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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 · 1366 distinct matches · 174 players · 78% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 55% of 1522 · 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 1366 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 ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · 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 (41%) · 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 ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. SentrySentry
    6. ShipyardShipyarddone 2:42 · 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 · 27 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction ShipCon ship ×2
    3. Mex
    4. CorsairDestroyerdone 3:58 · typical 5:39
    5. Mex
    6. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    7. Wind
    8. Energy storage
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    14. SkaterSkater
    15. Wind
    16. DolphinDolphin
    17. Wind
    18. DolphinDolphin
    19. Mex
    20. Wind
    21. DolphinDolphin
    22. Mex
    23. Wind
    24. DolphinDolphin
    25. SentrySentry
    26. Converter
    27. DolphinDolphin
  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 (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 · 180 steps
    1. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    2. Converter
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    5. NettleNettle
    6. Con turret
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    8. SkaterSkater
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    10. DolphinDolphin
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:39 · typical 7:52
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    14. DolphinDolphin
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    16. DolphinDolphin
    17. Mex
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    19. DolphinDolphin
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    21. DolphinDolphin
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. Mex
    24. Converter
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 8:48 · typical 9:20
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. EllysawFrigate
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    29. Converter
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    31. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    33. EllysawFrigate
    34. Converter
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    36. Converter
    37. CorsairDestroyer
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    41. Naval Construction Turret
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    43. Converter
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    45. SkaterSkater
    46. SentrySentry
    47. Wind ×2
    48. DolphinDolphin
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Wind
    51. Con turret
    52. DolphinDolphin
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. DolphinDolphin
    56. Naval Construction Turret
    57. Wind
    58. DolphinDolphin
    59. Wind
    60. DolphinDolphin
    61. Naval Construction Turret
    62. Wind
    63. Tidal
    64. Wind
    65. EllysawFrigate
    66. Tidal
    67. Converter
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Tidal
    70. EllysawFrigate
    71. Tidal
    72. Naval Construction Turret
    73. Wind
    74. Construction ShipCon ship
    75. Wind
    76. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    77. Naval Construction Turret
    78. Wind
    79. EelSubmarinedone 10:27 · typical 4:27
    80. Wind
    81. Naval Construction Turret
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    85. ShipyardShipyarddone 10:53
    86. Wind
    87. HarpoonHarpoon
    88. EelSubmarine
    89. Wind ×4
    90. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    91. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    92. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    93. Converter
    94. EelSubmarine
    95. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    96. Wind ×4
    97. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. CorsairDestroyer
    101. EelSubmarine
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×2
    104. SkaterSkater
    105. Wind ×3
    106. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    107. DolphinDolphin ×2
    108. Wind
    109. DolphinDolphin
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. DolphinDolphin ×2
    113. Wind
    114. DolphinDolphin
    115. Mex
    116. Wind ×2
    117. SkaterSkater
    118. DolphinDolphin
    119. Wind
    120. DolphinDolphin
    121. Converter
    122. DolphinDolphin ×2
    123. Wind ×2
    124. EllysawFrigate
    125. Wind
    126. DolphinDolphin
    127. Converter
    128. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    129. Wind
    130. EllysawFrigate
    131. SkaterSkater
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Construction ShipCon ship
    134. DolphinDolphin
    135. Wind ×2
    136. CorsairDestroyer
    137. DolphinDolphin
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind ×2
    140. SkaterSkater
    141. DolphinDolphin
    142. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 14:08
    143. Wind
    144. DolphinDolphin
    145. ShipyardEat Shipyardreclaimed for its metal
    146. Construction ShipCon ship
    147. Converter
    148. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    149. Wind
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    153. SkaterSkater
    154. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:36
    155. Wind ×2
    156. SkaterSkater
    157. Wind
    158. VoyagerVoyager
    159. SkaterSkater
    160. Wind
    161. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:50
    162. Tidal
    163. VoyagerVoyager
    164. Converter
    165. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    166. SkaterSkater
    167. Wind
    168. VoyagerVoyager
    169. OspreyHeavy transport
    170. SkaterSkater
    171. Wind
    172. VoyagerVoyager
    173. Wind
    174. SkaterSkater
    175. Tidal
    176. Naval Energy Converter
    177. Wind
    178. VoyagerVoyager
    179. SkaterSkater
    180. 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 _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 1:41 · 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

1522 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00159900
4:002876040
5:00412519054
6:005516531294
7:007053988625
8:00871716811028
9:001057124591592
10:001280033632241
11:001537844273115
12:001846254733815
13:002179564554611
14:002540875645386
15:002899384626190
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_

40.7 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
956 metal received · 29338 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=1479
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1501
Eel4:27Middle 50%: 3:45–5:38 · n=926
Corsair5:39Middle 50%: 4:56–6:38 · n=1401
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:49–9:30 · n=961
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:39–10:10 · n=1332

Played most by

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