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Standard geo sea

Armada Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Shipyard in the cove backed by a bot lab, pushing out early submarines and destroyers to contest the sea while teching up to a geothermal plant around 7:46, the role's bread-and-butter naval contest.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 803 distinct matches · 105 players · 80% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 859 · 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 803 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 1:06–1:17

    Some games also: wind for allies (43%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Wind
    4. Energy storage
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 2:50–3:37
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus

    Some games also: pawn (44%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (36%)

    By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 78 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    3. Con turret
    4. Mex ×2
    5. PawnPawn ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. PawnPawn
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Con turret
    11. PawnPawn ×2
    12. SentrySentry
    13. CrossbowCrossbow
    14. Wind
    15. CrossbowCrossbow
    16. Wind ×3
    17. SentrySentry
    18. Construction BotCon bot
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Wind
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Con turret
    24. Construction BotCon bot
    25. SentrySentry
    26. Construction BotCon bot
    27. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    28. Construction BotCon bot
    29. SentrySentry
    30. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:58 · typical 7:46
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    34. SentrySentry
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    36. SentrySentry
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    38. Con turret
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    40. SentrySentry
    41. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    42. SentrySentry
    43. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    44. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    46. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    48. NettleNettle
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    50. Wind
    51. SentrySentry
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. AnemoneAnemone
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Wind
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    57. Converter
    58. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:23
    59. Wind
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    61. AnemoneAnemone
    62. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. Wind
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. AnemoneAnemone
    69. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    72. RocketeerRocketeer
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    76. Construction BotCon bot
    77. Wind
    78. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00 · typical 3:11
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

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

    Some games also: destroyer (50%) · submarine (44%) · Sentry (43%) · converter (33%) · pawn (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
    • Grim Reaper2 Grim Reaper
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Dolphin4 Dolphin
    • Skater2 Skater
    • Corsair2 Destroyer

    Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · Harpoon (40%) · geo (40%) · frigate (38%) · Naval Construction Turret (33%)

    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 · 102 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    2. Converter
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    6. BeamerBeamer
    7. Converter
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    9. Wind
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. Converter
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    13. Wind
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. Converter
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    17. Wind
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:24 · typical 9:19
    20. Wind
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. BeamerBeamer
    23. Converter
    24. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00
    25. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. BeamerBeamer
    29. Converter
    30. BeamerBeamer
    31. Wind
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Converter
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. Converter
    40. Wind
    41. GauntletGauntlet
    42. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:48
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    45. Con turret
    46. StorkLight transport
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    49. Wind
    50. StorkLight transport
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. StorkLight transport ×3
    54. Metal storage
    55. StorkLight transport
    56. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    57. Con turret ×3
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    59. Con turret ×4
    60. BlinkScout plane
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. ShipyardShipyarddone 13:36
    63. BlinkScout plane
    64. Pit BullPit Bull
    65. BlinkScout plane
    66. AnemoneAnemone
    67. BlinkScout plane
    68. AnemoneAnemone
    69. BlinkScout plane
    70. AnemoneAnemone
    71. CorsairDestroyerdone 14:14 · typical 5:36
    72. BlinkScout plane
    73. Pit BullPit Bull
    74. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    75. Wind ×3
    76. DolphinDolphin
    77. Wind ×2
    78. DolphinDolphin
    79. Wind ×2
    80. DolphinDolphin
    81. Wind
    82. DolphinDolphin
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Construction ShipCon ship
    85. Wind ×2
    86. DolphinDolphin
    87. Wind ×2
    88. SkaterSkater
    89. Wind ×2
    90. CorsairDestroyer
    91. Mex
    92. Wind ×4
    93. DolphinDolphin
    94. Wind ×2
    95. DolphinDolphin
    96. Wind
    97. BeamerBeamer
    98. Wind
    99. DolphinDolphin
    100. Wind ×2
    101. DolphinDolphin
    102. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SusCheeze's (44 OS, 03/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Air or Techfirst at 1:41 · in 60% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 73% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:05 · in 61% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 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

859 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160600
4:002902050
5:00414218160
6:005551546300
7:0071071003622
8:00873617131011
9:001061624701665
10:001290533572248
11:001549945763166
12:001850357073963
13:002176468664834
14:002543779055686
15:002895489996664
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

SusCheeze

44.5 OS · 03/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
1 metal received · 56993 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=825
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:37 · n=848
Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:34 · n=505
Corsair5:36Middle 50%: 4:52–6:35 · n=796
Geothermal Powerplant7:46Middle 50%: 6:51–9:14 · n=521
Advanced Metal Extractor9:19Middle 50%: 8:37–10:06 · n=748

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