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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 · 1374 distinct matches · 176 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1530 · 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 1374 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 · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3for Pond
    2. Wind ×5for Pond
  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 (38%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×3for Pond
    2. Mexfor Pond
    3. Wind ×2for Pond
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Mexfor Pond
  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 · 3 steps
    1. Mexfor Pond
    2. NettleNettle
    3. Naval Energy Converter ×2for Pond
  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 · 131 steps
    1. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    2. Mex ×2
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:21
    7. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    8. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    9. Construction ShipCon ship
    10. DolphinDolphin
    11. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    12. Naval Construction Turret
    13. Naval Energy Storage
    14. DolphinDolphin
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:11 · typical 9:20
    17. Wind ×3
    18. DolphinDolphin
    19. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    20. Wind
    21. Tidal
    22. Wind
    23. Tidal
    24. DolphinDolphin
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Tidal ×2
    27. DolphinDolphin
    28. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    29. Tidal
    30. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    31. Tidal
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. StorkLight transport
    34. Tidal
    35. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    36. Tidal ×2
    37. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. Naval Construction Turret
    40. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    41. Naval Construction Turret
    42. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    43. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    44. Naval Construction Turret
    45. Tidal
    46. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    47. Naval Construction Turret
    48. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    49. Tidal
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. Naval Construction Turret
    52. Con turret
    53. Tidal ×2
    54. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 11:44
    55. Wind
    56. Tidal
    57. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    58. Wind ×4
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    64. Tidal
    65. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. VoyagerVoyager
    69. Wind
    70. Naval Construction Turret
    71. Tidal
    72. VoyagerVoyager
    73. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 12:31
    74. Wind
    75. Naval Construction Turret
    76. Wind
    77. VoyagerVoyager
    78. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 13:47
    79. Converter
    80. Naval Construction Turret
    81. Wind
    82. Naval Construction Turret
    83. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    84. Tidal
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Advanced ShipyardEat Advanced Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    87. Naval Construction Turret
    88. Converter
    89. Tidal
    90. Wind
    91. Tidal
    92. Wind
    93. Tidal ×3
    94. Wind
    95. Tidal ×3
    96. Converter
    97. Tidal ×3
    98. Con turret
    99. Tidal
    100. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    101. Tidal ×4
    102. Wind ×3
    103. Converter
    104. Naval Energy Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 14:03
    107. Converter
    108. Con turret
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. T2 converter
    112. Wind
    113. Con turret ×3
    114. Wind
    115. Con turret
    116. EpochEpochnot finished by 15:00
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind
    121. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    122. Wind ×3
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×3
    131. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (41 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

1530 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002876040
5:00412519053
6:005516531292
7:007055990625
8:00872116841033
9:001057824611594
10:001280633672241
11:001538944373115
12:001847954833798
13:002180264554597
14:002543175645374
15:002900384626156
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

_X_

40.9 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

48 received units · includes a constructor
1089 metal received · 31690 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=1487
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1509
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:46–5:37 · n=931
Corsair5:40Middle 50%: 4:57–6:38 · n=1408
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:49–9:30 · n=968
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1339

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