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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Solar
    2. Wind
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Wind
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind
    8. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    9. Wind
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    12. Mex
    13. Energy storage
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:39 · typical 3:41
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 4:35 · typical 4:38
    17. Con turret ×3
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. GoonGoondone 4:38
  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 · 12 steps
    1. Converter
    2. GoonGoon ×2
    3. Converter
    4. GoonGoon ×2
    5. Converter ×5
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:34 · typical 5:45
    7. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:20 · typical 7:34
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Con turret ×4
    12. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:59 · typical 7:51
  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 · 63 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. ValiantValiant ×13
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:38
    4. ValiantValiant
    5. Con turret
    6. GruntGruntfor Pond
    7. ValiantValiant
    8. Con turret
    9. GruntGrunt ×2for Pond
    10. ValiantValiant
    11. GruntGrunt
    12. ValiantValiant
    13. GruntGrunt
    14. ValiantValiant
    15. GruntGrunt
    16. Wind
    17. ValiantValiant
    18. GruntGrunt
    19. ValiantValiant
    20. GruntGrunt
    21. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    22. Wind
    23. GruntGrunt
    24. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    25. GruntGruntfor Pond
    26. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    27. GruntGruntfor Pond
    28. Wind
    29. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    30. GruntGruntfor Pond
    31. Wind
    32. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    33. Wind
    34. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    35. GruntGruntfor Pond
    36. Wind
    37. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    38. GruntGruntfor Pond
    39. Wind
    40. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    41. GruntGruntfor Pond
    42. Converter
    43. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    44. Wind
    45. GruntGrunt
    46. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    47. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. FinchFinch
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    58. Converter
    59. Construction BotCon bot
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:21 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Converter ×5
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Converter
    6. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 11:04 · typical 11:04
    7. Converter ×2
    8. SheldonSheldon ×3done 11:13
    9. JunoJuno
    10. SheldonSheldon ×3
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. SheldonSheldon ×2
    13. DeceiverJammer bot
    14. ManticoreManticore ×3done 11:56
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    16. DeceiverJammer bot
    17. AugurRadar bot
    18. BirdshotBirdshot
    19. SumoSumodone 13:03
    20. Mex
    21. NemesisNemesis
    22. SumoSumo
    23. Mex
    24. GuardGuard
    25. PrevailerPrevailerdone 14:43
    26. SumoSumo ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (58 OS, 12/09/2026); 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_

58.5 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

12 received units · includes a constructor
428 metal received · 54548 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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