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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 · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · 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. LazarusLazarus ×2
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:50 · typical 3:26
    5. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Energy storage
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Energy storage
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:19 · typical 5:34
    22. Converter
  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 · 8 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Con turret
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:59 · typical 7:06
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Con turret
    8. 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 · 114 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:43 · typical 8:07
    4. Converter
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. ProphetRadar vehicle
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. UmbraJammer
    16. Converter
    17. GremlinStealth tank
    18. SentrySentry
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. GremlinStealth tank
    22. Wind
    23. SentrySentry
    24. Converter
    25. GremlinStealth tank
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. SentrySentry
    29. GremlinStealth tank
    30. Converter ×2
    31. Wind
    32. SentrySentry
    33. StarlightStarlightdone 9:00 · typical 9:03
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. SentrySentry
    37. Converter ×2
    38. Wind
    39. StarlightStarlight
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. StarlightStarlight
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. JaguarJaguar
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. JaguarJaguar
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. JaguarJaguar
    54. Wind
    55. ShredderShredderdone 10:33
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. ShredderShredder
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. ShredderShredder
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. StarlightStarlight
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind
    75. JaguarJaguar ×3
    76. Wind
    77. JaguarJaguar
    78. Wind
    79. JaguarJaguar
    80. Wind
    81. JaguarJaguar
    82. Wind
    83. JaguarJaguar
    84. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    85. Wind ×2
    86. JaguarJaguar
    87. Wind
    88. CitadelAnti-nukedone 14:02
    89. JaguarJaguar
    90. Wind ×2
    91. JaguarJaguar
    92. Wind ×2
    93. JaguarJaguar
    94. Wind ×2
    95. JaguarJaguar
    96. BeamerBeamer
    97. Wind
    98. JaguarJaguar
    99. Wind
    100. TracerTracer
    101. Wind ×2
    102. BeamerBeamer
    103. Wind
    104. JaguarJaguar
    105. Wind
    106. ConsulConsul
    107. BeamerBeamer
    108. Wind
    109. ConsulConsul
    110. Wind
    111. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    112. ConsulConsul
    113. Con turret
    114. BeamerBeamer

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is yubiyubi's (43 OS, 01/09/2026); 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

yubiyubi

43.1 OS · 01/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
385 metal received · 163100 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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