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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 · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. CenturionCenturion
    12. Mex
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:57 · typical 3:26
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Converter ×4
    16. Energy storage
    17. Con turret ×4
    18. Wind ×6
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:16 · 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 (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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. PrudePrudedone 6:16
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 6:21 · 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 · 239 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:07 · typical 8:06
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Wind ×2
    12. UmbraJammer
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ProphetRadar vehicle
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×3
    18. MauserMauser
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. MauserMauser
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. MauserMauser
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×3
    29. MauserMauser
    30. Wind ×5
    31. MauserMauser
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×2
    34. UmbraJammer
    35. Wind ×7
    36. ProphetRadar vehicle
    37. Wind ×5
    38. StarlightStarlightdone 8:43 · typical 9:02
    39. Wind ×8
    40. StarlightStarlight
    41. Wind ×17
    42. StarlightStarlight
    43. Wind ×13
    44. StarlightStarlight
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×10
    48. StarlightStarlight
    49. Wind
    50. BeamerBeamer
    51. Wind ×4
    52. BeamerBeamer
    53. ShredderShredderdone 10:43
    54. Wind ×3
    55. SentrySentry
    56. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 10:55
    57. Wind ×2
    58. SentrySentry
    59. Wind
    60. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    61. SentrySentry
    62. Wind ×3
    63. SentrySentry
    64. Metal storage
    65. Wind
    66. SentrySentry
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:42
    69. SentrySentry
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:47
    72. BlitzBlitz
    73. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:53
    74. Wind
    75. BlitzBlitz
    76. TickTick
    77. Wind
    78. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    79. TickTick
    80. BlitzBlitz
    81. TickTick
    82. Wind
    83. TickTick
    84. BlitzBlitz ×2
    85. Wind
    86. TickTick
    87. BlitzBlitz
    88. TickTick ×2
    89. BlitzBlitz
    90. TickTick
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. BlitzBlitz
    94. TickTick
    95. BlitzBlitz
    96. TickTick
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. TickTick
    99. Wind
    100. TickTick
    101. Converter
    102. BlitzBlitz
    103. TickTick
    104. Wind
    105. BlitzBlitz
    106. TickTick
    107. BlitzBlitz
    108. TickTick
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. Wind
    111. BlitzBlitz
    112. TickTick
    113. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    114. Converter
    115. BlitzBlitz
    116. TickTick
    117. BlitzBlitz ×2
    118. Wind
    119. TickTick ×2
    120. BlitzBlitz
    121. TickTick
    122. Wind
    123. TickTick
    124. Wind
    125. BlitzBlitz
    126. TickTick
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. TickTick
    129. BlitzBlitz
    130. Converter
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. TickTick
    133. BlitzBlitz
    134. TickTick
    135. Converter
    136. TickTick ×2
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Converter
    139. BlitzBlitz
    140. TickTick ×2
    141. BlitzBlitz
    142. TickTick
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. TickTick
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. TickTick
    147. Wind
    148. TickTick
    149. BlitzBlitz ×2
    150. TickTick
    151. Converter
    152. TickTick
    153. BlitzBlitz ×2
    154. TickTick ×2
    155. BeholderBeholder
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. TickTick ×2
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. TickTick
    160. BeholderBeholder
    161. TickTick
    162. BlitzBlitz
    163. TickTick
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. Converter
    166. BeholderBeholder
    167. BlitzBlitz
    168. TickTick ×2
    169. BlitzBlitz
    170. TickTick
    171. BlitzBlitz
    172. Wind
    173. TickTick
    174. BlitzBlitz ×2
    175. TickTick
    176. BeholderBeholder
    177. TickTick
    178. BlitzBlitz
    179. TickTick
    180. BlitzBlitz
    181. TickTick
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. TickTick
    184. BlitzBlitz
    185. BeholderBeholder
    186. TickTick
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. TickTick
    189. BlitzBlitz
    190. BeholderBeholder
    191. TickTick ×2
    192. BlitzBlitz ×2
    193. TickTick
    194. BlitzBlitz
    195. TickTick
    196. BlitzBlitz
    197. Wind
    198. TickTick
    199. BeholderBeholder
    200. TickTick
    201. BlitzBlitz ×2
    202. TickTick
    203. BlitzBlitz ×2
    204. TickTick
    205. BlitzBlitz
    206. TickTick
    207. BlitzBlitz
    208. TickTick
    209. BlitzBlitz ×2
    210. TickTick
    211. BlitzBlitz
    212. TickTick
    213. BlitzBlitz ×2
    214. TickTick
    215. BlitzBlitz ×2
    216. TickTick
    217. BlitzBlitz
    218. TickTick
    219. BlitzBlitz ×2
    220. TickTick
    221. BlitzBlitz ×2
    222. TickTick ×2
    223. BlitzBlitz
    224. TickTick
    225. BlitzBlitz
    226. TickTick ×2
    227. BlitzBlitz
    228. TickTick
    229. BlitzBlitz
    230. TickTick
    231. BlitzBlitz ×2
    232. TickTick ×3
    233. BlitzBlitz
    234. LazarusLazarus
    235. BlitzBlitz ×2
    236. TickTick ×2
    237. BlitzBlitz
    238. TickTick
    239. BlitzBlitz

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]VOLT's (36 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

[Crd]VOLT

36.3 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
4347 metal received · 76341 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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