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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 · 1349 distinct matches · 173 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1504 · 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 1349 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:13 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Con turret
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. PawnPawn
    7. Energy storage
    8. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:57 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    6. Mex
    7. Converter
    8. SentrySentry
    9. SkaterSkater
    10. Mex
    11. DolphinDolphin
    12. Tidal
    13. DolphinDolphin
    14. Mex
    15. Tidal
    16. Mex
    17. DolphinDolphin
    18. Tidal
    19. Converter
    20. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:18 · typical 5:39
    21. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    22. Tidal
    23. Con turret
    24. SentrySentry
    25. Tidal
    26. HarpoonHarpoon
  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 · 80 steps
    1. EllysawFrigate
    2. Mex
    3. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:37 · typical 7:52
    4. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    5. EllysawFrigate
    6. HarpoonHarpoon ×2
    7. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    8. Converter ×2
    9. Construction ShipCon ship
    10. Mex
    11. Converter
    12. SkaterSkater
    13. Converter
    14. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    15. DolphinDolphin
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. DolphinDolphin
    19. Converter
    20. DolphinDolphin
    21. CorsairDestroyer
    22. EllysawFrigate
    23. GauntletGauntletdone 9:22
    24. EllysawFrigate
    25. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    26. Con turret
    27. Construction ShipCon ship
    28. Metal storage
    29. SkaterSkater
    30. DolphinDolphin ×3
    31. Mex
    32. CorsairDestroyer
    33. EllysawFrigate
    34. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    35. Mex
    36. EllysawFrigate
    37. GauntletGauntlet
    38. SentrySentry
    39. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    40. Construction ShipCon ship
    41. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    42. SkaterSkater
    43. SentrySentry
    44. Dragon's ClawDragon's Claw
    45. DolphinDolphin ×2
    46. Mex
    47. DolphinDolphin
    48. SentrySentry
    49. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower ×2
    50. HarpoonHarpoon
    51. CorsairDestroyer
    52. HarpoonHarpoon
    53. SentrySentry
    54. EllysawFrigate ×2
    55. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    56. Construction ShipCon ship
    57. SkaterSkater
    58. DolphinDolphin ×2
    59. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    60. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:03
    61. DolphinDolphin
    62. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 13:43 · typical 9:21
    63. SentrySentry
    64. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    65. Mex
    66. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    67. NettleNettle
    68. Mex
    69. Naval Construction Turret
    70. Mex
    71. DreadnoughtBattleshipnot finished by 15:00
    72. Naval Construction Turret
    73. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:20
    74. Naval Construction Turret
    75. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    76. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    77. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    78. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    79. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    80. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (40 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

1504 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160000
4:002877040
5:00412619054
6:005518532295
7:007055993623
8:00872116921030
9:001057824611601
10:001280333632247
11:001538344203110
12:001846854653798
13:002177264294605
14:002537875495383
15:002896984516190
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_

40.2 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
19 metal received · 54163 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=1462
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1484
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:37 · n=915
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1384
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=947
Advanced Metal Extractor9:21Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1316

Played most by

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