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Standard geo sea

The role's normal opening: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, and a geothermal around 7:45 to fund the transition into destroyers, fast assault corvettes and assault frigates.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 693 distinct matches · 101 players · 81% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 741 · 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 693 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 (45%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:17 · 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 2:50–3:36
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus

    Some games also: pawn (45%) · con turret (37%) · crossbow (35%)

    By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Mex
    6. Energy storage
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. PawnPawn
    9. Wind
    10. PawnPawn
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. Mex
    13. Wind
    14. CrossbowCrossbow
    15. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:06 · typical 3:11
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Dolphin3 Dolphin
    • Skater1 Skater
    • Corsair1 Destroyer
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Sentry (45%) · submarine (44%) · con turret (32%) · converter (31%) · pawn (31%)

    By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 7 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Wind
    4. Mex ×2
    5. DolphinDolphin ×3
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Mex
    8. SkaterSkater
    9. Wind
    10. Construction ShipCon ship
    11. NettleNettle
    12. Wind
    13. CorsairDestroyerdone 4:35 · typical 5:33
    14. Converter ×2
    15. CorsairDestroyer
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    • Grim Reaper1 Grim Reaper
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Dolphin5 Dolphin
    • Corsair2 Destroyer
    • Skater2 Skater

    Some games also: Radar Tower (49%) · frigate (41%) · geo (39%) · Harpoon (39%) · 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 · 97 steps
    1. CorsairDestroyer
    2. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:08 · typical 7:40
    3. CorsairDestroyer
    4. Mex
    5. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    6. CorsairDestroyer
    7. Converter
    8. Naval Construction Turret
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:01 · typical 9:17
    11. Converter
    12. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    13. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    14. Converter
    15. Naval Construction Turret
    16. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    17. Converter
    18. Mex
    19. Naval Construction Turret
    20. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Mex
    23. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    24. Tidal
    25. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 9:55
    26. Tidal ×2
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    28. Mex
    29. Tidal ×3
    30. Naval Construction Turret
    31. Naval Metal Storage
    32. Tidal
    33. Naval Construction Turret ×2
    34. Tidal
    35. Naval Construction Turret
    36. Tidal ×2
    37. Seaplane PlatformSeaplane Platformdone 11:01
    38. Tidal ×2
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. Tidal ×2
    41. HorizonHorizon
    42. Tidal ×2
    43. HorizonHorizon
    44. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 11:42
    45. Tidal ×3
    46. SabreSabre ×2
    47. HorizonHorizon
    48. Tidal
    49. Construction SeaplaneConstruction Seaplane
    50. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    51. Tidal
    52. HorizonHorizon
    53. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:09
    54. VoyagerVoyager
    55. Tidal
    56. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 12:19
    57. VoyagerVoyager
    58. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    59. Tidal
    60. VoyagerVoyager
    61. Tidal
    62. VoyagerVoyager
    63. Tidal
    64. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    65. Naval Construction Turret
    66. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    67. Naval Construction Turret ×3
    68. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    71. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    72. HorizonHorizon
    73. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    74. Con turret
    75. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    76. HavenHaven
    77. StorkLight transport
    78. HavenHaven
    79. StorkLight transport
    80. Con turret
    81. HavenHaven
    82. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    83. Con turret
    84. Mex
    85. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    86. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    87. Con turret
    88. Mex
    89. DragonslayerDragonslayerdone 14:33
    90. Con turret ×2
    91. MaelstromMaelstromdone 14:40
    92. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    93. VoyagerVoyager
    94. DragonslayerDragonslayer
    95. Con turret
    96. MaelstromMaelstrom
    97. DragonslayerDragonslayer

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (43 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:41 · in 63% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 75% 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 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

741 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160700
4:002932051
5:00414717574
6:005548540325
7:0071051003651
8:00875417801049
9:001064625511666
10:001294434762256
11:001568346973140
12:001869357553865
13:002202969034733
14:002570080755602
15:002911091726665
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

_X_

43.3 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
378 metal received · 61542 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=719
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=732
Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:37 · n=441
Corsair5:33Middle 50%: 4:48–6:34 · n=685
Geothermal Powerplant7:40Middle 50%: 6:45–9:04 · n=458
Advanced Metal Extractor9:17Middle 50%: 8:36–10:07 · n=645

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