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. 0:42Legion Bot Labdone 0:58 · 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 · 34 steps
1. 0:58Zagreus
2. 0:59Wind
3. 1:08Zagreus
4. 1:16Legion Construction Bot
5. 1:25Zagreus
6. 1:32Legion Construction Botfor Beach sea
7. 1:36Mex
8. 1:41Zagreusfor Beach sea
9. 1:48Zagreus
10. 1:55Energy storage
11. 2:02Mex
12. 2:06Zagreus
13. 2:09Geodone 2:51 · typical 3:12
14. 2:51Con turret ×3
15. 3:32Converter
16. 3:33Con turret
17. 3:39Converter ×2
18. 3:47Con turret
19. 3:50Converter ×5
20. 4:09Con turret
21. 4:20Metal storage
22. 4:22Con turret
23. 4:41Wind ×14
24. 5:22Converter ×3
25. 5:33T2 mexdone 5:52 · typical 5:38
26. 5:34Converter
27. 5:35T2 mex
28. 5:45Wind
29. 5:55T2 mex
30. 6:00Wind
31. 6:04T2 mex
32. 6:17Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:05 · typical 7:05
33. 6:25Wind ×2
34. 7:06Legion Drone Plantdone 7:10 · 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 · 12 steps
1. 7:10Noctua
2. 7:12Legion Construction Aircraft
3. 7:15Noctua ×4
4. 7:21Converter
5. 7:21Noctua ×3
6. 7:26Converter
7. 7:28Noctua
8. 7:31Converter
9. 7:31Noctua ×3
10. 7:37Converter
11. 7:38Noctua
12. 7:39Legion Vehicle Plantdone 7:48 · 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 · 172 steps
1. 7:40Noctua
2. 7:42Converter
3. 7:43Noctua ×2
4. 7:48Legion Construction Vehicle
5. 7:49Noctua ×2
6. 7:53Legion Construction Vehicle
7. 7:54Noctua ×3
8. 8:02Metal storage
9. 8:05Converter
10. 8:05Con turret
11. 8:07Noctua
12. 8:16Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:42 · typical 8:42
13. 8:18Converter ×2
14. 8:31Con turret ×2
15. 8:43Converter
16. 8:43T2 con vehiclefor Front
17. 8:49Converter
18. 8:52Radar jammer
19. 8:54Converter
20. 8:57Mobile radar
21. 8:57Fusionfor Suicide frontdone 9:56
22. 8:58Converter ×2
23. 9:09Transportdone 9:19 · typical 10:25
24. 9:12Converter
25. 9:19Legion Drone ×2
26. 9:20Transport
27. 9:21Legion Drone ×5
28. 9:34Transport
29. 9:39Legion Drone ×5
30. 9:48Transport
31. 9:49Legion Drone ×4
32. 9:59Converter
33. 10:00Legion Drone
34. 10:00Transport
35. 10:01Legion Drone ×2
36. 10:02Converter
37. 10:04Radar Tower
38. 10:06Legion Drone ×3
39. 10:08Transport
40. 10:08Legion Drone ×2
41. 10:08Con turret
42. 10:16Legion Drone ×5
43. 10:20Transport
44. 10:21Legion Drone ×4
45. 10:29Con turret
46. 10:31Legion Drone ×2
47. 10:32Transport
48. 10:33Legion Drone ×4
49. 10:44Converter
50. 10:44Legion Drone ×3
51. 10:46Transport
52. 10:47Converter
53. 10:48Legion Drone ×2
54. 10:51Converter
55. 10:53Wind
56. 10:54Legion Drone ×3
57. 10:58Converter
58. 10:58Wind
59. 10:58Anti-nukedone 11:29 · typical 10:12
60. 10:58Legion Drone
61. 11:00Converter
62. 11:00Legion Drone
63. 11:01Wind
64. 11:03Converter
65. 11:04Legion Drone ×2
66. 11:07Converter ×2
67. 11:14Legion Drone ×2
68. 11:19Converter
69. 11:23Legion Drone
70. 11:24Wind
71. 11:26Converter
72. 11:26Legion Drone ×2
73. 11:30Infernodone 12:07
74. 11:31Converter
75. 11:33Wind
76. 11:33Legion Drone ×3
77. 11:38Converter
78. 11:39Wind
79. 11:45Converter ×2
80. 11:54Legion Drone ×2
81. 11:59Converter
82. 12:01Legion Drone
83. 12:03Wind
84. 12:05Legion Drone
85. 12:05Converter
86. 12:07Legion Drone
87. 12:09Inferno
88. 12:11Wind
89. 12:11Legion Drone
90. 12:12Con turret
91. 12:14Legion Drone ×9
92. 12:33Converter
93. 12:33Wind
94. 12:34Legion Drone ×3
95. 12:38Converter
96. 12:39Legion Drone ×2
97. 12:43Converter
98. 12:43Legion Drone ×4
99. 12:47Converter
100. 12:49Legion Drone ×2
101. 12:51Converter
102. 12:53Legion Drone ×3
103. 12:56Converter
104. 12:56Wind
105. 12:59Legion Drone
106. 13:00Converter
107. 13:01Legion Drone ×4
108. 13:05Converter
109. 13:05Anti-nuke
110. 13:06Wind
111. 13:09Legion Drone
112. 13:10Converter
113. 13:11Wind
114. 13:11Legion Drone ×4
115. 13:15Converter
116. 13:15Legion Drone ×2
117. 13:19Converter
118. 13:20Con turret
119. 13:21Legion Drone ×2
120. 13:23Converter
121. 13:25Legion Drone
122. 13:26Wind
123. 13:28Converter
124. 13:29Wind
125. 13:30Con turret
126. 13:32Legion Drone
127. 13:32Wind
128. 13:33Con turret
129. 13:34Legion Drone ×2
130. 13:36Legion Advanced Aircraft Plantdone 13:48
131. 13:37Legion Drone
132. 13:37Wind
133. 13:42Legion Drone ×4
134. 13:46Wind ×2
135. 13:48Torpedo bomberdone 13:57
136. 13:49Wind ×3
137. 13:52Legion Drone
138. 13:53Wind ×3
139. 13:54Legion Drone ×4
140. 13:57Wind
141. 13:57Torpedo bomber
142. 13:58Wind ×4
143. 14:02Legion Drone ×3
144. 14:05Wind
145. 14:06Torpedo bomber
146. 14:06Wind
147. 14:07Legion Drone ×2
148. 14:11Wind
149. 14:12Legion Drone
150. 14:12Wind ×2
151. 14:14Legion Drone ×3
152. 14:19Wind ×2
153. 14:20Legion Drone ×3
154. 14:25Wind
155. 14:25Legion Drone
156. 14:26Torpedo bomber
157. 14:28Wind ×3
158. 14:32Legion Drone
159. 14:32Wind
160. 14:35Legion Drone
161. 14:36Wind
162. 14:37Ajax
163. 14:37Wind ×3
164. 14:42Legion Drone
165. 14:42Ajax
166. 14:43Wind ×3
167. 14:47Ajax
168. 14:48Wind ×2
169. 14:52Legion Drone ×2
170. 14:52Wind
171. 14:54Ajax
172. 14:55Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (43 OS, 24/09/2026); 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

UsurpeR

42.6 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
3795 metal received · 288942 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
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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

UsurpeR

Typical milestones

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