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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
  • AeolusAeolus in 67%15% of all Geo games by then
  • Legion DroneLegion Drone in 67%10% of all Geo games by then
  • CharonFlak in 67%18% of all Geo games by then
  • CiceroRadar 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

  1. Open mex, wind and Legion Bot Lab, com straight onto geo.
  2. Get Geothermal Powerplant up fast to fund the switch.
  3. Build Legion Drone Plant instead of the usual T2 lab path.
  4. Add T2 vehicle support "Cicero" and T2 vehicle anti-air "Charon".
  5. Load Aeolus and drop it behind enemy lines.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 6 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  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 Legion Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Legion Bot LabLegion Bot Lab after 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. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Legion Bot LabLegion Bot Labdone 1:04 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Legion Bot Lab to Legion Drone Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 7 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 7 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 50% of games
    3. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plant after 11 wind, 10 converter, 8 con turretdone ~6:17, middle half 5:26–7:02
    Builders
    • Construction Turret7 Con turret
    • Zagreus5 Zagreus
    • Legion Construction Bot1 Legion Construction Bot
    • Zagreus1 Zagreus for allies
    • Legion Construction Bot1 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 · 30 steps
    1. ZagreusZagreus
    2. Wind
    3. ZagreusZagreus
    4. Legion Construction BotLegion Construction Bot
    5. ZagreusZagreusfor Suicide front
    6. Legion Construction BotLegion Construction Botfor Beach sea
    7. Mex
    8. ZagreusZagreusfor Beach sea
    9. ZagreusZagreus
    10. Energy storage
    11. ZagreusZagreus
    12. Mex
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:02 · typical 3:12
    14. Con turret ×3
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×5
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Metal storage
    21. Con turret ×2
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:22 · typical 5:38
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    25. Wind ×2
    26. PrudePrudedone 6:39
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Con turret ×2
    29. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformnot finished by 15:00
    30. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 6:59 · typical 6:17
  3. 3

    Legion Drone Plant to Legion Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Legion Vehicle PlantLegion Vehicle Plant after 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. Con turret
    2. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 7:06
    3. Con turret
    4. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    5. NoctuaNoctua ×5
    6. MartyrMartyr
    7. Converter
    8. NoctuaNoctua
    9. MartyrMartyr
    10. NoctuaNoctua
    11. MartyrMartyr
    12. NoctuaNoctua
    13. Converter
    14. NoctuaNoctua
    15. MartyrMartyr
    16. NoctuaNoctua
    17. MartyrMartyr
    18. Converter
    19. NoctuaNoctua
    20. MartyrMartyr
    21. NoctuaNoctua
    22. MartyrMartyr
    23. Converter
    24. NoctuaNoctua
    25. MartyrMartyr
    26. NoctuaNoctua ×2
    27. MartyrMartyr
    28. Converter
    29. NoctuaNoctua
  4. 4

    Legion Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine6Wind+6 vs standard
    • Energy Converter7Converter+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 12 converter, 7 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret +2 vs standard
    • Legion Construction Vehicle1 Legion Construction Vehicle
    • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle for allies
    Army
    • Pheme1 Mobile radar
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 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 · 86 steps
    1. MartyrMartyr
    2. NoctuaNoctua
    3. Converter
    4. MartyrMartyr
    5. NoctuaNoctua
    6. Converter
    7. NoctuaNoctua
    8. MartyrMartyr
    9. NoctuaNoctua
    10. MartyrMartyr
    11. NoctuaNoctua
    12. Converter
    13. MartyrMartyr
    14. NoctuaNoctua
    15. MartyrMartyr
    16. NoctuaNoctua
    17. MartyrMartyr
    18. NoctuaNoctua
    19. MartyrMartyr
    20. NoctuaNoctua
    21. MartyrMartyr
    22. NoctuaNoctua ×14
    23. Legion Advanced Bot LabLegion Advanced Bot Labdone 9:07
    24. NoctuaNoctua ×3
    25. VisionVision ×5
    26. NoctuaNoctua
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    28. Con turret
    29. ArquebusArquebusdone 10:05
    30. Con turret ×4
    31. ArquebusArquebus
    32. Wind ×6
    33. ArquebusArquebus
    34. Wind ×2
    35. TiresiasJammer bot
    36. Wind ×2
    37. EuclidRadar bot
    38. Wind ×4
    39. ArquebusArquebus
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Energy storage
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ArquebusArquebus
    44. Wind ×7
    45. ArquebusArquebus
    46. Wind ×6
    47. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    48. Wind ×7
    49. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:57
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind
    52. Con turret
    53. Legion Drone PlantLegion Drone Plantdone 13:04
    54. Con turret ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    57. Converter
    58. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    59. Converter ×2
    60. Legion Advanced Aircraft PlantLegion Advanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:55
    61. Legion Construction AircraftLegion Construction Aircraft
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter ×2
    69. AesacusTorpedo bomberdone 14:03
    70. Converter ×2
    71. AesacusTorpedo bomber
    72. Converter ×3
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. AesacusTorpedo bomber
    76. Converter ×2
    77. AesacusTorpedo bomber
    78. Converter ×3
    79. AesacusTorpedo bomber
    80. Converter
    81. AjaxAjax ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. Dragon's JawDragon's Jaw
    85. AjaxAjax
    86. Dragon's JawDragon's Jaw ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (49 OS, 06/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Zagreus1 Zagreus to Beach sea or Front or Suicide frontfirst at 1:54 · in 83% of games
  • Legion Construction Bot1 Legion Construction Bot to Beach seafirst at 2:15 · in 83% of games
  • Aeolus1 Aeolus to Front or Beach seafirst at 8:41 · in 33% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 10:00 · in 83% of games

You get

  • Aeolus1 Aeolus from Airfirst at 4:22 · in 33% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 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
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003493320000
2:008528670000
3:00152115070000
4:00291827430000
5:00434136100000
6:00589358710000
7:00837985540000
8:0011944113750000
9:00148901419555065255
10:00178881704226518065255
11:002066120046528199465867
12:002331023165191841231801455
13:0026953263412834854116402850
14:00309342903048351086931806617
15:00349193260861841164831809400
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

UsurpeR

49.4 OS · 06/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1266 metal received · 104903 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

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