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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 · 749 distinct matches · 110 players · 59% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 843 · 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 749 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 0:58 · 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 · 28 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Mex
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Energy storage
    11. Con turret
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:10 · typical 3:26
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×3
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×12
  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 (48%)

    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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:23 · typical 5:33
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. PrudePrudedone 6:44
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:07 · 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 · 124 steps
    1. BeholderBeholder
    2. BeaverBeaver
    3. GroundhogGroundhog
    4. BeholderBeholder
    5. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:47 · typical 8:07
    6. SentrySentry
    7. ProphetRadar vehicle
    8. UmbraJammer
    9. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    10. StarlightStarlightdone 8:23 · typical 9:02
    11. Light MineLight Mine
    12. Wind
    13. Light MineLight Mine
    14. Wind
    15. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Light MineLight Mine ×2
    18. Wind
    19. Light MineLight Mine
    20. Wind
    21. StarlightStarlight
    22. Wind ×7
    23. Medium MineMedium Mine
    24. StarlightStarlight
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Medium MineMedium Mine
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Medium MineMedium Mine
    29. Wind
    30. JunoJuno
    31. Wind
    32. JaguarJaguar
    33. Wind
    34. Medium MineMedium Mine
    35. JaguarJaguar
    36. BeholderBeholder
    37. Wind
    38. Medium MineMedium Mine
    39. Wind
    40. Medium MineMedium Mine
    41. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    42. JaguarJaguar
    43. Energy storage
    44. Medium MineMedium Mine
    45. JaguarJaguar
    46. Medium MineMedium Mine
    47. Wind
    48. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    49. Wind
    50. Medium MineMedium Mine
    51. ConsulConsul
    52. BeholderBeholder
    53. Wind
    54. Medium MineMedium Mine
    55. ProphetRadar vehicle
    56. UmbraJammer
    57. Wind
    58. Medium MineMedium Mine
    59. StarlightStarlight
    60. Wind
    61. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    62. StarlightStarlight
    63. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    64. Medium MineMedium Mine
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Medium MineMedium Mine
    67. StarlightStarlight
    68. Wind
    69. Medium MineMedium Mine
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Medium MineMedium Mine
    72. Wind
    73. Medium MineMedium Mine
    74. Wind
    75. Medium MineMedium Mine
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Medium MineMedium Mine
    78. Wind
    79. Medium MineMedium Mine
    80. Wind
    81. Medium MineMedium Mine
    82. Wind
    83. ProphetRadar vehicle
    84. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:23
    85. UmbraJammer
    86. Medium MineMedium Mine
    87. Wind
    88. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:30
    89. StarlightStarlight
    90. Wind
    91. Medium MineMedium Mine
    92. Wind
    93. Medium MineMedium Mine
    94. Wind ×8
    95. StarlightStarlight
    96. Wind ×5
    97. BeholderBeholder
    98. Wind
    99. StarlightStarlight
    100. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    101. Wind ×6
    102. Medium MineMedium Mine
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Medium MineMedium Mine
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Medium MineMedium Mine
    107. Wind
    108. Amphibious ComplexAmphibious Complexnot finished by 15:00
    109. Wind
    110. TickTick
    111. Medium MineMedium Mine
    112. Wind
    113. TickTick
    114. ProphetRadar vehicle
    115. Medium MineMedium Mine
    116. Wind
    117. TickTick
    118. Wind
    119. UmbraJammer
    120. Medium MineMedium Mine
    121. TickTick
    122. LazarusLazarus
    123. StarlightStarlight
    124. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (41 OS, 26/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach seafirst at 2:16 · in 77% 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

843 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082700
3:00152800
4:00270700
5:00373200
6:00572700
7:00816600
8:0011505021
9:001453251130
10:0017435630320
11:00204162108831
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

0neTw0

40.6 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
5056 metal received · 180577 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=842
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=841
Advanced Metal Extractor5:33Middle 50%: 5:17–5:56 · n=840
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:33 · n=604
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:40 · n=803
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:40–8:47 · n=765
Starlight9:02Middle 50%: 8:32–9:52 · n=669

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