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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 1:15 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:34 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction ShipCon ship
    3. Mex
    4. SkaterSkater
    5. Mex
    6. SkaterSkater
    7. TickTick
    8. PawnPawn
    9. SkaterSkater
    10. PawnPawn
    11. Construction ShipCon ship
    12. Mex
    13. PawnPawn ×2
    14. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    15. DolphinDolphin
    16. CorsairDestroyerdone 4:52 · typical 5:39
    17. Mex
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Mex
    21. SentrySentry
    22. 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 (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 · 94 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Wind
    5. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    6. Wind ×2
    7. CorsairDestroyer
    8. Naval Construction Turret
    9. Converter ×2
    10. EllysawFrigate
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. EllysawFrigate
    13. SkaterSkater
    14. Naval Construction Turret
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 8:42 · typical 7:52
    16. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    17. CorsairDestroyer
    18. Mex
    19. EllysawFrigate
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:25 · typical 9:21
    21. EllysawFrigate
    22. SkaterSkater
    23. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    24. CorsairDestroyer
    25. Converter ×2
    26. Naval Energy Converter
    27. EllysawFrigate
    28. Naval Energy Converter
    29. Converter
    30. SentrySentry
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. EllysawFrigate
    33. Naval Energy Converter
    34. Converter
    35. SkaterSkater
    36. Naval Energy Converter
    37. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    38. CorsairDestroyer
    39. SkaterSkater
    40. Converter
    41. Naval Energy Converter
    42. SkaterSkater ×2
    43. Naval Energy Converter
    44. Converter
    45. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    46. SkaterSkater
    47. Converter
    48. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    49. CorsairDestroyer
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. Converter
    52. Tidal
    53. EllysawFrigate
    54. Tidal
    55. EllysawFrigate
    56. Tidal
    57. SkaterSkater
    58. Tidal
    59. CorsairDestroyer
    60. SkaterSkater
    61. Tidal
    62. CorsairDestroyer
    63. Tidal
    64. Naval Construction Turret ×2
    65. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 12:38
    66. SkaterSkater
    67. Naval Construction Turret ×2
    68. EllysawFrigate
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    70. EllysawFrigate
    71. CorsairDestroyer
    72. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:50
    73. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    74. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    75. VoyagerVoyager
    76. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 13:39
    77. BlinkScout plane
    78. VoyagerVoyager
    79. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    80. StorkLight transport
    81. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    82. VoyagerVoyager
    83. Construction AircraftCon aircraft ×2
    84. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    85. BlinkScout plane
    86. Con turret
    87. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    88. Tidal ×2
    89. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    90. Tidal
    91. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    92. Tidal ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Tidal ×6

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (41 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

_X_

40.7 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1007 metal received · 37382 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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