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Stormbringer bombers

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo pivots to T1 air bombers from around 7:10, well before the role norm, pushing Stormbringers forward with fighters and scouts to fight in the enemy base and middle before transitioning back to the usual T2 economy.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (70%)

#air #push · 159 distinct matches · 44 players · 6% of Armada Geo games · team won 70% of 164 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • StormbringerT1 air bombers from 7:26 · 10% of role by thenFrom the Aircraft Plant. Only 10% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 7:42
  • Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant in 99%17% of all Geo games by then
  • FalconFighter in 80%10% of all Geo games by then
  • FalconFighter in 45%7% of all Geo games by then

Started with Stormbringer (98%), Whirlwind (2%).

Where those units first fight, in 158 games with kill data: in the enemy base 54%, in the middle 44%.

Those units destroy a typical 2,477 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Starlight (21% of army), Jaguar (10% of army), fighter (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Stormbringer bombers by 7:15

  1. Open Bot Lab and geo as usual, then add an Aircraft Plant very early.
  2. Get the Geothermal Powerplant up on the normal fast schedule.
  3. Finish the Aircraft Plant well ahead of the role's usual pace.
  4. Push T1 bombers led by Stormbringer straight into the enemy base.
  5. Switch into the usual T2 constructor and Starlight work for the team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 159 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 8:26 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:15, middle half 0:55–1:23

    By 0:58 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:22 · typical 1:15
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter7Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret
    • Lazarus5 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 7 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 26 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Mex
    4. PawnPawnfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. PawnPawnfor Beach sea
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:41 · typical 3:24
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. LazarusLazarus ×2
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    21. Converter
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    23. Converter
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    25. Converter ×2
    26. Wind
  3. 3

    5:00 to T1 air bombers

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind+2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 7 con turret
    2. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 10 wind, 11 converter, 7 con turret
    3. StormbringerT1 air bombers after 10 wind, 12 converter, 8 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret

    By 7:26 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 13 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:42 · typical 5:33
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 6:01 · typical 7:17
    12. Wind
    13. StormbringerBomberdone 6:17
  4. 4

    T1 air bombers to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 13 wind, 12 converter, 8 con turretdone ~8:46, middle half 7:56–9:26
    Army
    • Stormbringer14 Bomber +14 vs standard

    Some games also: fighter (45%) · con turret (41%) · wind (35%) · converter (34%)

    By 8:37 in all: 4 mex · 14 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 13 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 26 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. ChainsawChainsaw
    4. StormbringerBomber
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:27 · typical 7:13
    7. Wind
    8. Con turret
    9. StormbringerBomber
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×2
    12. StormbringerBomber
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. StormbringerBomber
    17. Wind
    18. StormbringerBomber
    19. Wind
    20. StormbringerBomber ×3
    21. Wind
    22. StormbringerBomber ×2
    23. Wind
    24. StormbringerBomber ×2
    25. Wind
    26. StormbringerBomber ×4
  5. 5

    Vehicle Plant to Advanced Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 16 wind, 15 converter, 9 con turretdone ~9:57, middle half 9:27–10:45
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle

    Some games also: fighter (44%) · bomber (37%) · wind (31%)

    By 9:34 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 15 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. StormbringerBomber
    2. FalconFighter ×2
    3. StormbringerBomber
    4. FalconFighter
    5. ChainsawChainsaw
    6. FalconFighter ×3
    7. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:49
    8. FalconFighter ×3
  6. 6

    Advanced Vehicle Plant to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine8Wind−8 vs standard
    • Energy Converter3Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plant
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant in 74% of games
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (49%) · Jaguar (48%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (37%) · T2 con vehicle (34%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 6 Jaguar

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 30 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 21 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 73 steps
    1. FalconFighter ×2
    2. PlatypusPlatypus ×5
    3. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    4. PlatypusPlatypus
    5. Con turret
    6. PlatypusPlatypus
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    9. PlatypusPlatypus
    10. BeamerBeamer
    11. PlatypusPlatypus
    12. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret
    14. PlatypusPlatypus
    15. Con turret
    16. BeamerBeamer
    17. Advanced Aircraft PlantEat Advanced Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    18. PlatypusPlatypus ×4
    19. BeamerBeamer
    20. PlatypusPlatypus ×5
    21. Converter
    22. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    23. Converter ×2
    24. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    25. Converter ×2
    26. PlatypusPlatypus
    27. Converter
    28. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    39. Converter
    40. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    41. Wind
    42. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:39
    43. Converter
    44. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    45. Wind
    46. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    47. Wind
    48. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    49. Wind
    50. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    54. Wind
    55. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    56. Wind
    57. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    58. Wind
    59. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    60. Wind
    61. PlatypusPlatypusfor Front
    62. Wind
    63. PlatypusPlatypus
    64. Wind
    65. SharpshooterSniper botdone 14:23
    66. Wind
    67. SharpshooterSniper bot
    68. Wind
    69. WelderWelder
    70. Wind
    71. WelderWelder
    72. Wind
    73. WelderWelder

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PongoPygmaeus's (35 OS, 01/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:23 · in 77% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:31 · in 90% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide frontfirst at 10:42 · in 37% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:22 · in 50% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 98% of games
  • Valiant11 Valiant from Airfirst at 8:48 · in 50% 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

164 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
1:003423330000
2:008658590000
3:00151115270000
4:00270526700000
5:00373336940000
6:00574156380000
7:00815380260000
8:0010964113460000
9:0013878144060435784
10:00169931728017894721327198
11:001983620125351017452763520
12:0023112229954380361833841605
13:0025860257355642583737242970
14:0028764285897352823946204432
15:00313393136088321017256565586
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won far more often than the standard build and destroyed much more enemy metal by 10:00 despite heavier own losses.

  • + Destroyed 2819 enemy metal by 10:00 vs 534 standard.
  • + Won more often than the standard build (69% vs 54%).
  • − Own losses jump to 1857 by 10:00 vs just 260 standard.
  • − Metal production and 15:00 enemy metal destroyed both slightly trail standard.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

PongoPygmaeus

34.6 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

10 received units · includes a constructor
1824 metal received · 57149 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:15Middle 50%: 0:55–1:23 · n=164
Geothermal Powerplant3:24Middle 50%: 3:09–3:38 · n=164
Advanced Metal Extractor5:33Middle 50%: 5:19–6:01 · n=162
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:13Middle 50%: 6:51–7:34 · n=146
Aircraft Plant7:17Middle 50%: 6:53–7:38 · n=162
Vehicle Plant8:46Middle 50%: 7:56–9:26 · n=140
Advanced Vehicle Plant9:57Middle 50%: 9:27–10:45 · n=121
Starlight10:49Middle 50%: 10:05–11:44 · n=91

Played most by

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