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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:11 · 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 · 29 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. PawnPawn
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. TickTick ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. CenturionCenturionfor Pond
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Mex
    12. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:40 · typical 3:26
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter ×3
    26. Con turret
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Converter ×2
  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. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. Wind ×10
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:11 · typical 5:33
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×9
    9. Metal storage
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:24 · 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 · 213 steps
    1. PrudePrudedone 7:43
    2. Wind
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    6. Wind ×5
    7. Converter
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:29 · typical 8:06
    10. Wind ×4
    11. Converter
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Converter
    14. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:36
    15. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 8:58
    19. Wind
    20. UmbraJammer
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Converter
    23. ProphetRadar vehicle
    24. Wind ×5
    25. MauserMauser
    26. Wind ×2
    27. BlitzBlitz ×2
    28. Wind ×2
    29. BlitzBlitz
    30. MauserMauser
    31. Wind ×2
    32. BlitzBlitz ×2
    33. MauserMauser
    34. Wind ×2
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. BlitzBlitz
    39. MauserMauser
    40. Wind
    41. BlitzBlitz
    42. Wind
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. MauserMauser
    45. Con turret
    46. BlitzBlitz
    47. Wind ×2
    48. BlitzBlitz
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind
    51. BlitzBlitz
    52. MauserMauser
    53. BlitzBlitz
    54. Wind
    55. BlitzBlitz
    56. Converter
    57. MauserMauser
    58. BlitzBlitz ×2
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. BlitzBlitz
    62. MauserMauser
    63. BlitzBlitz ×2
    64. MauserMauser
    65. Converter
    66. BlitzBlitz ×2
    67. MauserMauser
    68. Wind
    69. BlitzBlitz ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. MauserMauser
    73. Wind
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Wind
    76. BlitzBlitz
    77. Wind
    78. MauserMauser
    79. BlitzBlitz
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Converter
    85. MauserMauser
    86. BlitzBlitz
    87. Wind
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. MauserMauser
    91. Wind
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. Wind
    94. BlitzBlitz
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. MauserMauser
    98. Wind
    99. BlitzBlitz ×2
    100. Wind
    101. BlitzBlitz
    102. Wind ×2
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. BlitzBlitz
    107. Wind
    108. BlitzBlitz ×2
    109. Wind ×3
    110. BlitzBlitz
    111. Wind ×2
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. Converter
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind ×2
    116. BlitzBlitz ×2
    117. Wind ×3
    118. BlitzBlitz ×2
    119. Wind ×2
    120. BlitzBlitz
    121. Wind
    122. BlitzBlitz ×2
    123. Wind ×2
    124. BlitzBlitz
    125. Wind
    126. BlitzBlitz
    127. Wind ×2
    128. BlitzBlitz
    129. Wind ×2
    130. BlitzBlitz
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. BlitzBlitz
    134. Wind
    135. BlitzBlitz
    136. Wind ×2
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Wind
    139. BlitzBlitz ×2
    140. Wind ×2
    141. BlitzBlitz ×2
    142. Wind ×2
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Wind
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. Wind
    147. BlitzBlitz ×2
    148. Wind ×2
    149. BlitzBlitz ×2
    150. Wind ×2
    151. BlitzBlitz ×3
    152. Con turret
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Wind
    155. BlitzBlitz
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitz ×3
    158. Wind
    159. BlitzBlitz
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz ×2
    162. Wind ×2
    163. BlitzBlitz ×2
    164. Wind
    165. BlitzBlitz ×2
    166. Wind
    167. BlitzBlitz
    168. Wind
    169. BlitzBlitz ×3
    170. Wind
    171. BlitzBlitz ×3
    172. Wind
    173. BlitzBlitz ×3
    174. Wind
    175. BlitzBlitz ×4
    176. Wind
    177. BlitzBlitz ×2
    178. Con turret
    179. BlitzBlitz ×4
    180. Wind
    181. BlitzBlitz ×2
    182. Wind
    183. BlitzBlitz ×4
    184. Wind
    185. BlitzBlitz ×2
    186. Con turret
    187. BlitzBlitz ×4
    188. Wind
    189. BlitzBlitz ×4
    190. Wind
    191. BlitzBlitz ×2
    192. Con turret
    193. BlitzBlitz ×2
    194. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    195. Wind
    196. BlitzBlitz ×2
    197. Con turret
    198. Wind
    199. BlitzBlitz
    200. Con turret
    201. BlitzBlitz ×2
    202. Wind
    203. BlitzBlitz
    204. Con turret
    205. BlitzBlitz ×4
    206. Con turret
    207. Wind
    208. BlitzBlitz ×2
    209. Con turret
    210. BlitzBlitz ×2
    211. Wind
    212. Con turret
    213. BlitzBlitz ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Damsko's (39 OS, 29/09/2026); 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

Damsko

38.5 OS · 29/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
4176 metal received · 39626 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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