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Standard geo

Eco-first Geo build that rushes geothermal power and T2 constructor before transitioning into Starlight-led T2 units for front, the role's baseline play.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 · 751 distinct matches · 110 players · 59% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 845 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Geothermal Powerplant by 3:26

  1. Open mex and wind into Bot Lab.
  2. Rush geothermal for the early energy spike.
  3. Add Advanced Metal Extractor, then Advanced Geothermal by 7:07.
  4. Bring up Vehicle Plant alongside T2 con for "Starlight" and vehicles.
  5. Funnel "Starlight" and T1 vehicles to front, pay allies with cons and "Lazarus".

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 751 GAMES
  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 Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 4 winddone ~1:11, middle half 0:58–1:22

    By 0:55 in all: 2 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:59 · typical 1:11
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:44 · typical 3:26
    8. Mex ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Converter ×3
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×3
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Energy storage
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. Con turret
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:04 · typical 5:33
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 59% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 10 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:41–7:40
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (47%)

    By 6:59 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:20 · typical 7:06
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:24 · typical 7:07
  4. 4

    Vehicle Plant to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine5Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 11 wind, 11 converter, 7 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: con turret (50%) · T2 con vehicle for allies (49%) · Jaguar (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 107 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:07 · typical 8:06
    3. Converter
    4. StarlightStarlightdone 7:32 · typical 9:02
    5. Converter ×7
    6. StarlightStarlight
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. ProphetRadar vehicle
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. UmbraJammer
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. StarlightStarlight
    20. Wind
    21. ConsulConsulfor Tech
    22. StarlightStarlight
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    25. Wind ×4
    26. JaguarJaguar
    27. Wind
    28. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 9:32
    29. ArbalestArbalest
    30. Wind ×4
    31. AmbassadorAmbassador
    32. Wind ×7
    33. JaguarJaguar
    34. Wind
    35. JaguarJaguar
    36. Wind ×2
    37. JaguarJaguar
    38. Wind
    39. JaguarJaguar
    40. Wind ×2
    41. JaguarJaguar
    42. Wind ×2
    43. StarlightStarlight
    44. Wind
    45. ArbalestArbalest
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. StarlightStarlight
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. JaguarJaguar
    54. Converter ×2
    55. JaguarJaguar
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. JaguarJaguar
    59. Converter
    60. JaguarJaguar
    61. Converter
    62. JaguarJaguar
    63. Wind
    64. JaguarJaguar ×2
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    66. JaguarJaguar
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    68. Wind
    69. JaguarJaguar
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    71. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    72. JaguarJaguar
    73. SentrySentry
    74. JaguarJaguar
    75. SentrySentry
    76. JaguarJaguar
    77. Wind
    78. JaguarJaguar
    79. SentrySentry
    80. Wind
    81. JaguarJaguar
    82. PrudePrudedone 13:25
    83. JaguarJaguar
    84. SentrySentry
    85. Wind ×2
    86. JaguarJaguar
    87. Wind
    88. SentrySentry
    89. JaguarJaguar
    90. SentrySentry
    91. JaguarJaguar
    92. Wind
    93. JaguarJaguar
    94. Wind
    95. JaguarJaguar ×2
    96. Wind
    97. JaguarJaguar
    98. Wind
    99. JaguarJaguar ×2
    100. Wind ×2
    101. JaguarJaguar ×2
    102. Wind
    103. JaguarJaguar
    104. Wind
    105. JaguarJaguar ×3
    106. Wind
    107. JaguarJaguar

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is XXMACGAMERXX's (35 OS, 29/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:30 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:52 · in 62% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · in 34% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:48 · in 95% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

845 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082700
3:00153000
4:00270700
5:00373200
6:00572700
7:00816700
8:0011507021
9:001453351130
10:0017436630320
11:00204162108824
12:002336940291940
13:002613961873295
14:002902585104756
15:0031663103966186
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard Geo build dominates the resource numbers, with zero own losses through 10:00 and a huge metal lead by 15:00.

  • + Metal produced hits 31426 by 15:00, highest of all six builds
  • + Own metal lost is 0 by 5:00 and only 334 by 10:00
  • − First Starlight only arrives in 57% of games by 9:19
  • − Advanced geothermal lands in just 69% of games by 7:16
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

XXMACGAMERXX

35.3 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
1141 metal received · 387295 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:11Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=844
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=843
Advanced Metal Extractor5:33Middle 50%: 5:17–5:56 · n=842
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:33 · n=606
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:40 · n=805
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:06Middle 50%: 7:40–8:47 · n=767
Starlight9:02Middle 50%: 8:32–9:51 · n=670

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