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Standard geo sea

Armada Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo sea play: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, geothermal around 7:40 to fund the later fleet transition.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 743 distinct matches · 102 players · 80% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 793 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:13

  1. Open 3 mex and wind into Bot Lab.
  2. Put up Shipyard with naval turret and BP for defense.
  3. Send out "submarine" then "destroyer" to contest the sea.
  4. Bring geothermal online to fund the fleet.
  5. Add Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transitions.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 743 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 (44%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:56 · 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 2:50–3:36
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus

    Some games also: pawn (43%) · con turret (37%) · crossbow (35%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 88 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. ShipyardShipyardfor Frontdone 2:34 · typical 3:11
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. PawnPawn
    9. Construction ShipCon ship
    10. Mex
    11. SkaterSkater
    12. Mex
    13. SkaterSkater
    14. DolphinDolphin
    15. Wind
    16. DolphinDolphin
    17. Mex
    18. DolphinDolphin ×2
    19. Mex
    20. DolphinDolphin
    21. EelSubmarinedone 4:08 · typical 4:21
    22. Mex ×2
    23. EelSubmarine
    24. Con turretfor Front
    25. Energy storage
    26. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    27. EelSubmarine
    28. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:51 · typical 5:36
    29. Mex
    30. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:14 · typical 7:46
    31. Wind
    32. DolphinDolphin
    33. Wind
    34. DolphinDolphin
    35. Wind
    36. DolphinDolphin
    37. Wind
    38. DolphinDolphin
    39. Wind
    40. SkaterSkater
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. CorsairDestroyer
    45. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    46. Wind
    47. HarpoonHarpoon
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:06 · typical 9:17
    49. Wind
    50. CorsairDestroyer
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    53. Wind
    54. DolphinDolphin
    55. Wind
    56. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    57. SkaterSkater
    58. Wind
    59. CorsairDestroyer
    60. Wind
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Con turretfor Front
    63. CorsairDestroyer
    64. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    65. Wind
    66. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    67. Wind
    68. DolphinDolphin
    69. Wind
    70. SkaterSkater
    71. Wind
    72. CorsairDestroyer
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Wind
    76. CorsairDestroyer
    77. Mex
    78. Wind
    79. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    80. Wind
    81. DolphinDolphin
    82. Wind
    83. SkaterSkater
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Mex
    88. ShipyardShipyarddone 13:04
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Dolphin3 Dolphin
    • Skater1 Skater
    • Corsair1 Destroyer
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: submarine (44%) · Sentry (44%) · converter (32%) · pawn (32%) · con turret (31%)

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

  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    • Grim Reaper1 Grim Reaper
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Dolphin5 Dolphin
    • Corsair2 Destroyer
    • Skater2 Skater

    Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · frigate (40%) · geo (40%) · Harpoon (39%) · Naval Construction Turret (34%)

    By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Construction ShipCon ship
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 14:02
    4. Construction ShipCon ship ×4
    5. LongbowMissile cruiserdone 14:23
    6. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is griffjack's (36 OS, 01/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:41 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 74% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:05 · in 63% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:41 · 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

793 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160200
4:002919051
5:00414517674
6:005553544311
7:0071121005650
8:00877617711050
9:001068325511695
10:001296934812275
11:001568746893185
12:001869357913974
13:002186269034811
14:002559180595676
15:002903091306700
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

griffjack

35.5 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
105 metal received · 22176 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=761
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=782
Eel4:21Middle 50%: 3:41–5:34 · n=474
Corsair5:36Middle 50%: 4:51–6:34 · n=732
Geothermal Powerplant7:46Middle 50%: 6:48–9:14 · n=484
Advanced Metal Extractor9:17Middle 50%: 8:37–10:06 · n=691

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