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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:19 · 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 · 32 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. TickTick ×3
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus ×3
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:14 · typical 3:26
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter ×4
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Con turret
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Con turret
    30. Converter
    31. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    32. Wind
  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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:28 · typical 5:33
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×9
    8. BeamerBeamer
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:14 · typical 7:06
    12. BeamerBeamer
    13. Wind ×7
    14. BeamerBeamer
    15. Wind
    16. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:37 · 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 · 88 steps
    1. Wind
    2. BlitzBlitz
    3. Wind ×3
    4. BlitzBlitz
    5. Wind
    6. BeamerBeamer
    7. BlitzBlitz
    8. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    9. Wind ×2
    10. BlitzBlitz
    11. Wind
    12. BlitzBlitz
    13. Wind
    14. BlitzBlitz
    15. Wind
    16. BlitzBlitz
    17. Wind
    18. BeamerBeamer
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:38 · typical 8:07
    22. BlitzBlitz
    23. Wind
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. Wind
    26. JaguarJaguar
    27. Wind
    28. JaguarJaguar
    29. Wind
    30. JaguarJaguar
    31. Wind
    32. JaguarJaguar
    33. Wind
    34. JaguarJaguar
    35. Wind ×2
    36. JaguarJaguar
    37. Wind
    38. JaguarJaguar ×6
    39. ShredderShredder ×2done 9:57
    40. JaguarJaguar ×2
    41. ShredderShredder
    42. Con turret
    43. ShredderShredder
    44. Con turret
    45. ShredderShredder ×3
    46. Con turret
    47. ShredderShredder
    48. Metal storage
    49. StarlightStarlight ×3done 11:16 · typical 9:02
    50. Con turret
    51. StarlightStarlight ×2
    52. Con turret
    53. UmbraJammer
    54. ProphetRadar vehicle
    55. JaguarJaguar ×4
    56. ConsulConsul ×2
    57. Con turret
    58. ConsulConsul ×2
    59. JaguarJaguar
    60. Con turret
    61. JaguarJaguar
    62. Wind
    63. JaguarJaguar
    64. Wind
    65. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    66. Wind ×3
    67. JaguarJaguar
    68. Wind ×3
    69. JaguarJaguar
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    71. Wind ×2
    72. ShredderShredder
    73. Wind
    74. Converter ×2
    75. ShredderShredder
    76. Wind ×3
    77. ShredderShredder
    78. Wind ×3
    79. JaguarJaguar
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. JaguarJaguar
    83. Converter
    84. Wind
    85. JaguarJaguar
    86. Wind ×2
    87. JaguarJaguar
    88. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Damsko's (39 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

Damsko

39.1 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
1250 metal received · 45283 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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