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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 · 1366 distinct matches · 174 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1522 · 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 1366 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 · 7 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Mex
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:54 · 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 (41%) · con turret (39%) · crossbow (38%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:27 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Mex
    3. Wind ×3
    4. DolphinDolphin ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    7. Mex
    8. EelSubmarinedone 3:57 · typical 4:27
    9. Construction ShipCon ship
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:43 · typical 7:52
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. NettleNettle
    14. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:05 · typical 5:39
    15. Mex ×2
    16. Converter
    17. 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: Harpoon (42%) · frigate (42%) · geo (41%) · 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 · 103 steps
    1. Mex
    2. CorsairDestroyer
    3. Converter
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Converter
    7. CorsairDestroyer
    8. SentrySentry
    9. Mex
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Converter
    12. CorsairDestroyer
    13. NettleNettle
    14. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. CorsairDestroyer
    18. Mex
    19. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    20. NettleNettle
    21. Mex
    22. CorsairDestroyer
    23. Con turret
    24. SupporterGunboat
    25. CorsairDestroyer
    26. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    27. Wind ×2
    28. SentrySentry
    29. DolphinDolphin
    30. Wind
    31. Con turret
    32. DolphinDolphin
    33. Wind
    34. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    35. DolphinDolphin
    36. Wind
    37. DolphinDolphin
    38. Wind
    39. DolphinDolphin
    40. Wind
    41. DolphinDolphin
    42. Wind
    43. DolphinDolphin
    44. Wind
    45. DolphinDolphin
    46. Wind
    47. EllysawFrigate
    48. Wind ×2
    49. EllysawFrigate
    50. Converter ×2
    51. EllysawFrigate ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Construction ShipCon ship
    64. Wind
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×2
    70. BeamerBeamer
    71. Con turret
    72. Naval Construction Turret
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Con turret
    75. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:19
    76. Wind ×2
    77. BeamerBeamer
    78. Energy storage
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Naval Construction Turret
    81. Wind ×4
    82. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    83. Wind ×5
    84. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    85. Wind ×13
    86. VoyagerVoyager
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:35
    89. Wind ×2
    90. VoyagerVoyager
    91. Wind ×2
    92. VoyagerVoyager
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Mex
    95. HavenHaven
    96. Wind ×3
    97. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    98. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 14:22 · typical 9:20
    99. Wind ×8
    100. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    101. Wind
    102. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    103. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Slow_but_sure's (32 OS, 15/09/2026); 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

1522 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002876040
5:00412519054
6:005516531294
7:007053988625
8:00871716811028
9:001057124591592
10:001280033632241
11:001537844273115
12:001846254733815
13:002179564554611
14:002540875645386
15:002899384626190
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

Slow_but_sure

31.5 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

9 received units · includes a constructor
402 metal received · 80123 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=1479
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1501
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:38 · n=926
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1401
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:49–9:30 · n=961
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1332

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