Standard geo sea
The role's normal opening: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, an early submarine and destroyer to contest the sea, and a geothermal around 7:45 to fund the transition into destroyers, fast assault corvettes and assault frigates.
Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)
#naval #eco · 659 distinct matches · 100 players · 81% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 706 · Recently observed
Key timing: Shipyard by 3:13
- Open 3 mex and wind into Bot Lab.
- Put up Shipyard with naval turret and BP for defense.
- Send out "submarine" then "destroyer" to contest the sea.
- Bring geothermal online to fund the fleet.
- Add Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transitions.
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 659 GAMESFollow 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
Up to the Bot Lab
Economy
3Mex
3Wind
Order
Bot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:12, middle half 1:06–1:18
Some games also: wind for allies (45%)
By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind
The example game in this phase · 6 steps
- Mex ×3
- Wind ×2for Air
- Wind
- Windfor Air
- Energy storage
Bot Labdone 1:28 · typical 1:12
- 2
Bot Lab to Shipyard
Economy
1Mex
1Wind
Order
Shipyard after 4 mex, 4 winddone ~3:11, middle half 2:50–3:36
Builders
3 Con bot
2 Lazarus
Some games also: pawn (45%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (35%)
By 2:48 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind
The example game in this phase · 13 steps
Con bot- Wind
Con bot
Lazarus
Con bot
Lazarus ×2- Con turret
Lazarus
Anemone- Mex
Crossbow
Con bot
Shipyarddone 3:38 · typical 3:11
- 3
Shipyard to 5:00
Economy
4Mex
1Wind
Builders
1 Con ship
Army
3 Dolphin
1 Skater
1 Destroyer
Other
1 Radar Tower
Some games also: Sentry (44%) · submarine (44%) · con turret (32%) · converter (30%) · pawn (30%)
By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 6 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret
The example game in this phase · 14 steps
- Mex
Submarinedone 4:01 · typical 4:22
Con ship
Dolphin- Mex
Dolphin ×2- Mex
Dolphin
Nettle- Wind
Radar Tower
Dolphin- Wind
- Mex
- 4
5:00 to 10:00
Economy
2Mex
12Wind
2Converter
Builders
1 Con turret
1 Con ship
1 Grim Reaper
Army
1 Sentry
5 Dolphin
2 Destroyer
2 Skater
Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · frigate (42%) · geo (40%) · Harpoon (38%) · Naval Construction Turret (31%)
By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 3 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret
The example game in this phase · 118 steps
Radar Tower- Wind
Dolphin
Geonot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:43- Mex
- Converter
Skater
Destroyerdone 6:17 · typical 5:35- Mex
Geo
Dolphin
Sentry
Dolphin ×2
Destroyer- Wind ×2
T2 mexdone 8:40 · typical 9:17
Sentry
Destroyer- Wind
- Converter
Sentry- Converter ×2
Skater- Converter
Dolphin
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
Dolphin- Mex
Dolphin- Converter
T2 mex
Dolphin ×2- Converter
Sentry- Con turret
Skater
Destroyer- Naval Construction Turret
Sentry- Con turret
- Naval Construction Turret
T2 mex- Con turret
Skater
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower- Con turret
- Wind
Sentry
Skater
Destroyer- Wind ×10
T2 mex
Grim Reaper
Sentry
Grim Reaper
Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 12:53
Skater- Mex
Destroyer
Dragon's Teeth ×3
T2 mex
Dragon's Teeth
Sentry
Dragon's Teeth ×4
Grim Reaper
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Grim Reaper
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Skater
Dragon's Teeth
Con ship
Dragon's Teeth
Con ship
Dragon's Teeth
Advanced Shipyarddone 13:38
Dragon's Teeth
Destroyer- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth
T2 mex
Dragon's Teeth ×6
Con ship- Mex
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Con turret
Radar jammer ship
Dragon's Teeth
Advanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Tidal
- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth
Advanced Construction Sub- Mex
- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower- Con turret
- Tidal
Voyager
Dragon's Teeth
Voyager
Dragon's Teeth- Con turret
- Tidal
Naval Advanced Metal Extractornot finished by 15:00
Dragon's Teeth- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth- Tidal
- Con turret
Dragon's Teeth- Con turret
Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is iLike2Eco's (37 OS, 12/09/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
2 Wind to Air or Suicide frontfirst at 1:41 · in 64% of games
You get
1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 76% of games
1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:04 · in 66% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:42 · in 89% of games
How it plays out
Typical game of this build, running totals by minute
Metal produced
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
706 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Own metal lost: This build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 395 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 928 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 | 1605 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 | 2935 | 0 | 51 |
| 5:00 | 4147 | 175 | 74 |
| 6:00 | 5546 | 543 | 325 |
| 7:00 | 7099 | 1023 | 664 |
| 8:00 | 8761 | 1788 | 1052 |
| 9:00 | 10654 | 2553 | 1692 |
| 10:00 | 12946 | 3430 | 2261 |
| 11:00 | 15685 | 4705 | 3141 |
| 12:00 | 18666 | 5769 | 3911 |
| 13:00 | 22029 | 6923 | 4765 |
| 14:00 | 25724 | 8068 | 5613 |
| 15:00 | 29025 | 9129 | 6673 |
Standard Armada geo sea nearly matches Cortex's economy numbers but wins slightly more often at 53%.
- + Metal produced reaches 28785 by 15:00, the highest of the sea builds
- + Own metal lost of 6895 stays well under enemy metal destroyed's 9048
- − Geothermal only lands in 58% of games by 7:34
- − T2 factory completes in only 40% of games by 12:43
iLike2Eco
37.0 OS · 12/09/2026
Open source match ↗8 received units · includes a constructor
664 metal received · 62892 energy received
Typical milestones
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