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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    3. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Con turret
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Energy storage
    10. Mex
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:23 · typical 3:41
    12. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. Con turret
    22. Converter ×3
    23. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 5:11 · typical 4:38
    24. Con turret
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:19 · typical 5:45
    26. GoonGoondone 5:20
  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 · 14 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. GoonGoon ×3
    3. Con turret
    4. GoonGoon ×7
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. GoonGoon ×2
    7. Wind
    8. GoonGoon ×2
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:02 · typical 7:34
    11. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:05 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×18
    2. FinchFinch ×3
    3. ValiantValiant ×5
    4. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:14 · 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 · 65 steps
    1. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    2. SheldonSheldondone 9:23
    3. Converter
    4. SheldonSheldon
    5. Converter
    6. SheldonSheldon
    7. Converter ×2
    8. SheldonSheldon
    9. Converter
    10. SheldonSheldon
    11. Converter
    12. SheldonSheldon
    13. Converter
    14. SheldonSheldon
    15. Converter
    16. SheldonSheldon
    17. Converter
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. Converter
    20. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    21. Converter
    22. SheldonSheldon
    23. Converter ×3
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Converter
    26. SheldonSheldon
    27. Converter
    28. DeceiverJammer bot
    29. Converter
    30. AugurRadar bot
    31. ArbiterArbiterdone 11:05
    32. Converter
    33. NemesisNemesis
    34. ArbiterArbiter
    35. Converter
    36. FiendFiend
    37. PrevailerPrevailerdone 12:09
    38. Converter
    39. FiendFiend ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    44. FiendFiend
    45. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    46. Converter
    47. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    48. Converter ×2
    49. FiendFiend
    50. Converter
    51. ArbiterArbiter
    52. Converter
    53. ArbiterArbiter
    54. Wind
    55. SheldonSheldon
    56. Wind
    57. SheldonSheldon
    58. Wind
    59. SheldonSheldon
    60. Wind
    61. SheldonSheldon
    62. Wind
    63. SheldonSheldon
    64. Wind
    65. JunoJuno

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PRO_HYDRA's (49 OS, 06/10/2026); 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

PRO_HYDRA

49.0 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
3583 metal received · 86888 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

Played most by

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