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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 ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:22 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Mex
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:34 · typical 3:26
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Tech
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret ×4
    15. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    16. Converter ×5
  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 · 1 step
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 4:41 · 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 · 95 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. StoutStout
    3. Converter
    4. StoutStout
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:34 · typical 5:33
    7. StoutStout
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. StoutStout
    11. Converter
    12. StoutStout
    13. Converter
    14. StoutStout
    15. BlitzBlitz ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Con turret
    21. BlitzBlitz ×8
    22. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    23. BlitzBlitz
    24. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    25. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:44 · typical 7:06
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    29. BlitzBlitz
    30. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    31. BlitzBlitz ×3
    32. Converter
    33. BlitzBlitz
    34. Converter
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Converter
    37. BlitzBlitz ×2
    38. Con turret
    39. BlitzBlitz ×2
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. BlitzBlitz ×2
    42. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    43. Converter
    44. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 9:06 · typical 8:06
    45. Converter ×2
    46. ShredderShredderdone 9:16
    47. Wind
    48. ShredderShredder
    49. Wind ×2
    50. StarlightStarlightdone 9:54 · typical 9:02
    51. Wind ×3
    52. StarlightStarlight
    53. Wind ×3
    54. UmbraJammer
    55. Wind
    56. ProphetRadar vehicle
    57. Wind
    58. JaguarJaguar
    59. Wind
    60. JaguarJaguar
    61. Wind
    62. JaguarJaguar
    63. Wind
    64. JaguarJaguar
    65. Wind
    66. JaguarJaguar
    67. Wind
    68. StarlightStarlight
    69. Wind ×2
    70. StarlightStarlight
    71. Wind ×2
    72. JaguarJaguar
    73. Wind
    74. JaguarJaguar
    75. Wind
    76. StarlightStarlight
    77. Wind ×2
    78. UmbraJammer
    79. Wind
    80. ProphetRadar vehicle
    81. Wind
    82. JaguarJaguar
    83. Wind
    84. JaguarJaguar ×3
    85. Wind
    86. JaguarJaguar
    87. Wind
    88. StarlightStarlight
    89. Wind ×2
    90. StarlightStarlight
    91. JaguarJaguar ×2
    92. StarlightStarlight
    93. UmbraJammer
    94. ProphetRadar vehicle
    95. JaguarJaguar ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PongoPygmaeus'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

PongoPygmaeus

35.8 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

20 received units · includes a constructor
2997 metal received · 80295 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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