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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · 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 · 29 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Mex ×2
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Con turret
    9. Energy storage
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:13 · typical 3:15
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter ×11
    13. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Con turret
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:56 · typical 5:34
    19. Wind ×3
    20. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    21. Wind ×4
    22. PrudePrudedone 6:40
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    25. Wind
    26. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    28. Con turret ×2
    29. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:57 · 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 · 23 steps
    1. BeholderBeholder
    2. BeaverBeaver
    3. BeholderBeholder
    4. GroundhogGroundhog
    5. SentrySentry
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:41 · typical 7:46
    7. Wind
    8. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ProphetRadar vehicle
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    13. Light MineLight Mine
    14. Wind
    15. Light MineLight Mine
    16. ProphetRadar vehicle
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Wind
    19. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    20. UmbraJammer
    21. Light MineLight Mine
    22. Wind
    23. StarlightStarlightdone 8:27 · 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 · 121 steps
    1. Light MineLight Mine
    2. Wind
    3. Light MineLight Mine ×3
    4. Wind
    5. StarlightStarlight
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Medium MineMedium Mine
    8. Wind
    9. Medium MineMedium Mine
    10. Wind ×2
    11. StarlightStarlight
    12. Wind
    13. ShredderShredderdone 9:05 · typical 9:09
    14. Wind
    15. Medium MineMedium Mine
    16. ShredderShredder
    17. Wind
    18. Medium MineMedium Mine
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ShredderShredder
    21. Wind
    22. Medium MineMedium Mine
    23. Wind
    24. ShredderShredder
    25. Wind
    26. StarlightStarlight ×3
    27. HarpoonHarpoon
    28. StarlightStarlight ×2
    29. Wind ×5
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind
    32. Medium MineMedium Mine
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Medium MineMedium Mine
    35. ConsulConsul
    36. Wind
    37. Medium MineMedium Mine
    38. JaguarJaguar
    39. Wind
    40. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind
    43. Medium MineMedium Mine
    44. Wind
    45. JaguarJaguar
    46. Converter
    47. Medium MineMedium Mine
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind
    51. Medium MineMedium Mine
    52. JunoJuno
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind
    55. Medium MineMedium Mine
    56. Wind
    57. Medium MineMedium Mine
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. Medium MineMedium Mine
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Medium MineMedium Mine
    63. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    64. Wind
    65. Medium MineMedium Mine
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:09
    69. Medium MineMedium Mine
    70. Wind
    71. StarlightStarlight
    72. Medium MineMedium Mine
    73. Wind
    74. BeholderBeholder
    75. Medium MineMedium Mine
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. StarlightStarlight
    79. TickTick
    80. BeamerBeamer
    81. TickTick ×4
    82. StarlightStarlight
    83. BeholderBeholder
    84. Converter
    85. SentrySentry
    86. StarlightStarlight
    87. TickTick
    88. SentrySentry
    89. TickTick ×2
    90. SentrySentry
    91. TickTick
    92. Converter
    93. TickTick
    94. ProphetRadar vehicle
    95. TickTick ×2
    96. UmbraJammer
    97. SentrySentry
    98. TickTick
    99. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    100. PawnPawn
    101. TickTick ×4
    102. BlitzBlitz
    103. Converter
    104. ProphetRadar vehicle
    105. TickTick ×2
    106. ConsulConsul
    107. TickTick
    108. UmbraJammer
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. TickTick ×4
    111. AnemoneAnemone
    112. PawnPawn
    113. TickTick ×2
    114. Converter
    115. TickTick
    116. HarpoonHarpoon
    117. SentrySentry
    118. TickTick
    119. StarlightStarlight
    120. PawnPawn
    121. TickTick ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (40 OS, 15/09/2026); 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

0neTw0

40.4 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
3560 metal received · 67820 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

Played most by

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