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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 · 1353 distinct matches · 173 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1508 · 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 1353 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 ×2for Air
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Energy storage
    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 2:48–3:37
    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 · 11 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. CrossbowCrossbow ×2
    4. PawnPawn
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    10. Mex
    11. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:48 · 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 · 13 steps
    1. Construction ShipCon ship
    2. Wind
    3. SkaterSkater
    4. Mex
    5. Wind
    6. CorsairDestroyerdone 4:26 · typical 5:39
    7. Mex
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. EllysawFrigate
    11. Wind
    12. EllysawFrigate
    13. Converter
  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 · 117 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    3. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:11 · typical 7:52
    4. Converter ×3
    5. Con turret
    6. Construction ShipCon ship
    7. SkaterSkater
    8. SentrySentry
    9. CorsairDestroyer
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. EllysawFrigate
    13. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    14. EllysawFrigate
    15. Wind
    16. NettleNettle
    17. SkaterSkater
    18. CorsairDestroyer
    19. Wind
    20. EllysawFrigate ×2
    21. Wind
    22. EelSubmarinedone 8:06 · typical 4:27
    23. SkaterSkater
    24. Wind
    25. CorsairDestroyer
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:12 · typical 9:20
    27. SentrySentry
    28. Converter
    29. EllysawFrigate ×2
    30. Naval Construction Turret
    31. Converter
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    34. SkaterSkater
    35. Converter
    36. CorsairDestroyer
    37. SentrySentry
    38. EllysawFrigate
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Converter
    41. EllysawFrigate
    42. Converter
    43. SkaterSkater
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    45. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    47. Converter
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    49. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    53. CorsairDestroyer
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Converter
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    57. Mex
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    59. EllysawFrigate
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Mex
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. EllysawFrigate
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    66. SentrySentry
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    68. SentrySentry
    69. SkaterSkater
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    71. Converter
    72. CorsairDestroyer
    73. SentrySentry
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    75. Converter
    76. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    78. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    79. SentrySentry
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    81. Wind
    82. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    83. Construction ShipCon ship
    84. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    88. Construction ShipCon ship
    89. Wind
    90. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. EllysawFrigate
    95. Wind
    96. EllysawFrigate
    97. Wind ×2
    98. SkaterSkater
    99. Wind
    100. CorsairDestroyer
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    104. Wind
    105. EllysawFrigate
    106. Wind
    107. EllysawFrigate
    108. Wind
    109. SkaterSkater
    110. Wind
    111. CorsairDestroyer
    112. Wind ×4
    113. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    114. Wind
    115. EllysawFrigate
    116. Wind ×2
    117. EllysawFrigate

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Jockeljkl's (32 OS, 19/09/2026); 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

1508 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002877040
5:00412619054
6:005518531295
7:007056993625
8:00872116891025
9:001057824601595
10:001280333622244
11:001538344153110
12:001846854653798
13:002177264294605
14:002537275585383
15:002893884516202
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

Jockeljkl

31.6 OS · 19/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
1697 metal received · 36836 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=1466
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1488
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:37 · n=918
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1388
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=950
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:38–10:10 · n=1319

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