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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 · 1349 distinct matches · 173 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1504 · 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 1349 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 1:14 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Wind ×2
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. PawnPawn
    16. LazarusLazarus
    17. Energy storage
    18. Con turret
    19. Mex
    20. Converter ×2
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:50 · 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
    2. Mex
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. SkaterSkater
    7. AnemoneAnemone
    8. Wind ×4
    9. DolphinDolphin
    10. Wind
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. EelSubmarinedone 5:01 · typical 4:27
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Converter
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
  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 · 75 steps
    1. EelSubmarine
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:01 · typical 5:39
    5. Converter
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeonot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:52
    9. Wind
    10. Mex
    11. CorsairDestroyer
    12. Wind
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Wind ×2
    15. CorsairDestroyer
    16. Wind
    17. Mex
    18. Wind
    19. Construction BotCon bot
    20. Wind
    21. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    22. CorsairDestroyer ×2
    23. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    24. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    25. Mex
    26. Construction ShipCon ship
    27. Wind
    28. Mex
    29. Construction ShipCon ship
    30. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    31. Wind
    32. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    33. Construction BotCon bot
    34. Naval Construction Turret
    35. SkaterSkater ×2
    36. Wind
    37. CorsairDestroyer ×2
    38. Wind
    39. Naval Construction Turret
    40. ShipyardShipyardnot finished by 15:00
    41. Wind
    42. Mex
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 12:02
    45. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:26
    46. Naval Metal Storage
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Wind
    51. Mex
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. Wind
    54. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    55. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    56. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    57. Wind
    58. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    59. Wind
    60. VoyagerVoyager
    61. Wind
    62. VoyagerVoyager ×2
    63. Con turret
    64. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:36
    65. VoyagerVoyager
    66. Wind
    67. VoyagerVoyager
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Con turret
    70. MorayMoraydone 14:50
    71. Wind
    72. Con turret ×2
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Tidal ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is X1x2's (31 OS, 12/10/2026); 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

1504 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160000
4:002877040
5:00412619054
6:005518532295
7:007055993623
8:00872116921030
9:001057824611601
10:001280333632247
11:001538344203110
12:001846854653798
13:002177264294605
14:002537875495383
15:002896984516190
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

X1x2

30.5 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
301 metal received · 21809 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=1462
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1484
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:37 · n=915
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1384
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=947
Advanced Metal Extractor9:21Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1316

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