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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 · 1374 distinct matches · 176 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1530 · 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 1374 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:13 · 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 (38%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Mex
    4. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:30 · 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%) · submarine (44%) · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Tidal
    2. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Mex ×2
    5. SkaterSkater
    6. DolphinDolphin
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. DolphinDolphin
    10. Mex
    11. DolphinDolphin
    12. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    13. Wind
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. DolphinDolphin
    16. PawnPawn
    17. SentrySentry
    18. DolphinDolphin
    19. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:00 · typical 5:40
    20. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Wind
    22. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    23. SentrySentry
    24. Wind
    25. HarpoonHarpoon
    26. Wind
  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 (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 · 166 steps
    1. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    2. Wind
    3. NettleNettle
    4. Wind
    5. SkaterSkater
    6. Wind
    7. DolphinDolphin
    8. Wind
    9. DolphinDolphin
    10. Wind
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. Naval Construction Turret
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    14. DolphinDolphin
    15. Converter
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    19. DolphinDolphin
    20. Converter
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    22. Mex
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    24. DolphinDolphin
    25. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    27. CorsairDestroyer
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. HarpoonHarpoon
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    31. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    33. Naval Construction Turret
    34. SkaterSkater
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    36. DolphinDolphin
    37. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 11:25 · typical 7:52
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    39. DolphinDolphin ×2
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:20 · typical 9:20
    41. DolphinDolphin ×2
    42. Con turret
    43. CorsairDestroyer
    44. HarpoonHarpoon
    45. Tidal
    46. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    47. Tidal
    48. SkaterSkater
    49. Tidal
    50. DolphinDolphin
    51. Tidal
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    54. SentrySentry
    55. DolphinDolphin
    56. Wind
    57. Tidal
    58. Wind
    59. DolphinDolphin
    60. Wind
    61. Tidal
    62. Wind
    63. DolphinDolphin
    64. Converter
    65. Tidal
    66. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    67. DolphinDolphin
    68. Wind
    69. Tidal
    70. Wind
    71. CorsairDestroyer
    72. Mex
    73. Wind
    74. Tidal
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. HarpoonHarpoon
    78. Wind
    79. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    82. SkaterSkater
    83. Wind
    84. DolphinDolphin
    85. HarpoonHarpoon
    86. Converter ×2
    87. DolphinDolphin
    88. Naval Construction Turret
    89. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:45
    90. Wind ×2
    91. Converter
    92. DolphinDolphin
    93. Naval Construction Turret
    94. Construction BotCon bot
    95. Wind
    96. DolphinDolphin
    97. Converter
    98. Naval Construction Turret
    99. Converter
    100. DolphinDolphin
    101. Con turret
    102. Naval Construction Turret
    103. CorsairDestroyer
    104. RocketeerRocketeer
    105. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    106. Converter
    107. ShipyardShipyarddone 12:44
    108. Converter
    109. DolphinDolphin
    110. Converter
    111. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    112. Tidal
    113. DolphinDolphin
    114. Wind
    115. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    116. SkaterSkater
    117. Wind
    118. DolphinDolphin ×2
    119. Tidal
    120. SkaterSkater
    121. DolphinDolphin ×2
    122. Wind
    123. DolphinDolphin ×3
    124. Tidal
    125. DolphinDolphin ×2
    126. Wind
    127. SkaterSkater
    128. Con turret
    129. CorsairDestroyer
    130. DolphinDolphin
    131. Con turret
    132. Tidal
    133. Converter
    134. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    135. DolphinDolphin
    136. Tidal
    137. SkaterSkater
    138. DolphinDolphin ×2
    139. SkaterSkater
    140. DolphinDolphin ×4
    141. Tidal
    142. DolphinDolphin
    143. SentrySentry
    144. DolphinDolphin
    145. Wind
    146. DolphinDolphin
    147. SkaterSkater
    148. Tidal
    149. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    150. SentrySentry
    151. DolphinDolphin
    152. Wind ×2
    153. SkaterSkater
    154. DolphinDolphin
    155. SentrySentry
    156. Tidal
    157. DolphinDolphin ×2
    158. Wind ×2
    159. DolphinDolphin
    160. SkaterSkater
    161. Wind
    162. EllysawFrigate
    163. SentrySentry
    164. Tidal
    165. DolphinDolphin
    166. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (40 OS, 13/10/2026); 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 7:43 · 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

1530 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002876040
5:00412519053
6:005516531292
7:007055990625
8:00872116841033
9:001057824611594
10:001280633672241
11:001538944373115
12:001847954833798
13:002180264554597
14:002543175645374
15:002900384626156
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

_X_

40.4 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
1 metal received · 11125 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=1487
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1509
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:46–5:37 · n=931
Corsair5:40Middle 50%: 4:57–6:38 · n=1408
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:49–9:30 · n=968
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1339

Played most by

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