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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 ×4for unknown
    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 · 21 steps
    1. Windfor unknown
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. Mex
    12. Windfor unknown
    13. Construction BotCon botfor unknown
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:06 · typical 3:26
    15. Converter
    16. Con turret
    17. Con turretfor unknown
    18. Converter ×3
    19. Con turret ×3
    20. Con turretfor unknown
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3for unknowndone 4:54 · 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 (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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor unknown
    2. PrudePrudefor unknowndone 6:29
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:34 · 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 · 90 steps
    1. Energy storagefor unknown
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehiclefor unknown
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantfor unknowndone 7:10 · typical 8:07
    4. UmbraJammer
    5. ProphetRadar vehicle
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Wind
    8. MauserMauser
    9. Wind
    10. Wind ×3for unknown
    11. MauserMauser
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. MauserMauser
    17. Wind
    18. Wind ×2for unknown
    19. MauserMauser
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3for unknown
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. MauserMauser
    25. Wind
    26. Windfor unknown
    27. Converter ×2
    28. UmbraJammer
    29. Wind ×2for unknown
    30. ProphetRadar vehicle
    31. Wind ×2for unknown
    32. StarlightStarlightdone 8:49 · typical 9:02
    33. Windfor unknown
    34. Wind
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2for unknown
    37. Converter
    38. Windfor unknown
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3for unknown
    42. StarlightStarlight
    43. Windfor unknown
    44. Wind
    45. Windfor unknown
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Wind ×2for unknown
    48. Wind
    49. Windfor unknown
    50. Wind
    51. StarlightStarlight
    52. Wind
    53. Windfor unknown
    54. Wind
    55. Wind ×2for unknown
    56. ShredderShredderfor unknowndone 9:37
    57. Windfor unknown
    58. Wind
    59. Wind ×2for unknown
    60. ShredderShredderfor unknown
    61. Windfor unknown
    62. Wind
    63. Wind ×2for unknown
    64. Wind
    65. Windfor unknown
    66. ShredderShredder
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret ×2for unknown
    69. Wind
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Con turretfor unknown
    72. Wind
    73. BeamerBeamerfor unknown
    74. Wind
    75. Con turret
    76. BeamerBeamer
    77. StarlightStarlightfor unknown
    78. Con turret ×2for unknown
    79. Wind
    80. Con turretfor unknown
    81. Wind
    82. StarlightStarlight
    83. Wind
    84. JaguarJaguar ×6
    85. JaguarJaguarfor unknown
    86. JaguarJaguar
    87. JaguarJaguarfor unknown
    88. StarlightStarlightfor unknown
    89. BeamerBeamerfor unknown
    90. JaguarJaguar ×3for unknown

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]VOLT's (37 OS, 27/09/2026); 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

[Crd]VOLT

37.1 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
892 metal received · 75851 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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