Geo / Legion / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Drone plant T2

Com-blow economy that adds a Legion Drone Plant before Advanced Geothermal, using the drones and T2 vehicles (anti-air, support) to send an Aeolus drop into the enemy base by mid-game instead of just funneling T2 units to front.

Blows up the commander for T2

#t2 #air #drop · 6 distinct matches · 3 players · 15% of Legion Geo games · team won 2 of 6 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

Aeolus in 67%15% of all Geo games by then
Legion Drone in 67%10% of all Geo games by then
Flak in 67%18% of all Geo games by then
Radar jammer in 67%15% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Boreas (12% of army), Medusa (11% of army), transport (11% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Legion Drone Plant by 6:17

0:03Open mex, wind and Legion Bot Lab, com straight onto geo.
by 3:12Get Geothermal Powerplant up fast to fund the switch.
by 6:17Build Legion Drone Plant instead of the usual T2 lab path.
by 9:34-10:45Add T2 vehicle support "Cicero" and T2 vehicle anti-air "Charon".
by 11:33Load Aeolus and drop it behind enemy lines.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 6 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO

1
20:57
36:08
47:39

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
Up to the Legion Bot Lab
0:00 – 0:57
Economy
- 3Mex
- 4Wind+2 vs standard
Order
1. Legion Bot Lab ~0:57after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:13, middle half 1:01–1:23
By 0:57 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind (standard 2)
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×2
2. 0:17Wind ×4
3. 0:44Legion Bot Labdone 1:00 · typical 1:13
2
Legion Bot Lab to Legion Drone Plant
0:57 – 6:08
Economy
- 2Mex
- 5Wind
- 9Converter
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Geo ~2:29after 4 mex, 7 wind, 1 energy storage
2. Advanced Geothermal Powerplant ~5:31after 7 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 50% of games
3. Legion Drone Plant ~6:08after 11 wind, 10 converter, 8 con turretdone ~6:17, middle half 5:26–7:02
Builders
- 7 Con turret
- 5 Zagreus
- 1 Legion Construction Bot
- 1 Zagreus for allies
- 1 Legion Construction Bot for allies
Some games also: Advanced Geothermal Powerplant (50%) · metal storage (33%) · Goblin (33%)
By 6:08 in all: 4 mex · 9 wind · 1 geo · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 7 con turret
The example game in this phase · 20 steps
1. 1:00Legion Construction Bot
2. 1:01Wind
3. 1:11Legion Construction Bot
4. 1:15Wind
5. 1:23Zagreus
6. 1:23Mex
7. 1:27Wind ×2
8. 1:37Zagreus
9. 1:39Mex
10. 1:43Wind
11. 1:50Zagreus
12. 1:53Wind
13. 1:59Geodone 2:58 · typical 3:12
14. 2:58Con turret ×2
15. 2:59Converter ×6
16. 4:03Con turret ×5
17. 4:34Energy storage
18. 4:39Con turret
19. 4:41Converter ×2
20. 4:50Legion Drone Plantdone 4:58 · typical 6:17
3
Legion Drone Plant to Legion Vehicle Plant
6:08 – 7:39
Economy
- 2Converter
Order
1. Legion Vehicle Plant ~7:39after 7 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:48, middle half 7:08–7:51
Some games also: Legion Construction Aircraft (50%) · noctua (33%) · aeolus for allies (33%) · Advanced Geothermal Powerplant (33%)
By 7:39 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 13 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 29 steps
1. 4:51Energy storage
2. 4:58Converter
3. 4:58Aeolusfor Front
4. 4:59Wind
5. 5:02Converter
6. 5:03Wind
7. 5:03Aeolus
8. 5:06Wind
9. 5:06Converter
10. 5:09Wind
11. 5:09Legion Construction Aircraft
12. 5:12Wind
13. 5:14Converter
14. 5:17Wind ×2
15. 5:20Converter
16. 5:23Wind
17. 5:24Converter
18. 5:25Wind
19. 5:27Converter
20. 5:27Wind ×2
21. 5:34Converter
22. 5:34Wind ×2
23. 5:38Converter
24. 5:39Wind ×2
25. 5:43Converter
26. 5:43Wind ×21
27. 6:25T2 mex ×4done 6:47 · typical 5:38
28. 7:02Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:13 · typical 7:05
29. 8:15Legion Vehicle Plantdone 8:19 · typical 7:48
4
Legion Vehicle Plant to 10:00
7:39 – 10:00
Economy
- 6Wind+6 vs standard
- 7Converter+2 vs standard
Order
1. Advanced Vehicle Plant ~8:16after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turret
Builders
- 2 Con turret +2 vs standard
- 1 Legion Construction Vehicle
- 1 T2 con vehicle for allies
Army
- 1 Mobile radar
Other
- 1 Radar Tower
Some games also: Medusa (50%) · radar jammer (50%) · noctua (33%) · Pharos (33%) · Bramble (33%)
The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Arquebus
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind (standard 9) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 20 converter · 1 energy storage
The example game in this phase · 279 steps
1. 8:19Legion Construction Vehicle ×2
2. 8:26Wind
3. 8:28Legion Construction Vehicle
4. 8:30Wind
5. 8:33Legion Construction Vehicle
6. 8:35Wind
7. 8:35Pharos
8. 8:38Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 9:09 · typical 8:42
9. 8:38Legion Construction Vehicle
10. 8:40Wind
11. 8:41Pharos
12. 8:45Wind ×2
13. 9:11Transportdone 9:19 · typical 10:25
14. 9:13Wind
15. 9:14Pharos
16. 9:20Legion Drone ×2
17. 9:21Transport
18. 9:21Wind
19. 9:22Legion Drone
20. 9:22Radar Tower
21. 9:26Wind
22. 9:29Legion Drone ×3
23. 9:33Transport
24. 9:33Wind
25. 9:33Legion Drone
26. 9:34Converter
27. 9:34Wind ×3
28. 9:39Legion Drone ×2
29. 9:42Con turret
30. 9:44Legion Drone ×2
31. 9:45Wind
32. 9:45Transport
33. 9:45Wind
34. 9:46Converter
35. 9:46Legion Drone
36. 9:47Wind
37. 9:49Legion Drone ×2
38. 9:51Converter
39. 9:53Legion Drone
40. 9:55Wind ×2
41. 9:58Converter
42. 10:00Legion Drone
43. 10:00Con turret
44. 10:01Legion Drone
45. 10:01T2 con vehiclefor Front
46. 10:01Legion Drone
47. 10:01Wind
48. 10:02Legion Drone
49. 10:02Converter
50. 10:03Legion Drone
51. 10:06Wind ×2
52. 10:09Legion Drone ×2
53. 10:17Wind ×3
54. 10:18Transport
55. 10:19Converter
56. 10:19Legion Drone
57. 10:19Wind
58. 10:23Converter
59. 10:24Wind
60. 10:24Converter
61. 10:25Wind ×2
62. 10:29Legion Drone ×3
63. 10:33Flakdone 10:45 · typical 10:49
64. 10:34Converter
65. 10:34Legion Drone
66. 10:34Wind
67. 10:36Converter
68. 10:36Wind ×2
69. 10:40Converter
70. 10:41Legion Drone
71. 10:41Converter
72. 10:45Boreasdone 11:11
73. 10:47Wind
74. 10:48Converter
75. 10:48Wind
76. 10:48Converter
77. 10:51Legion Drone
78. 10:52Converter
79. 10:55Wind
80. 10:55Converter ×2
81. 10:58Wind
82. 11:00Legion Drone ×3
83. 11:02Converter
84. 11:06Wind ×2
85. 11:10Legion Drone ×2
86. 11:12Wind
87. 11:12Converter
88. 11:12Transport
89. 11:14Converter
90. 11:15Wind
91. 11:16Legion Drone
92. 11:18Converter
93. 11:18Wind
94. 11:20Legion Drone ×2
95. 11:24Wind
96. 11:26Legion Drone ×2
97. 11:28Wind
98. 11:28Legion Drone
99. 11:28Transport
100. 11:29Converter
101. 11:29Legion Drone
102. 11:30Wind
103. 11:30Legion Drone
104. 11:31Wind
105. 11:32Legion Drone ×2
106. 11:32Converter ×2
107. 11:35Wind
108. 11:37Legion Drone ×2
109. 11:39Wind
110. 11:40Converter
111. 11:40Wind
112. 11:40Legion Drone ×5
113. 11:44Wind
114. 11:44Legion Drone
115. 11:44Transport
116. 11:45Wind
117. 11:45Legion Drone
118. 11:46Converter
119. 11:46Wind
120. 11:47Legion Drone ×2
121. 11:50Converter
122. 11:50Legion Drone
123. 11:51Converter
124. 11:51Wind
125. 11:52Legion Drone ×3
126. 11:53Wind ×2
127. 11:57Legion Drone ×2
128. 11:57Converter
129. 11:58Legion Drone
130. 11:58Wind
131. 11:59Transport
132. 11:59Legion Drone ×2
133. 12:00Wind
134. 12:00Legion Drone
135. 12:01Converter
136. 12:01Wind
137. 12:02Legion Drone
138. 12:02Converter
139. 12:03Legion Drone ×2
140. 12:04Wind
141. 12:06Converter
142. 12:07Legion Drone
143. 12:07Wind
144. 12:10Legion Drone
145. 12:10Wind
146. 12:11Legion Drone ×3
147. 12:11Wind
148. 12:11Transport
149. 12:12Legion Drone ×5
150. 12:14Wind
151. 12:14Converter
152. 12:17Legion Drone
153. 12:18Wind
154. 12:20Legion Drone
155. 12:20Converter ×2
156. 12:21Legion Drone ×2
157. 12:22Wind
158. 12:23Legion Drone ×4
159. 12:23Flak
160. 12:24Legion Drone
161. 12:24Wind
162. 12:26Converter
163. 12:27Legion Drone
164. 12:29Wind
165. 12:30Legion Drone
166. 12:30Converter
167. 12:31Legion Drone ×2
168. 12:32Wind
169. 12:33Legion Drone ×3
170. 12:35Wind
171. 12:38Boreas
172. 12:38Converter ×2
173. 12:40Wind
174. 12:40Legion Drone
175. 12:40Wind
176. 12:41Legion Drone ×6
177. 12:44Converter
178. 12:46Legion Drone
179. 12:48Wind
180. 12:49Converter
181. 12:50Wind
182. 12:51Legion Drone
183. 12:51Wind
184. 12:51Legion Drone ×4
185. 12:55Converter
186. 12:58Wind
187. 12:58Legion Drone
188. 13:00Wind
189. 13:00Transport
190. 13:01Converter
191. 13:01Legion Drone
192. 13:01Converter
193. 13:02Wind
194. 13:02Legion Drone ×3
195. 13:06Flak
196. 13:06Boreas
197. 13:07Converter
198. 13:08Wind
199. 13:08Legion Drone
200. 13:09Wind
201. 13:11Legion Drone
202. 13:11Converter
203. 13:12Legion Drone
204. 13:12Wind
205. 13:13Converter
206. 13:13Legion Drone ×4
207. 13:19Wind ×2
208. 13:21Legion Drone ×2
209. 13:22Boreas
210. 13:23Legion Drone ×2
211. 13:23Converter
212. 13:23Wind
213. 13:24Legion Drone
214. 13:24Wind
215. 13:26Converter
216. 13:26Legion Drone ×2
217. 13:30Wind
218. 13:31Legion Drone
219. 13:31Wind
220. 13:32Legion Drone ×3
221. 13:33Wind
222. 13:34Legion Drone
223. 13:36Converter
224. 13:36Legion Drone ×5
225. 13:42Boreas
226. 13:43Wind ×2
227. 13:43Legion Drone ×3
228. 13:44Wind
229. 13:44Converter ×2
230. 13:46Legion Drone ×2
231. 13:49Wind
232. 13:49Legion Drone ×5
233. 13:53Converter
234. 13:54Legion Drone
235. 13:54Wind ×2
236. 13:56Legion Drone ×3
237. 13:59Converter
238. 13:59Boreas
239. 13:59Wind
240. 14:00Converter
241. 14:01Legion Drone ×5
242. 14:05Wind
243. 14:05Converter
244. 14:05Wind ×2
245. 14:05Converter
246. 14:06Legion Drone ×4
247. 14:11Converter
248. 14:12Legion Drone ×4
249. 14:15Wind ×3
250. 14:16Legion Drone ×3
251. 14:21Wind
252. 14:21Boreas
253. 14:22Legion Drone ×3
254. 14:23Wind
255. 14:24Legion Drone
256. 14:24Converter
257. 14:25Wind ×2
258. 14:26Legion Drone ×2
259. 14:29Wind
260. 14:31Legion Drone ×5
261. 14:35Wind ×2
262. 14:36Legion Drone
263. 14:38Wind
264. 14:38Boreas
265. 14:39Legion Drone
266. 14:39Converter
267. 14:39Wind
268. 14:41Legion Drone ×4
269. 14:46Wind ×2
270. 14:46Legion Drone ×2
271. 14:49Wind
272. 14:51Legion Drone
273. 14:52Wind
274. 14:52Legion Drone ×3
275. 14:54Boreas
276. 14:55Wind
277. 14:55Converter
278. 14:56Legion Drone
279. 14:57Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (50 OS, 09/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Zagreus to Beach sea or Front or Suicide frontfirst at 1:54 · in 83% of games
1 Legion Construction Bot to Beach seafirst at 2:15 · in 83% of games
1 Aeolus to Front or Beach seafirst at 8:41 · in 33% of games
1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 10:00 · in 83% of games

You get

1 Aeolus from Airfirst at 4:22 · in 33% of games
1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:59 · in 100% 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

05k10k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

6 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard geo	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard geo	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard geo
1:00	349	332	0	0	0	0
2:00	852	867	0	0	0	0
3:00	1521	1507	0	0	0	0
4:00	2918	2743	0	0	0	0
5:00	4341	3610	0	0	0	0
6:00	5893	5871	0	0	0	0
7:00	8379	8554	0	0	0	0
8:00	11944	11375	0	0	0	0
9:00	14890	14195	55	0	65	255
10:00	17888	17042	265	180	65	255
11:00	20661	20046	528	1994	65	867
12:00	23310	23165	1918	4123	180	1455
13:00	26953	26341	2834	8541	1640	2850
14:00	30934	29030	4835	10869	3180	6617
15:00	34919	32608	6184	11648	3180	9400

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won less often than the standard build and destroyed far less enemy metal by 15:00 despite a strong economy.

+ Metal produced ahead of standard at every checkpoint through 15:00.
+ Own metal lost at 15:00 much lower (3180 vs 9400).

− Team win rate far lower (33% vs 75%).
− Enemy metal destroyed at 15:00 much lower (6184 vs 11648).

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_X_

50.4 OS · 09/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
700 metal received · 98149 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Legion Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 1:01–1:23 · n=6

Geothermal Powerplant3:12Middle 50%: 2:59–3:28 · n=6

Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:22–6:18 · n=6

Legion Drone Plant6:17Middle 50%: 5:26–7:02 · n=4

Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:05Middle 50%: 7:01–7:43 · n=5

Legion Vehicle Plant7:48Middle 50%: 7:08–7:51 · n=5

Medusa8:18Middle 50%: 8:15–8:55 · n=3

Advanced Vehicle Plant8:42Middle 50%: 7:50–8:44 · n=5

Hera10:12Middle 50%: 9:47–10:47 · n=4

Mantis10:25Middle 50%: 9:19–12:05 · n=4

Charon10:49Middle 50%: 10:45–11:44 · n=4

Played most by

[Grump]Matsuri3games of this build UsurpeR2games of this build _X_1game of this build

Supporting games

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UsurpeR24/09/2026 · 43 OS↗_X_09/09/2026 · 50 OS↗UsurpeR06/09/2026 · 49 OS↗[Grump]Matsuri05/09/2026 · 41 OS↗[Grump]Matsuri05/09/2026 · 41 OS↗[Grump]Matsuri05/09/2026 · 41 OS↗Supreme Isthmus v2.1
Beyond All Reason test-31251-0ceadc7
Naval balance tweaks on

Drone plant T2

Phase by phase

Up to the Legion Bot Lab

Legion Bot Lab to Legion Drone Plant

Legion Drone Plant to Legion Vehicle Plant

Legion Vehicle Plant to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

_X_

Typical milestones

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