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Starlight rush

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Pushes for an early Starlight from around 8:25, slightly ahead of the role's norm, before a mixed T2 vehicle transition.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (80%)

#rush · 10 distinct matches · 5 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 20% of 10 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • StarlightStarlight from 8:25 · 7% of role by thenOnly 7% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:56
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 50%19% of all Geo games by then
  • ShredderShredder in 50%14% of all Geo games by then
  • PrudePrude in 40%22% of all Geo games by then
  • UmbraJammer in 40%3% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Shredder (11% of army), Jaguar (10% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Starlight by 8:25

  1. Open mex and wind fast, bot lab up almost immediately.
  2. Get geo online, then rush vehicle plant by 4:43.
  3. Add Prude and adv geo to push energy for T2 units.
  4. Field your first Starlight near the role's normal timing.
  5. Add Shredder anti-air and Umbra jammer as the follow-up push.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 10 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:25 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 Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~0:59, middle half 0:57–0:59

    By 0:42 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:52 · typical 0:59
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter7Converter−3 vs standard
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 6 wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 7 wind, 7 converter, 6 con turretdone ~6:38, middle half 5:22–6:57
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: Advanced Geothermal Powerplant (30%)

    By 5:30 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 7 converter (standard 10) · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 38 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Mex
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Energy storage
    19. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:12 · typical 3:15
    20. Mexfor Beach sea
    21. Solar
    22. Con turret ×3
    23. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    24. Energy storage
    25. Con turret ×2
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:56 · typical 5:34
    27. Converter
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. Con turret ×2
    30. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:10
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. Converter ×3
    33. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant
    34. Converter
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. Converter
    37. Con turret
    38. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:14 · typical 6:38
  3. 3

    Vehicle Plant to Starlight

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind+3 vs standard
    • Energy Converter5Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turret
    3. StarlightStarlight after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turretdone ~9:09, middle half 8:23–10:30
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: con turret (40%) · radar vehicle (40%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (40%) · jammer (40%) · Advanced Geothermal Powerplant (30%)

    By 8:03 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:46 · typical 7:46
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    5. Converter
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    7. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Beach sea
    8. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    9. Converter
    10. StarlightStarlightdone 8:16 · typical 9:09
  4. 4

    Starlight to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind−2 vs standard
    Army
    • Starlight1 Starlight

    Some games also: Shredder (50%) · converter (40%) · jammer (40%) · radar vehicle (40%) · Nettle (30%) · eat Advanced Vehicle Plant (40%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 13 converter · 2 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 97 steps
    1. Converter
    2. UmbraJammer
    3. Converter
    4. ProphetRadar vehicle
    5. Converter
    6. StarlightStarlight
    7. Converter
    8. ConsulConsulfor Beach sea
    9. StarlightStarlight
    10. Converter ×3
    11. ShredderShredderfor Suicide frontdone 9:09 · typical 9:09
    12. Converter
    13. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    14. ShredderShredderfor Suicide front
    15. Converter
    16. ShredderShredderfor Suicide front
    17. NettleNettle
    18. Converter
    19. ShredderShredder
    20. Converter
    21. ShredderShredderfor Suicide front
    22. SentrySentry
    23. Converter
    24. SentrySentry
    25. Converter
    26. SentrySentry
    27. Converter
    28. SentrySentry
    29. Converter
    30. JaguarJaguar ×2
    31. Converter
    32. JaguarJaguar
    33. Converter
    34. JaguarJaguar
    35. Converter
    36. JaguarJaguar ×2
    37. StarlightStarlightfor Suicide front
    38. StarlightStarlight
    39. JaguarJaguar ×2
    40. SentrySentry ×3
    41. Mex
    42. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    43. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:25
    44. TickTick ×2
    45. PawnPawn
    46. TickTick
    47. PawnPawn
    48. TickTick
    49. PawnPawn
    50. TickTick
    51. PawnPawn
    52. TickTick
    53. PawnPawn
    54. TickTick
    55. PawnPawn
    56. TickTick
    57. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    58. TickTick
    59. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    60. TickTick
    61. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    62. TickTickfor Suicide front
    63. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    64. TickTickfor Suicide front
    65. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    66. TickTickfor Suicide front
    67. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    68. TickTickfor Suicide front
    69. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    70. TickTickfor Suicide front
    71. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    72. TickTickfor Suicide front
    73. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    74. TickTickfor Suicide front
    75. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    76. TickTickfor Suicide front
    77. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    78. StarlightStarlight
    79. TickTickfor Suicide front
    80. JaguarJaguar
    81. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    82. TickTickfor Suicide front
    83. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    84. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    85. TickTick
    86. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    87. TickTick
    88. PawnPawnfor Suicide front
    89. TickTick
    90. PawnPawn
    91. TickTickfor Suicide front
    92. PawnPawn
    93. TickTick
    94. Advanced Vehicle PlantEat Advanced Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    95. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    96. Geothermal PowerplantGeo
    97. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (37 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 1:46 · in 80% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 1:50 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Front or Beach seafirst at 8:23 · in 60% of games
  • Mauser5 Mauser to Suicide front or Pond or Airfirst at 8:59 · in 30% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor2 T2 mex to Air or Geo sea or Suicide frontfirst at 12:16 · in 30% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:49 · in 80% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex from Air or Techfirst at 4:59 · in 50% of games
  • Butler3 Butler from Techfirst at 10:40 · in 40% of games
  • Wind Turbine15 Wind from Air or Techfirst at 11:06 · in 40% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot from Suicide front or Front or Airfirst at 13:11 · in 40% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

10 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003333330000
2:007328210000
3:00157315310000
4:00264026930000
5:00365437230000
6:00584456610000
7:008188809811000
8:001147611503110042
9:0013748145386554130130
10:001444517434343538196260
11:00158562038241719581135668
12:001766123249832392014401824
13:0019915260671403597417973207
14:0022950289902853840221214577
15:00258823174633961050523455969
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Lost far more often than the standard build, with weaker economy and far fewer kills despite matching normal Starlight timing.

  • + Vehicle Plant and Prude built unusually early (50% of games by 4:43 and 5:20).
  • − Team won only 10% of games vs 54% standard.
  • − Own metal lost 2345 vs 2090-type levels while destroying only 3396 enemy metal by 15:00, far below standard's 10396.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

zeus_on_god

37.5 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
817 metal received · 113426 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab0:59Middle 50%: 0:57–0:59 · n=10
Geothermal Powerplant3:15Middle 50%: 3:12–3:38 · n=10
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:10–6:14 · n=10
Vehicle Plant6:38Middle 50%: 5:22–6:57 · n=10
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:10Middle 50%: 6:57–7:30 · n=7
Advanced Vehicle Plant7:46Middle 50%: 7:20–7:57 · n=10
Shredder9:09Middle 50%: 8:50–11:49 · n=7
Starlight9:09Middle 50%: 8:23–10:30 · n=7

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