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Standard geo sea

Armada Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

Shipyard in the cove backed by a bot lab, pushing out early submarines and destroyers to contest the sea while teching up to a geothermal plant around 7:46, the role's bread-and-butter naval contest.

Usually shipyard in the cove (87%)

#naval #eco · 776 distinct matches · 105 players · 80% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 829 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shipyard by 3:13

  1. Open 3 mex and wind into Bot Lab.
  2. Put up Shipyard with naval turret and BP for defense.
  3. Send out "submarine" then "destroyer" to contest the sea.
  4. Bring geothermal online to fund the fleet.
  5. Add Advanced Metal Extractor as the economy transitions.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 776 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 1:06–1:17

    Some games also: wind for allies (44%)

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Windfor Air
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Energy storage
    5. Windfor Air
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:26 · 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 2:49–3:36
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus

    Some games also: pawn (44%) · con turret (38%) · crossbow (35%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 21 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Con turret
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. PawnPawn ×5
    8. Mex
    9. CrossbowCrossbow
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Mex
    12. Metal storage
    13. SentrySentry ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. NettleNettle
    16. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    17. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 5:27 · typical 7:45
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    20. AnemoneAnemone
    21. ShipyardShipyarddone 4:54 · typical 3:11
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Dolphin3 Dolphin
    • Skater1 Skater
    • Corsair1 Destroyer
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Sentry (44%) · submarine (43%) · converter (32%) · pawn (31%) · con turret (31%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Wind
    2. SentrySentry
    3. Construction ShipCon ship
    4. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    • Grim Reaper1 Grim Reaper
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Dolphin4 Dolphin
    • Skater2 Skater
    • Corsair2 Destroyer

    Some games also: Radar Tower (48%) · geo (40%) · Harpoon (39%) · frigate (39%) · Naval Construction Turret (34%)

    By 10:00 in all: 11 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 192 steps
    1. Wind
    2. DolphinDolphin
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    4. Mex
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    8. DolphinDolphin
    9. Mex
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. Con turret
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    13. Con turret
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. Mex
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    17. Mex
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    19. DolphinDolphin
    20. Con turret
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    22. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    24. AnemoneAnemone
    25. NettleNettle
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. DolphinDolphin
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    29. DolphinDolphin
    30. Wind
    31. SkaterSkater
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:01 · typical 9:17
    35. Wind
    36. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:43 · typical 5:35
    37. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    38. Wind
    39. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    40. SentrySentry
    41. Wind
    42. DolphinDolphin
    43. Wind
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    45. SentrySentry
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    47. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    49. Wind
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    51. DolphinDolphin
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Converter
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    57. Mex
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    59. DolphinDolphin
    60. Converter
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    62. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    64. Converter
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    66. DolphinDolphin
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    68. Converter
    69. DolphinDolphin
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    71. Converter
    72. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    73. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    74. Converter
    75. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    76. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    77. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    78. Converter
    79. SkaterSkater
    80. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    81. Converter
    82. CorsairDestroyer
    83. Converter
    84. HarpoonHarpoon
    85. Wind
    86. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    87. Wind
    88. DolphinDolphin
    89. Wind
    90. DolphinDolphin
    91. Wind
    92. DolphinDolphin
    93. Wind
    94. DolphinDolphin
    95. CorsairDestroyer
    96. Wind
    97. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    98. Wind
    99. CorsairDestroyer
    100. Wind
    101. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower ×2
    102. CorsairDestroyer
    103. Wind ×2
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. DolphinDolphin
    106. Wind
    107. SkaterSkater
    108. CorsairDestroyer
    109. Wind ×2
    110. DolphinDolphin
    111. Wind
    112. DolphinDolphin
    113. Wind
    114. DolphinDolphin
    115. Wind
    116. DolphinDolphin
    117. Wind
    118. DolphinDolphin
    119. Wind
    120. SkaterSkater
    121. Wind
    122. CorsairDestroyer
    123. Wind
    124. Construction ShipCon ship
    125. Wind
    126. Mex
    127. Naval Energy Storage
    128. Wind
    129. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 11:47
    130. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    131. Wind
    132. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 12:52
    133. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    134. Wind
    135. VoyagerVoyager ×2
    136. Mex
    137. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 12:36
    138. VoyagerVoyager ×2
    139. Wind
    140. HavenHaven
    141. Wind
    142. Mex
    143. BermudaRadar jammer ship
    144. Wind
    145. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    146. Wind ×2
    147. HavenHaven
    148. Hardened Energy Storage
    149. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:18
    150. Naval Construction Turret
    151. LongbowMissile cruiserdone 13:35
    152. BlinkScout plane ×3
    153. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    154. BlinkScout plane
    155. LongbowMissile cruiser
    156. BlinkScout plane ×2
    157. Naval Construction Turret
    158. BlinkScout plane
    159. MaelstromMaelstromdone 14:05
    160. BlinkScout plane
    161. Naval Construction Turret
    162. MaelstromMaelstrom
    163. BlinkScout plane ×4
    164. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    165. BlinkScout plane
    166. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 14:28
    167. Naval Construction Turret
    168. BlinkScout plane
    169. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    170. BlitzBlitz
    171. BlinkScout plane
    172. BlitzBlitz
    173. Naval Construction Turret
    174. BlinkScout plane
    175. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    176. Naval Construction Turret
    177. BlitzBlitz
    178. BlinkScout plane
    179. BlitzBlitz
    180. BlinkScout plane
    181. Naval Construction Turret
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. BlinkScout plane
    184. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexdone 14:58
    185. BlitzBlitz
    186. BlinkScout plane
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. BlinkScout plane
    189. BlitzBlitz
    190. BlinkScout plane
    191. PincerPincer
    192. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is SusCheeze's (44 OS, 02/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:41 · in 61% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:51 · in 74% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 2:05 · in 62% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:40 · in 89% 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

829 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160300
4:002912051
5:00414517674
6:005555541301
7:0071101003641
8:00875417301046
9:001062425061671
10:001291933772271
11:001552046113171
12:001857557173916
13:002179968994811
14:002544779425645
15:002892190156584
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

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
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

SusCheeze

43.9 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
3360 metal received · 142775 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 1:06–1:17 · n=796
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:49–3:36 · n=818
Eel4:22Middle 50%: 3:41–5:34 · n=487
Corsair5:35Middle 50%: 4:50–6:34 · n=766
Geothermal Powerplant7:45Middle 50%: 6:48–9:14 · n=502
Advanced Metal Extractor9:17Middle 50%: 8:36–10:06 · n=722

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