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Standard geo sea

Armada Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Geo sea play: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, geothermal around 7:40 to fund the later fleet transition.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 740 distinct matches · 101 players · 80% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 790 · 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 740 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 (44%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3for Air
    3. Wind
    4. Energy storage
    5. Wind
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:44 · 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 (43%) · con turret (37%) · crossbow (35%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    2. Mex
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus ×3
    5. Mex
    6. PawnPawn
    7. Mex
    8. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:52 · 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: submarine (44%) · Sentry (44%) · converter (32%) · pawn (32%) · con turret (32%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. EelSubmarinedone 4:05 · typical 4:21
    2. NettleNettle
    3. SkaterSkater
    4. Con turret
    5. Construction ShipCon ship
    6. SentrySentry
    7. NettleNettle
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 5:36 · typical 7:46
    9. EllysawFrigate
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. EllysawFrigate
  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 (48%) · geo (40%) · frigate (40%) · Harpoon (39%) · Naval Construction Turret (34%)

    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 · 79 steps
    1. Mex
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Mex
    4. Converter
    5. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:28 · typical 5:35
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Converter
    8. SentrySentry
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    10. Converter ×3
    11. Mex
    12. SentrySentry
    13. SkaterSkater
    14. Converter ×4
    15. SkaterSkater
    16. Converter
    17. SentrySentry
    18. EllysawFrigate
    19. Converter
    20. HarpoonHarpoon
    21. EllysawFrigate
    22. Con turret
    23. SentrySentry
    24. Wind ×2
    25. EllysawFrigate
    26. HarpoonHarpoon
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind
    29. CorsairDestroyer
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:55 · typical 9:17
    31. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    32. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    33. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    34. Construction ShipCon ship
    35. SkaterSkater
    36. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    38. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    39. EllysawFrigate
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    41. EllysawFrigate
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    43. EllysawFrigate
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    45. CorsairDestroyer
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    49. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    51. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    52. EelSubmarine
    53. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    54. SkaterSkater
    55. OverwatchOverwatch
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    57. OverwatchOverwatch
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    59. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:52
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    61. StoutStout
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    64. StoutStout
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    66. StoutStout ×3
    67. Tidal
    68. StoutStout
    69. Tidal
    70. StoutStout
    71. Tidal
    72. StoutStout
    73. Tidal
    74. StoutStout
    75. Tidal
    76. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    77. StoutStout
    78. Tidal
    79. StoutStout ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is enderOS1's (35 OS, 04/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:41 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 74% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:05 · in 63% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:41 · 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

790 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160200
4:002921051
5:00414517874
6:005554545312
7:0071121005650
8:00877917781052
9:001068425531692
10:001296035132275
11:001568547053186
12:001866757873969
13:002186169034813
14:002557480275681
15:002902591296705
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

enderOS1

35.1 OS · 04/08/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
97 metal received · 91504 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=758
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:50–3:36 · n=779
Eel4:21Middle 50%: 3:41–5:34 · n=472
Corsair5:35Middle 50%: 4:50–6:34 · n=729
Geothermal Powerplant7:46Middle 50%: 6:48–9:15 · n=481
Advanced Metal Extractor9:17Middle 50%: 8:37–10:06 · n=688

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