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Geo
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Has the geothermal vent, and brings the team's first T2 units to the front.
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Geo · Armada 1,448 games · 8 builds · standard play in 59% · T2 factory typically 8:07

Geo · Cortex 433 games · 7 builds · standard play in 36% · T2 factory typically 7:51

Geo · Legion 50 games · 2 builds · standard play in 32%

Geo establishes geothermal powerplant fastest among all roles

Geo builds a Geothermal vent at 3:25, significantly ahead of the typical 7:45.

By 15:00
Geothermal97%
T2 constructor98%
First unit lost97%
First kill96%
Advanced geothermal67%
T2 factory84%
First Starlight45%
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Dot: typical time. Bar: middle half of the games that get there. Right: share of games that get there.

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MilestoneTypicalMiddle halfShare of games
Geothermal3:253:09–3:4297%
T2 constructor4:564:35–5:2698%
First unit lost6:424:34–9:1497%
First kill7:054:22–9:1596%
Advanced geothermal7:176:53–7:5267%
T2 factory8:087:33–9:0484%
First Starlight9:168:38–10:2345%
MOST COMMON FIRST · WHAT SETS EACH BUILD APART · TYPICAL TIMINGSEVIDENCE
01
GeoEconomy first#eco#t2#team support

Standard geo

Standard Geo economy-first play: bot lab, geothermal, advanced mex and advanced geothermal into T2 constructor, blowing the commander for T2 and sending Starlights and other T2 units forward to front while supplying allies with cons and…

Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Advanced Geothermal Powerplant

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Wind Turbine ×3×3→Bot Lab→Wind Turbine ×4×4→Metal Extractor ×2×2→Energy Storage→Geothermal Powerplant→Construction Turret ×2×2

59% of Armada Geo games · team won 54% of 848 · Then: Starlight, Jaguar, blitz · Last seen 30 Sept

754MATCHES111 players
02
GeoLegionEconomy first#t2#air#drop

Drone plant T2

Com-blow economy that adds a Legion Drone Plant before Advanced Geothermal, using the drones and T2 vehicles (anti-air, support) to send an Aeolus drop into the enemy base by mid-game instead of just funneling T2 units to front.

Legion Drone in 67%Flak in 67%Radar jammer in 67%Transport in 50%

Legion Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Legion Drone Plant

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Pharos→Metal Extractor→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Legion Bot Lab→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Metal Extractor

12% of Legion Geo games · team won 2 of 6 · Then: Gladiator, transport, Boreas · Last seen 27 Sept

6MATCHES4 players
03
GeoArmadaEconomy first#artillery#t2#rush

Mauser artillery

Geo pushes into T2 vehicle artillery led by Mauser from the advanced vehicle plant around 5:32, well ahead of the role norm, backed by T2 vehicle support (Umbra), fighting forward in the middle before transitioning to Starlights.

T2 vehicle artillery from 5:32 · 3% of role by thenAdvanced Vehicle Plant in 81%Vehicle Plant in 81%Jammer in 48%

Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Vehicle Plant → Advanced Vehicle Plant

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×3×3→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Bot Lab→Construction Turret→Energy Storage→Metal Extractor→Geothermal Powerplant→Construction Turret

3% of Armada Geo games · team won 58% of 48 · Then: Jaguar, Starlight · Last seen 26 Sept

47MATCHES21 players
04
GeoArmadaEconomy first#t2

Sharpshooter snipers

Geo goes for an advanced bot lab and T2 bot snipers led by Sharpshooter from around 8:12, supported by jammer bots, but its units first fight on the team's own side.

T2 bot snipers from 8:12 · 3% of role by thenAdvanced Bot Lab in 100%Jammer bot in 82%Sniper bot in 47%

Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Advanced Bot Lab

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Solar Collector→Bot Lab→Wind Turbine ×2×2→Solar Collector→Wind Turbine ×4×4→Energy Storage→Metal Extractor

1% of Armada Geo games · team won 35% of 17 · Then: Welder, blitz · Last seen 28 Sept

17MATCHES12 players
05
GeoArmadaEconomy first#air#t2

Liche bombers

Geo rushes an advanced aircraft plant for T2 bombers led by Liche from 8:37, with T2 fighters and radar support alongside, striking into the enemy base in half its games before transitioning to the usual T2 army.

T2 air bombers from 8:37 · 1% of role by thenAdvanced Aircraft Plant in 100%Aircraft Plant in 92%Highwind in 83%

Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Advanced Geothermal Powerplant

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Wind Turbine ×5×5→Bot Lab→Wind Turbine→Metal Extractor ×2×2→Geothermal Powerplant→Construction Turret ×3×3→Energy Converter

1% of Armada Geo games · team won 75% of 12 · Then: Highwind · Last seen 29 Sept

12MATCHES9 players
06
GeoCortexEconomy first#t2#push#artillery

Starlight push

Geo follows a near-standard eco path into T2 vehicles but leads with Starlight snipers instead of Sheldon bots for the front push.

T2 vehicle snipers from 8:22 · 6% of role by thenBot Lab in 93%Vehicle Plant in 93%Advanced Vehicle Plant in 87%

Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Advanced Metal Extractor → Bot Lab

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×3×3→Wind Turbine ×3×3→Bot Lab→Energy Storage→Construction Turret→Metal Extractor→Geothermal Powerplant→Energy Converter

3% of Cortex Geo games · team won 67% of 15 · Then: Jaguar · Last seen 29 Sept

15MATCHES8 players
07
GeoCortexEconomy first#t2#rush#push

Tzar rush

Geo skips T1 bots almost entirely to rush an Advanced Vehicle Plant and pump out Tzars from before 6 minutes, pushing them to the middle far earlier than the usual T2 timing.

T2 vehicle assault from 5:53 · 3% of role by thenAdvanced Vehicle Plant in 95%Vehicle Plant in 79%Jammer in 74%

Bot Lab → Geothermal Powerplant → Vehicle Plant → Advanced Vehicle Plant

OPENINGMetal Extractor ×2×2→Wind Turbine ×3×3→Energy Storage→Wind Turbine ×4×4→Vehicle Plant→Metal Extractor→Wind Turbine→Geothermal Powerplant

4% of Cortex Geo games · team won 58% of 19 · Then: tiger · Last seen 20 Sept

19MATCHES12 players
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