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Goon raid

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo builds a Hovercraft Platform very early (by 4:38) and sends Goon hovercraft raiders into the middle and enemy base from under 5 minutes, long before any T2 commitment, later folding into a standard T2 transition.

#raid #rush #amphibious · 14 distinct matches · 5 players · 3% of Cortex Geo games · team won 57% of 14 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GoonHover raid from 4:43 · 4% of role by thenFrom the Hovercraft Platform. Only 4% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 4:40
  • Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platform in 100%4% of all Geo games by then
  • WhirlwindWhirlwind in 50%11% of all Geo games by then
  • FinchFinch in 50%10% of all Geo games by then
  • ValiantValiant in 43%14% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 13 games with kill data: in the middle 92%, in the enemy base 8%.

Those units destroy a typical 485 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into whirlwind (15% of army), Sumo (14% of army), Sheldon (11% of army).

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 14 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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 Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:22, middle half 1:14–1:47

    By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 2:07 · typical 1:22
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Hover raid

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter−5 vs standard
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    3. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platform after 4 mex, 6 wind, 3 con turret
    4. GoonHover raid after 4 mex, 6 wind, 3 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret −2 vs standard
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Graverobber1 Graverobber for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    By 4:39 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 2 converter (standard 7) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret (standard 5)

    The example game in this phase · 13 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    2. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Wind
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. GraverobberGraverobber
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:45 · typical 3:41
    9. GruntGrunt
    10. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 4:08 · typical 4:38
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Energy storage
    13. GoonGoondone 4:12
  3. 3

    Hover raid to Aircraft Plant

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−3 vs standard
    • Energy Converter4Converter
    Order
    1. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platform
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 8 wind, 6 converter, 5 con turret
    3. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 8 wind, 5 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:51, middle half 7:41–7:57
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    Army
    • Goon8 Goon +8 vs standard

    By 7:42 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 7 converter (standard 13) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. GoonGoon ×3
    2. Con turret
    3. GoonGoon
    4. Energy storage
    5. Converter ×3
    6. Con turret
    7. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:04 · typical 5:45
    10. SentrySentry
    11. JanusJanus
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. ThugThug
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. ThugThug
    16. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:13 · typical 7:34
    17. Con turret
    18. JanusJanus
    19. Con turret
  4. 4

    Aircraft Plant to Advanced Bot Lab

    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 8 wind, 8 converter, 9 con turretdone ~9:26, middle half 8:49–10:05
    Army
    • Whirlwind5 Whirlwind +5 vs standard

    Some games also: con turret (43%) · valiant (43%) · finch (43%) · converter (36%)

    By 8:39 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 8 converter (standard 16) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 1 step
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:48 · typical 9:26
  5. 5

    Advanced Bot Lab to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter+7 vs standard
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plant in 50% of games
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: crawling bomb (50%) · T2 con bot (50%) · Sheldon (43%) · Nemesis (43%) · Prevailer (43%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 4 Sheldon

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind (standard 24) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 22 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 114 steps
    1. Con turret ×2
    2. Converter
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    4. Converter
    5. FiendFiend
    6. Converter
    7. FiendFiend ×2
    8. Converter
    9. FiendFiend ×2
    10. Converter
    11. SpectreSpectre
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. SpectreSpectre
    14. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 9:47 · typical 11:04
    15. TwitcherTwitcher
    16. Converter
    17. SumoSumodone 10:06
    18. Converter
    19. SumoSumo
    20. Converter
    21. SumoSumo ×2
    22. Converter
    23. SumoSumo
    24. Converter
    25. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    26. SumoSumo
    27. Converter
    28. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    29. Converter
    30. SheldonSheldondone 10:54
    31. Converter
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Converter
    34. SheldonSheldon
    35. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    36. Converter
    37. SheldonSheldon ×2
    38. Converter
    39. SheldonSheldon
    40. Converter
    41. DeceiverJammer bot
    42. AugurRadar bot
    43. Converter
    44. SheldonSheldon ×2
    45. Converter
    46. SumoSumo
    47. GuardGuard
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. SumoSumo
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    54. SumoSumo
    55. GuardGuard
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. SumoSumo
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    62. Mex
    63. Wind
    64. SumoSumo
    65. Wind
    66. Converter
    67. SumoSumo
    68. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    69. Wind
    70. Mex
    71. Con turret
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Energy storage
    75. GuardGuard
    76. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. SumoSumo
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. SumoSumo
    85. Wind
    86. SumoSumo
    87. Wind
    88. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 13:53
    89. Wind ×3
    90. SumoSumo
    91. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. NemesisNemesis
    96. GuardGuard
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. PrevailerPrevailerdone 14:50
    101. SheldonSheldon ×2
    102. Wind ×2
    103. SheldonSheldon
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 14:34
    106. SheldonSheldon ×2
    107. Wind ×2
    108. DeceiverJammer bot
    109. AugurRadar bot
    110. SumoSumo ×2
    111. Wind ×2
    112. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00
    113. SumoSumo
    114. JunoJuno

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (61 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:21 · in 86% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:34 · in 93% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Front or Suicide front or Pondfirst at 9:23 · in 57% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:57 · in 100% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

14 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003823350000
2:009188500000
3:00163415090000
4:00256126490000
5:003874371400250
6:0057095615001610
7:007696798331804380
8:00104231104981905330
9:00132811405489343993120
10:00162131691624704241339260
11:001836719848268213403074800
12:0020878227013029255431041790
13:0024077256573452436739432860
14:0027109284974695614243964539
15:0029269315194695826453786575
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

_Hawkey_

60.7 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

94 received units · includes a constructor
1720 metal received · 167584 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:22Middle 50%: 1:14–1:47 · n=14
Geothermal Powerplant3:41Middle 50%: 3:25–3:45 · n=14
Hovercraft Platform4:38Middle 50%: 4:13–4:46 · n=14
Advanced Metal Extractor5:45Middle 50%: 5:28–6:10 · n=14
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:34Middle 50%: 7:20–7:57 · n=12
Aircraft Plant7:51Middle 50%: 7:41–7:57 · n=8
Advanced Bot Lab9:26Middle 50%: 8:49–10:05 · n=10
Skuttle11:04Middle 50%: 9:29–11:21 · n=7

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