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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 · 1353 distinct matches · 173 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1508 · 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 1353 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2for Air
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:27 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Mex
    12. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    13. NettleNettle
    14. CrossbowCrossbow
    15. Mex
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Energy storage
    19. Mex
    20. Construction BotCon bot
    21. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    22. ShipyardShipyarddone 4:15 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Mex
    3. Wind
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Wind
    6. Construction ShipCon ship
    7. Wind ×2
    8. DolphinDolphin
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    10. Wind
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. EelSubmarinedone 5:04 · typical 4:27
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Wind
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    16. HarpoonHarpoon
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    18. Wind
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    20. HarpoonHarpoon
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
  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 · 112 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    2. DolphinDolphin
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    4. DolphinDolphin
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    6. DolphinDolphin
    7. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:02 · typical 5:39
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:34 · typical 7:52
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    11. SentrySentry
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    13. CorsairDestroyer
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    17. Mex
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:31 · typical 9:20
    19. SentrySentry
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    21. SentrySentry
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    23. NettleNettle
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    25. EllysawFrigate
    26. SentrySentry
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    28. EllysawFrigate
    29. Mex
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    31. SentrySentry
    32. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    33. CorsairDestroyer
    34. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. CorsairDestroyer
    37. Con turret
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    40. CorsairDestroyer
    41. SkaterSkater ×3
    42. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    43. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    44. CorsairDestroyer
    45. Con turret
    46. CorsairDestroyer
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    49. Wind
    50. CorsairDestroyer
    51. Wind
    52. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    53. Wind
    54. Construction ShipCon ship
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    58. Wind ×3
    59. EelSubmarine
    60. Wind
    61. DolphinDolphin
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. DolphinDolphin
    65. Wind
    66. DolphinDolphin
    67. Wind
    68. DolphinDolphin
    69. Wind
    70. DolphinDolphin
    71. Wind ×2
    72. DolphinDolphin
    73. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    74. DolphinDolphin
    75. Con turret
    76. Mex
    77. ShipyardShipyarddone 12:39
    78. DolphinDolphin
    79. Energy storage
    80. DolphinDolphin ×3
    81. Energy storage
    82. Wind
    83. DolphinDolphin
    84. Wind
    85. DolphinDolphin ×3
    86. Wind
    87. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    88. DolphinDolphin ×2
    89. Wind
    90. DolphinDolphin ×3
    91. Wind
    92. DolphinDolphin ×2
    93. Wind
    94. DolphinDolphin
    95. Wind
    96. DolphinDolphin ×2
    97. Wind
    98. DolphinDolphin
    99. Wind
    100. DolphinDolphin
    101. Wind
    102. DolphinDolphin ×2
    103. Wind
    104. DolphinDolphin ×2
    105. Wind
    106. DolphinDolphin ×3
    107. Wind
    108. DolphinDolphin ×9
    109. Wind
    110. DolphinDolphin ×10
    111. Wind
    112. DolphinDolphin ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Slow_but_sure's (31 OS, 16/09/2026); 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

1508 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002877040
5:00412619054
6:005518531295
7:007056993625
8:00872116891025
9:001057824601595
10:001280333622244
11:001538344153110
12:001846854653798
13:002177264294605
14:002537275585383
15:002893884516202
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

Slow_but_sure

31.4 OS · 16/09/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
67 metal received · 37421 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=1466
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1488
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:37 · n=918
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1388
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:30 · n=950
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:38–10:10 · n=1319

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