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Standard geo

Standard Geo economy-first play: geothermal by 3:26, T2 constructor by 4:55, advanced geothermal and vehicle plant around 7:07, transitioning into Starlight and T1 vehicles for front while supplying allies with cons and Lazarus.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (66%)

#eco #t2 · 660 distinct matches · 107 players · 58% of Armada Geo games · team won 55% of 745 · 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 660 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 ×6
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · 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 · 23 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. Mex
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Mex
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:59 · typical 3:26
    10. Con turret
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×2
    18. Con turret
    19. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×4
  3. 3

    5:00 to Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretin 61% of games
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:43–7:41
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (47%)

    By 7:00 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Metal storage
    2. Wind ×5
    3. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 5:47
    4. StorkLight transport
    5. Wind ×6
    6. Converter ×2
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:31 · typical 5:34
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:39 · typical 7:06
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:46 · 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, 12 converter, 7 con turretin 80% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight
    • Umbra1 Jammer
    • Prophet1 Radar vehicle

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (48%) · Jaguar (31%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 19 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 150 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:23 · typical 8:09
    3. Con turret ×2
    4. MauserMauser ×6
    5. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    6. JaguarJaguar
    7. JaguarJaguarfor Suicide front
    8. JaguarJaguar ×2
    9. StarlightStarlightdone 9:59 · typical 9:06
    10. Converter
    11. StarlightStarlight
    12. Converter
    13. JunoJuno
    14. StarlightStarlight
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Suicide frontdone 11:14
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×2
    24. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Suicide front
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. SentrySentry
    29. Advanced solar
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. AmbassadorAmbassadorfor Suicide front
    33. Wind ×2
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. SentrySentry
    37. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×7
    41. ShredderShredderdone 12:01
    42. Advanced solar
    43. SentrySentry
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×3
    47. ShredderShredder
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    50. Converter
    51. SentrySentry
    52. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. ShredderShredder
    56. Wind
    57. SentrySentry
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. ShredderShredder
    66. SentrySentry
    67. Wind
    68. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Con turret
    72. Converter
    73. ShredderShredder
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. BeamerBeamer
    79. Wind
    80. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    84. Converter
    85. JaguarJaguar
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. JaguarJaguar
    90. Advanced solar
    91. Converter
    92. BeamerBeamer ×2
    93. SentrySentry
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. JaguarJaguar
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. BeamerBeamer
    100. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:01
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. JaguarJaguar
    104. SentrySentry
    105. Advanced solar
    106. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:09
    107. Converter
    108. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    109. SentrySentry
    110. Wind
    111. Converter ×2
    112. JaguarJaguar
    113. Wind
    114. BeamerBeamer
    115. Advanced solar
    116. Converter
    117. SentrySentry
    118. PawnPawn ×2
    119. Converter
    120. MauserMauser
    121. Wind
    122. PawnPawn ×2
    123. Converter
    124. PawnPawn
    125. Energy storage
    126. PawnPawn
    127. BeamerBeamer
    128. Wind
    129. PawnPawn
    130. Converter
    131. PawnPawn
    132. BeamerBeamer
    133. MauserMauser
    134. PawnPawn
    135. Converter
    136. PawnPawn ×2
    137. Wind
    138. Advanced solar
    139. PawnPawn ×3
    140. BeamerBeamer
    141. Converter
    142. PawnPawn ×2
    143. MauserMauser
    144. Converter
    145. PawnPawn ×3
    146. BeamerBeamer
    147. Advanced solar
    148. PawnPawn
    149. Converter
    150. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Nazarid's (38 OS, 06/08/2026); 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 61% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:19 · 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

745 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082500
3:00152300
4:00270000
5:00372600
6:00572900
7:00813000
8:0011459021
9:001448951130
10:0017405565280
11:00203772074790
12:002330539401940
13:002606259613304
14:002898883214785
15:0031497101726196
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

Nazarid

37.9 OS · 06/08/2026

Open source match ↗

102 received units · includes a constructor
3915 metal received · 103119 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=744
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=743
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:19–5:56 · n=742
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:34 · n=552
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:43–7:41 · n=705
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:09Middle 50%: 7:41–8:54 · n=669
Starlight9:06Middle 50%: 8:32–9:53 · n=583

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