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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 · 751 distinct matches · 110 players · 59% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 845 · 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 751 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 0:59 · 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 · 20 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Mex
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Mex
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Con turret
    11. PawnPawn ×2
    12. Energy storage
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:23 · typical 3:26
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×11
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×8
  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 (47%)

    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 · 13 steps
    1. Wind ×16
    2. Metal storage
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:06
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:24 · typical 5:33
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
    10. PrudePrudedone 8:11
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:18 · 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 (49%) · 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 · 115 steps
    1. BlitzBlitz ×4
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. BlitzBlitz
    4. BeaverBeaver
    5. GroundhogGroundhog
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:43 · typical 8:06
    7. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    8. ProphetRadar vehicle
    9. UmbraJammer
    10. StarlightStarlightdone 9:27 · typical 9:02
    11. Converter
    12. StarlightStarlight
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. JaguarJaguar
    18. Wind
    19. JaguarJaguar ×2
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. StarlightStarlight
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    25. Wind
    26. StarlightStarlight
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. StarlightStarlight
    31. Wind
    32. ProphetRadar vehicle
    33. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    34. Wind
    35. UmbraJammer
    36. Wind
    37. StarlightStarlight
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    43. StarlightStarlight
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    48. Wind
    49. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    50. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 12:39
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. AmbassadorAmbassador
    56. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    57. Wind ×2
    58. AmbassadorAmbassador
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. AmbassadorAmbassador
    62. Wind
    63. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:29
    64. Wind
    65. BlinkScout plane
    66. Con turret
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind
    70. BlinkScout plane
    71. Con turret
    72. ConsulConsul
    73. Wind
    74. BlinkScout plane
    75. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    76. Wind
    77. BlinkScout plane
    78. RoverScout
    79. Wind
    80. RoverScout
    81. BlinkScout plane
    82. RoverScout
    83. BlinkScout plane
    84. RoverScout
    85. BlinkScout plane
    86. Wind
    87. RoverScout
    88. BlinkScout plane
    89. RoverScout ×2
    90. Wind
    91. BlinkScout plane
    92. RoverScout ×2
    93. BlinkScout plane
    94. RoverScout
    95. BlinkScout plane
    96. RoverScout
    97. BlinkScout plane
    98. RoverScout ×5
    99. BlinkScout plane
    100. RoverScout
    101. BlinkScout plane
    102. RoverScout
    103. BlinkScout plane
    104. RoverScout
    105. ProphetRadar vehicle
    106. BlinkScout plane
    107. RoverScout
    108. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    109. UmbraJammer
    110. RoverScout
    111. BlinkScout plane
    112. RoverScout ×2
    113. StarlightStarlight
    114. BlinkScout plane
    115. RoverScout

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is 0neTw0's (42 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 2:30 · 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

845 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082700
3:00153000
4:00270700
5:00373200
6:00572700
7:00816700
8:0011507021
9:001453351130
10:0017436630320
11:00204162108824
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

41.6 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
425 metal received · 107229 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=844
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=843
Advanced Metal Extractor5:33Middle 50%: 5:17–5:56 · n=842
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:33 · n=606
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:41–7:40 · n=805
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:06Middle 50%: 7:40–8:47 · n=767
Starlight9:02Middle 50%: 8:32–9:51 · n=670

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