant7:45Middle 50%: 6:47–9:11 · n=423

Advanced Metal Extractor9:16Middle 50%: 8:36–10:06 · n=595

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Standard geo sea

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Shipyard

Shipyard to 5:00

5:00 to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

haaven

Typical milestones

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