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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×2for Tech
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Energy storage
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:38 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. CrossbowCrossbow
    5. Con turret
    6. CrossbowCrossbow
    7. Mex
    8. PawnPawn
    9. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:40 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Mex
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. Con turret
    5. EllysawFrigate
    6. Mex
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. SkaterSkater
    10. Construction ShipCon ship
    11. Wind
    12. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    13. Wind
    14. SkaterSkater
    15. Wind
    16. Mex
    17. CorsairDestroyerdone 5:27 · typical 5:39
    18. Mex
  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 · 77 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:59 · typical 7:52
    3. Wind
    4. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    5. EllysawFrigate
    6. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    7. EllysawFrigate
    8. Converter
    9. EllysawFrigate
    10. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    11. SkaterSkater
    12. CorsairDestroyer
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:22 · typical 9:21
    14. Mex
    15. EllysawFrigate
    16. SentrySentry
    17. Mex
    18. EllysawFrigate
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. EllysawFrigate
    21. SentrySentry
    22. NettleNettle
    23. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    24. Mex
    25. HarpoonHarpoon
    26. SkaterSkater
    27. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    28. SentrySentry
    29. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    30. CorsairDestroyer
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. SentrySentry
    33. EelSubmarinedone 10:09 · typical 4:27
    34. Construction ShipCon ship
    35. SentrySentry
    36. EllysawFrigate ×3
    37. SkaterSkater
    38. Con turret
    39. CorsairDestroyer
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. EllysawFrigate ×2
    42. Naval Construction Turret
    43. EllysawFrigate
    44. Naval Construction Turret
    45. Wind
    46. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    47. SkaterSkater
    48. Wind
    49. Naval Construction Turret
    50. Wind
    51. CorsairDestroyer
    52. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 13:01
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    55. EllysawFrigate
    56. Wind
    57. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    60. Wind
    61. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    62. Wind
    63. Naval NettleNaval Nettle
    64. Wind
    65. HarpoonHarpoon
    66. MaelstromMaelstromdone 13:54
    67. Wind
    68. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractornot finished by 15:00
    69. Construction ShipCon ship
    70. Wind
    71. MaelstromMaelstrom
    72. Construction ShipCon ship
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. Mex
    75. HarpoonHarpoon
    76. MaelstromMaelstrom
    77. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Jockeljkl's (31 OS, 15/09/2026); 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 7:43 · 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

Jockeljkl

31.3 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
361 metal received · 17474 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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