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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 · 1345 distinct matches · 173 players · 79% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1500 · 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 1345 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Wind ×2for Air
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · 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. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. Solar
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. PawnPawn
    11. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:16 · 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 (31%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. SkaterSkater
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Mex
    4. DolphinDolphin ×4
    5. Mex
    6. DolphinDolphin
    7. Mex
    8. EelSubmarinedone 4:50 · typical 4:27
    9. Mex
    10. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    11. CorsairDestroyernot finished by 15:00 · typical 5:38
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
  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 · 86 steps
    1. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:57 · typical 7:52
    5. Mex
    6. Wind
    7. CorsairDestroyer
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    14. DolphinDolphin
    15. Wind
    16. DolphinDolphin
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. DolphinDolphin
    20. Wind
    21. DolphinDolphin ×2
    22. Wind ×2
    23. SkaterSkater
    24. Wind
    25. SkaterSkater
    26. Wind
    27. CorsairDestroyer
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:24 · typical 9:20
    32. Wind
    33. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    34. Wind
    35. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    36. Con turret
    37. Converter
    38. EllysawFrigate
    39. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    40. Converter
    41. EllysawFrigate
    42. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    43. EllysawFrigate
    44. Converter
    45. Mex
    46. CorsairDestroyer
    47. Mex
    48. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    49. Converter ×3
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. SkaterSkater
    52. Converter
    53. SkaterSkater
    54. EllysawFrigate
    55. Converter ×2
    56. Energy storage
    57. EllysawFrigate
    58. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    59. EllysawFrigate
    60. Converter
    61. Construction ShipCon ship
    62. CorsairDestroyer
    63. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    64. SkaterSkater ×2
    65. EllysawFrigate
    66. Converter
    67. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    68. EllysawFrigate ×2
    69. CorsairDestroyer
    70. Naval Construction Turret
    71. Converter
    72. Naval Construction Turret ×2
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. SkaterSkater ×2
    75. EllysawFrigate
    76. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    77. EllysawFrigate ×2
    78. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 14:24
    79. CorsairDestroyer
    80. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    81. SkaterSkater ×2
    82. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    83. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    84. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    85. VoyagerVoyager
    86. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zimt's (31 OS, 06/09/2026); 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 7:42 · 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

1500 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
6:005517534295
7:007055993623
8:00872116921030
9:001057824611601
10:001280633632247
11:001538544273110
12:001846854733803
13:002177264554610
14:002537275655387
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

zimt

30.7 OS · 06/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
479 metal received · 17867 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=1458
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1480
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:38 · n=913
Corsair5:38Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1380
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=943
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:38–10:10 · n=1312

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