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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 (66%)

#eco #t2 · 709 distinct matches · 107 players · 58% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 800 · 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 709 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 · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. SentrySentry
    4. Mex
    5. Wind
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:24 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Converter
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Mex
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:59 · typical 3:26
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Energy storage
    18. Con turret ×3
    19. Wind
  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 9 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:07, middle half 6:42–7:41
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    Some games also: converter (49%) · wind (48%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Con turret
    5. Converter ×2
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:36 · typical 5:34
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:57 · typical 7:06
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:05 · 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 (48%) · 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 · 98 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    3. GroundhogGroundhog
    4. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:41 · typical 8:07
    5. GroundhogGroundhog
    6. Converter
    7. Medium MineMedium Mine
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    10. Converter
    11. Medium MineMedium Mine
    12. Converter ×4
    13. Medium MineMedium Mine
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Medium MineMedium Mine
    16. Converter
    17. StarlightStarlightdone 8:20 · typical 9:03
    18. Medium MineMedium Mine
    19. Converter
    20. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    21. StarlightStarlight
    22. Converter
    23. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    26. UmbraJammer
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. Medium MineMedium Mine
    29. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    30. Converter
    31. Medium MineMedium Mine
    32. ProphetRadar vehicle
    33. SentrySentry
    34. Medium MineMedium Mine
    35. Converter
    36. StarlightStarlight
    37. Converter
    38. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    39. Converter
    40. AmbassadorAmbassadordone 9:47
    41. Converter
    42. Medium MineMedium Mine
    43. AmbassadorAmbassador
    44. Converter
    45. JaguarJaguar
    46. Medium MineMedium Mine
    47. Converter
    48. JaguarJaguar
    49. Medium MineMedium Mine
    50. JaguarJaguar
    51. Wind
    52. JaguarJaguar
    53. Wind ×2
    54. JaguarJaguar
    55. Wind
    56. JaguarJaguar
    57. Wind
    58. Medium MineMedium Mine
    59. JaguarJaguar
    60. Wind
    61. JaguarJaguar
    62. Wind
    63. JaguarJaguar ×5
    64. Medium MineMedium Mine ×6
    65. JaguarJaguar
    66. Medium MineMedium Mine
    67. JaguarJaguar
    68. Medium MineMedium Mine
    69. JaguarJaguar
    70. Medium MineMedium Mine
    71. JaguarJaguar
    72. Medium MineMedium Mine
    73. JaguarJaguar
    74. Medium MineMedium Mine ×11
    75. JaguarJaguar ×2
    76. Medium MineMedium Mine
    77. JaguarJaguar ×2
    78. Medium MineMedium Mine
    79. JaguarJaguar
    80. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    81. Medium MineMedium Mine ×3
    82. StarlightStarlight
    83. ProphetRadar vehicle
    84. Medium MineMedium Mine
    85. GremlinStealth tank
    86. Medium MineMedium Mine ×2
    87. GremlinStealth tank
    88. Medium MineMedium Mine
    89. GremlinStealth tank
    90. Medium MineMedium Mine
    91. GremlinStealth tank
    92. Medium MineMedium Mine
    93. GremlinStealth tank
    94. Medium MineMedium Mine
    95. ShredderShreddernot finished by 15:00
    96. AmbassadorAmbassador
    97. Medium MineMedium Mine ×3
    98. ShredderShredder

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (36 OS, 26/09/2026); 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 2:31 · 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 4:20 · 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

800 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033300
2:0082600
3:00152700
4:00270000
5:00372800
6:00572800
7:00814500
8:0011494021
9:001451051130
10:0017421615320
11:00204012076790
12:002333640221927
13:002607961903323
14:002899585234783
15:0031544103856248
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

zeus_on_god

36.3 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
840 metal received · 97292 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=799
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:42 · n=798
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:18–5:56 · n=797
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:06Middle 50%: 6:49–7:34 · n=578
Vehicle Plant7:07Middle 50%: 6:42–7:41 · n=761
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:41–8:51 · n=723
Starlight9:03Middle 50%: 8:31–9:53 · n=634

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