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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 · 32 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Mex
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. Wind
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:41 · typical 3:26
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Energy storage
    21. Wind ×5
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind ×6
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×8
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:12 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. PrudePrudedone 6:14
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. 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 · 224 steps
    1. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:08 · typical 8:06
    8. Wind
    9. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. UmbraJammer
    13. Wind ×3
    14. ProphetRadar vehicle
    15. Wind
    16. MauserMauser
    17. Wind ×2
    18. MauserMauser
    19. Wind ×2
    20. MauserMauser
    21. Wind ×3
    22. MauserMauser
    23. Wind ×4
    24. MauserMauser
    25. Wind ×3
    26. UmbraJammer
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ProphetRadar vehicle
    29. Wind ×2
    30. StarlightStarlightdone 8:31 · typical 9:02
    31. Wind ×8
    32. StarlightStarlight
    33. Wind
    34. BeamerBeamer
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Converter
    39. StarlightStarlight
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. BeamerBeamer
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. SentrySentry
    47. Converter
    48. StarlightStarlight
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    53. SentrySentry
    54. Wind
    55. StarlightStarlight
    56. Wind ×3
    57. SentrySentry
    58. Wind ×3
    59. SentrySentry
    60. ShredderShredderdone 11:04
    61. SentrySentry
    62. Wind
    63. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    64. Wind ×2
    65. SentrySentry
    66. Wind ×2
    67. BeholderBeholder ×2
    68. Metal storage
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Con turret ×2
    71. BeholderBeholder
    72. Con turret ×2
    73. UmbraJammer
    74. Wind
    75. BeholderBeholder
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. ProphetRadar vehicle
    79. BeholderBeholder
    80. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:26
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:32
    83. BeholderBeholder
    84. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:30
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. TickTick ×4
    87. Wind
    88. TickTick
    89. BeholderBeholder
    90. TickTick ×9
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick ×2
    93. BeholderBeholder
    94. BlitzBlitz ×2
    95. TickTick
    96. Con turret
    97. BlitzBlitz ×2
    98. TickTick
    99. Con turret
    100. Wind
    101. TickTick
    102. BeholderBeholder
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. TickTick
    105. BlitzBlitz
    106. TickTick
    107. BlitzBlitz
    108. TickTick
    109. BlitzBlitz ×2
    110. TickTick
    111. Wind
    112. TickTick
    113. BlitzBlitz
    114. TickTick
    115. BlitzBlitz ×2
    116. TickTick
    117. Wind
    118. Advanced solar
    119. TickTick
    120. BlitzBlitz ×2
    121. TickTick ×2
    122. BlitzBlitz ×2
    123. TickTick
    124. BlitzBlitz
    125. TickTick
    126. Advanced solar
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. TickTick
    129. BlitzBlitz ×3
    130. TickTick
    131. Wind
    132. TickTick
    133. BlitzBlitz
    134. TickTick
    135. Wind
    136. TickTick
    137. BlitzBlitz ×2
    138. TickTick
    139. Advanced solar
    140. TickTick
    141. BlitzBlitz ×2
    142. TickTick
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. TickTick
    145. BlitzBlitz
    146. TickTick
    147. BlitzBlitz
    148. TickTick
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. TickTick
    151. BlitzBlitz ×2
    152. TickTick ×2
    153. BlitzBlitz ×2
    154. TickTick ×2
    155. Wind
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. TickTick ×2
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Wind
    160. TickTick
    161. BlitzBlitz
    162. TickTick
    163. BlitzBlitz
    164. TickTick
    165. BlitzBlitz
    166. TickTick
    167. BlitzBlitz
    168. TickTick ×2
    169. BlitzBlitz ×2
    170. TickTick
    171. BlitzBlitz
    172. TickTick
    173. Wind
    174. TickTick
    175. BlitzBlitz ×2
    176. TickTick ×2
    177. BlitzBlitz ×2
    178. TickTick
    179. Wind
    180. BlitzBlitz
    181. TickTick
    182. BlitzBlitz
    183. TickTick
    184. BeholderBeholder
    185. BlitzBlitz ×2
    186. TickTick
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. TickTick
    189. Wind
    190. BlitzBlitz
    191. BeholderBeholder
    192. TickTick
    193. BlitzBlitz
    194. TickTick
    195. BlitzBlitz
    196. Wind
    197. TickTick
    198. BlitzBlitz
    199. TickTick
    200. BeholderBeholder
    201. TickTick
    202. BlitzBlitz ×2
    203. TickTick
    204. Wind
    205. BlitzBlitz
    206. TickTick
    207. Wind
    208. TickTick
    209. BlitzBlitz
    210. BeholderBeholder
    211. TickTick
    212. Wind
    213. BlitzBlitz
    214. TickTick
    215. Wind
    216. BlitzBlitz
    217. TickTick
    218. BlitzBlitz
    219. TickTick
    220. BlitzBlitz
    221. TickTick
    222. BeholderBeholder
    223. BlitzBlitz ×2
    224. TickTick ×2

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 ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
966 metal received · 76218 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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