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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 (66%)

#eco #t2 · 709 distinct matches · 107 players · 58% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 800 · 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 709 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 ~1:12, 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 0:58 · typical 1:12
  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 · 6 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. TickTick ×2
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    5. Mex ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus ×2
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Energy storage
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:45 · typical 3:26
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Construction BotCon botfor Front
    17. Converter ×5
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
  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 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:42–7:41
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (48%)

    By 7:00 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:25
    2. Con turretfor Front
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Windfor Front
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Windfor Front
    9. Wind ×8
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:38 · 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 (48%) · 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 · 138 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. BeaverBeaver
    3. GroundhogGroundhog
    4. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:38 · typical 8:07
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Light MineLight Mine ×4
    7. Wind
    8. JaguarJaguar
    9. Light MineLight Mine
    10. Wind ×2
    11. JaguarJaguar
    12. Wind
    13. JaguarJaguar
    14. Wind
    15. JaguarJaguar
    16. Light MineLight Mine
    17. Wind
    18. Light MineLight Mine
    19. ProphetRadar vehicle
    20. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    21. Light MineLight Mine
    22. Wind
    23. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    24. ConsulConsul
    25. Wind
    26. ProphetRadar vehicle
    27. SentrySentry
    28. Wind
    29. UmbraJammer
    30. Construction VehicleCon vehiclefor Front
    31. Wind
    32. StarlightStarlightnot finished by 15:00 · typical 9:03
    33. Medium MineMedium Mine
    34. Wind
    35. BeholderBeholder
    36. Medium MineMedium Mine
    37. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    38. Medium MineMedium Mine
    39. ShredderShredderdone 9:18
    40. Medium MineMedium Mine
    41. JunoJuno
    42. ShredderShredder
    43. Medium MineMedium Mine
    44. ShredderShredder ×4
    45. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:36
    46. Medium MineMedium Mine
    47. BeholderBeholder
    48. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. Medium MineMedium Mine
    53. Wind
    54. Medium MineMedium Mine
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    58. Wind
    59. Medium MineMedium Mine
    60. Wind ×5
    61. Medium MineMedium Mine
    62. Wind
    63. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 10:40
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    66. Medium MineMedium Mine
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Medium MineMedium Mine
    69. Wind
    70. PrudePrudedone 12:15
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Medium MineMedium Mine
    73. Wind
    74. Medium MineMedium Mine
    75. Wind ×3
    76. Medium MineMedium Mine
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Medium MineMedium Mine
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Medium MineMedium Mine
    81. Wind ×3
    82. Medium MineMedium Mine
    83. Wind ×2
    84. ProphetRadar vehicle
    85. UmbraJammer
    86. Wind
    87. StarlightStarlight
    88. Wind
    89. Medium MineMedium Mine
    90. Wind
    91. Medium MineMedium Mine
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Medium MineMedium Mine
    94. Wind
    95. StarlightStarlight
    96. Medium MineMedium Mine
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:01
    99. StarlightStarlight
    100. Wind
    101. StorkLight transport
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. StarlightStarlight
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    109. Converter
    110. StarlightStarlight
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. ConsulConsul
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. FalconFighter ×2
    118. Converter
    119. FalconFighter
    120. Converter
    121. FalconFighter
    122. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Air
    123. FalconFighter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter ×2
    126. FalconFighter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. FalconFighter
    130. Converter
    131. FalconFighter
    132. Converter
    133. FalconFighter
    134. Converter
    135. FalconFighter
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Converter ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 14/09/2026); 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 2:31 · 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 4:20 · in 35% 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

800 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082600
3:00152700
4:00270000
5:00372800
6:00572800
7:00814500
8:0011494021
9:001451051130
10:0017421615320
11:00204012076790
12:002333640221927
13:002607961903323
14:002899585234783
15:0031544103856248
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

0neTw0

40.5 OS · 14/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1339 metal received · 34354 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:58–1:22 · n=799
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=798
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:18–5:56 · n=797
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:34 · n=578
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:42–7:41 · n=761
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:41–8:51 · n=723
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:31–9:53 · n=634

Played most by

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