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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Mex
    9. Wind
    10. SentrySentry
    11. TickTick ×2
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:57 · typical 3:26
    14. Mex
    15. LazarusLazarus ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. Construction BotCon bot
    20. Con turret ×2
    21. Mexfor Beach sea
    22. Converter ×2
  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 · 11 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter
    3. Mexfor Beach sea
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Converter ×6
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:55 · typical 5:34
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Beach sea
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:06 · typical 7:06
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:12 · 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 · 47 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:43 · typical 8:07
    3. ShredderShredderdone 7:55
    4. Converter
    5. ShredderShredder
    6. Converter
    7. ShredderShredderfor Beach sea
    8. Converter
    9. ThugThugfor Front
    10. Converter ×2
    11. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    12. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    13. Converter
    14. ThugThugfor Front
    15. ConsulConsulfor Front
    16. Converter
    17. ConsulConsul
    18. TracerTracer
    19. ThugThugfor Front
    20. Converter
    21. AggravatorAggravator
    22. Converter ×3
    23. CitadelAnti-nukedone 10:10
    24. Converter
    25. MauserMauser
    26. Converter
    27. MauserMauser
    28. Converter
    29. UmbraJammer
    30. Converter
    31. ConsulConsul
    32. Converter
    33. StarlightStarlightdone 10:11 · typical 9:03
    34. Converter
    35. Con turret
    36. StarlightStarlight
    37. Con turret
    38. Converter
    39. Con turret ×2
    40. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    41. ConsulConsul ×3
    42. ShredderShredder ×2
    43. BeamerBeamer
    44. StarlightStarlight ×2
    45. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    46. BeamerBeamer
    47. GremlinStealth tank

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Xad's (44 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

Xad

43.6 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
586 metal received · 87576 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

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