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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 (88%)

#naval #eco · 1505 distinct matches · 188 players · 77% of Armada Geo sea games · team won 54% of 1663 · 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 1505 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 ×3
    3. Wind ×2for Air
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 (37%)

    By 2:47 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Energy storage
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. LazarusLazarus ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. PawnPawn
    12. Mex
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. PawnPawn
    15. ShipyardShipyarddone 3:41 · 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 (46%) · submarine (44%) · Sentry (44%) · converter (32%) · 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. Mex
    2. PawnPawn
    3. NettleNettle
    4. PawnPawn
    5. EelSubmarinedone 3:58 · typical 4:29
    6. Wind
    7. CrossbowCrossbow
    8. Construction ShipCon ship
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. Wind
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Radar TowerRadar Tower ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    17. EllysawFrigate
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Mexfor Beach sea
    20. Mex
    21. Wind
  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: geo (42%) · frigate (42%) · Harpoon (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 · 99 steps
    1. NettleNettle
    2. Mex
    3. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 7:58 · typical 7:52
    4. EllysawFrigate
    5. Wind
    6. CorsairDestroyerdone 6:16 · typical 5:43
    7. Wind
    8. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    9. SentrySentry
    10. AnemoneAnemone
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. SentrySentry
    14. Wind
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Converter
    17. DolphinDolphin
    18. Wind
    19. DolphinDolphin ×2
    20. Wind
    21. SentrySentry
    22. DolphinDolphin ×2
    23. Wind
    24. Construction ShipCon ship
    25. Con turret
    26. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    27. Con turret
    28. SentrySentry
    29. SkaterSkater
    30. Converter
    31. CorsairDestroyer
    32. Converter
    33. NettleNettle
    34. Mex
    35. DolphinDolphin
    36. Converter
    37. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 9:26 · typical 9:20
    38. DolphinDolphin
    39. Converter
    40. DolphinDolphin ×2
    41. Mex
    42. Converter
    43. DolphinDolphin
    44. SentrySentry
    45. Converter ×2
    46. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    47. Construction ShipCon ship
    48. Converter
    49. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    50. Converter
    51. SentrySentry
    52. SkaterSkater
    53. Converter
    54. CorsairDestroyer
    55. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    56. Mex
    57. BeamerBeamer
    58. SentrySentry
    59. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    60. DolphinDolphin
    61. SentrySentry
    62. HarpoonHarpoon
    63. DolphinDolphin ×2
    64. SentrySentry
    65. DolphinDolphin
    66. SentrySentry
    67. DolphinDolphin
    68. HarpoonHarpoon
    69. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    70. Construction ShipCon ship
    71. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    72. SkaterSkater
    73. CorsairDestroyer
    74. DolphinDolphin ×5
    75. Construction ShipCon ship
    76. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    77. SkaterSkater
    78. CorsairDestroyer
    79. DolphinDolphin ×4
    80. Naval Construction Turret
    81. DolphinDolphin
    82. Construction ShipCon ship
    83. Naval Construction Turret
    84. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    85. Naval Construction Turret
    86. SkaterSkater
    87. CorsairDestroyer
    88. DolphinDolphin ×5
    89. Construction ShipCon ship
    90. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    91. SkaterSkater
    92. CorsairDestroyer
    93. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 14:14
    94. DolphinDolphin ×3
    95. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    96. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    97. VoyagerVoyager ×2
    98. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 14:57
    99. HavenHaven

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Atra's (30 OS, 15/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:39 · in 64% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:52 · 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 7:42 · 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

1663 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039500
2:0092800
3:00160000
4:002879040
5:00412719052
6:005516525292
7:007059980615
8:00873216701025
9:001060824601588
10:001283233642235
11:001544644333093
12:001858654923749
13:002193965214574
14:002560475815341
15:002927785416101
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

Atra

30.4 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
166 metal received · 55485 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=1617
Shipyard3:11Middle 50%: 2:48–3:37 · n=1641
Eel4:29Middle 50%: 3:47–5:37 · n=1022
Corsair5:43Middle 50%: 4:58–6:43 · n=1531
Geothermal Powerplant7:52Middle 50%: 6:48–9:29 · n=1062
Advanced Metal Extractor9:20Middle 50%: 8:36–10:08 · n=1458

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