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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 (88%)

#naval #eco · 1403 distinct matches · 177 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 1559 · 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 1403 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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2for Air
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · 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 2:48–3:36
    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 · 8 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Con turret
    5. PawnPawn
    6. CrossbowCrossbow
    7. Mex
    8. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:13 · 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 (47%) · submarine (45%) · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Converter ×4
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. EelSubmarinedone 3:50 · typical 4:28
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. Mex ×2
    7. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    8. Wind
    9. SkaterSkater
    10. CorsairDestroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:40
    11. Wind
    12. Mex
    13. Construction ShipCon ship
    14. Wind
    15. CorsairDestroyer
    16. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:09 · typical 7:52
    17. Mex
    18. Wind
    19. Mex
  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: frigate (42%) · Harpoon (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 · 107 steps
    1. Wind
    2. EllysawFrigate
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction ShipCon ship
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. EllysawFrigate
    9. NettleNettle
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Mex ×2
    12. EllysawFrigate
    13. SentrySentry
    14. NettleNettle
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:23 · typical 9:20
    17. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×3
    22. Shark's TeethShark's Teeth
    23. EllysawFrigate
    24. Converter
    25. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    26. Converter ×2
    27. CorsairDestroyer
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. Converter
    30. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower ×2
    31. Wind
    32. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    33. Wind
    34. Con turret
    35. EllysawFrigate
    36. Wind
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    38. SkaterSkater
    39. Wind
    40. EllysawFrigate
    41. Wind
    42. CorsairDestroyer
    43. Wind
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    45. EllysawFrigate
    46. Wind
    47. EllysawFrigate
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind
    51. EelSubmarine
    52. Wind ×3
    53. EllysawFrigate
    54. Wind ×2
    55. SkaterSkater
    56. Wind ×2
    57. EllysawFrigate
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    59. Wind
    60. CorsairDestroyer
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Construction ShipCon ship
    63. Wind
    64. EllysawFrigate
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    67. Naval Construction Turret
    68. CorsairDestroyer
    69. Wind
    70. Naval Construction Turret
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Naval Construction Turret
    73. Wind
    74. CorsairDestroyer
    75. Wind ×5
    76. EllysawFrigate
    77. Wind ×3
    78. CorsairDestroyer
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    81. Wind ×4
    82. EelSubmarine
    83. Wind
    84. CorsairDestroyer
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    87. Wind
    88. EllysawFrigate
    89. Wind
    90. CorsairDestroyer
    91. Wind
    92. BeamerBeamer
    93. EelSubmarine
    94. Wind ×2
    95. EllysawFrigate
    96. SkaterSkater
    97. Wind
    98. EllysawFrigate
    99. CorsairDestroyer
    100. Wind
    101. Con turret
    102. Wind ×2
    103. EllysawFrigate
    104. Wind
    105. Con turret
    106. CorsairDestroyer
    107. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Zeker_niet_Philipp's (40 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 7:42 · 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

1559 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002877040
5:00412819052
6:005516531292
7:007055994625
8:00872116851049
9:001058424601595
10:001281133622235
11:001540144333114
12:001850354873794
13:002184165114609
14:002547475715371
15:002908084816156
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

Zeker_niet_Philipp

39.5 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
83 metal received · 51802 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=1516
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:36 · n=1538
Eel4:28Middle 50%: 3:46–5:36 · n=955
Corsair5:40Middle 50%: 4:57–6:39 · n=1435
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=989
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:38–10:09 · n=1364

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