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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 · 1353 distinct matches · 173 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1508 · 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 1353 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
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:18 · 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 (42%) · con turret (39%) · crossbow (39%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:24 · 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%) · Sentry (44%) · submarine (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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. PawnPawn
    4. SkaterSkater
    5. Mex
    6. Energy storage
    7. SkaterSkater
    8. Mex
    9. EelSubmarinedone 3:50 · typical 4:27
    10. Mex
    11. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    12. EelSubmarine
    13. DolphinDolphin
    14. Mex
    15. DolphinDolphin ×2
    16. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    17. Mex
    18. EelSubmarine
  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 (41%) · Naval Construction Turret (35%) · submarine (31%)

    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 · 78 steps
    1. EelSubmarine
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Naval Construction Turret
    4. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:46 · typical 5:39
    5. BeamerBeamer
    6. Naval Energy Converter
    7. CorsairDestroyer
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:26 · typical 9:20
    9. EllysawFrigate
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. EllysawFrigate ×3
    12. BeamerBeamer
    13. SkaterSkater
    14. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    15. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    17. Tidal
    18. Construction ShipCon ship
    19. Tidal
    20. CorsairDestroyer
    21. Tidal
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Mex ×2
    24. Tidal ×2
    25. Mex
    26. CorsairDestroyer
    27. Tidal ×2
    28. PincerPincer
    29. OppressorDestroyerdone 10:14
    30. NettleNettle
    31. Tidal
    32. SkaterSkater
    33. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    34. Tidal
    35. Naval Construction Turret
    36. SkaterSkater
    37. NettleNettle
    38. SkaterSkater
    39. Tidal ×3
    40. Mex
    41. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:11
    42. Construction ShipCon ship
    43. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 13:29
    44. Mex
    45. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    46. SkaterSkater
    47. Mex
    48. VoyagerVoyager
    49. NettleNettle
    50. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:45
    51. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    52. VoyagerVoyager
    53. BeamerBeamer
    54. VoyagerVoyager
    55. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 14:06
    56. VoyagerVoyager
    57. HavenHaven
    58. Tidal
    59. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    60. Tidal ×2
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    63. Tidal
    64. SalamanderSalamander
    65. Tidal
    66. BeamerBeamer
    67. SalamanderSalamander
    68. Tidal
    69. Naval Construction Turret
    70. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    71. Tidal
    72. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    73. Tidal
    74. CoralCoral
    75. Tidal
    76. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    77. MaelstromMaelstromnot finished by 15:00
    78. Tidal

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]HahnII's (31 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:41 · 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

1508 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002877040
5:00412619054
6:005518531295
7:007056993625
8:00872116891025
9:001057824601595
10:001280333622244
11:001538344153110
12:001846854653798
13:002177264294605
14:002537275585383
15:002893884516202
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

[Crd]HahnII

31.1 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

15 received units · includes a constructor
429 metal received · 72582 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=1466
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1488
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:37 · n=918
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1388
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=950
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:38–10:10 · n=1319

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