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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 1:12 · 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 (38%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Air
    4. Mex
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:35 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Mex
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. DolphinDolphin
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. PawnPawn ×2
    10. Mex
    11. PawnPawn
    12. Mex
    13. Energy storage
    14. Mex
    15. Con turret
    16. Mex
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Mex
    19. SentrySentry
  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 · 83 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    2. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 5:28 · typical 7:52
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    4. HarpoonHarpoon
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    6. Converter
    7. SentrySentry
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. Converter
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. Con turret
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    14. ShipyardShipyarddone 6:13
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    16. Converter
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    18. Converter
    19. DolphinDolphin
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    21. Converter
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. DolphinDolphin
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    25. Converter
    26. DolphinDolphin
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. Converter
    29. DolphinDolphin
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    31. DolphinDolphin
    32. Con turret
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    34. SkaterSkater
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    36. DolphinDolphin
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. DolphinDolphin
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    40. SentrySentry
    41. Con turret
    42. DolphinDolphin ×3
    43. SkaterSkater
    44. DolphinDolphin
    45. CorsairDestroyerdone 7:54 · typical 5:40
    46. Con turret
    47. HarpoonHarpoon
    48. CorsairDestroyer
    49. Converter
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:07 · typical 9:20
    51. SkaterSkater
    52. CorsairDestroyer
    53. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    54. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper ×2
    55. SkaterSkater
    56. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    57. DolphinDolphin ×4
    58. CorsairDestroyer
    59. Naval Metal Storage
    60. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    61. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    62. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 10:51
    63. Con turret
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    65. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    66. VoyagerVoyager
    67. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 12:04
    68. DreadnoughtBattleshipdone 13:54
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    70. MorayMoraydone 12:49
    71. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    72. MorayMoray
    73. Wind
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. Advanced Sonar StationAdvanced Sonar Station
    76. Wind ×3
    77. MorayMoray
    78. Converter
    79. PaladinCruiserdone 14:38
    80. Wind
    81. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    82. Wind ×3
    83. DreadnoughtBattleship

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (41 OS, 14/10/2026); 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_

40.9 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
609 metal received · 81987 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

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