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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 ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12
    3. Wind
    4. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. GraverobberGraverobber
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. Mex
    10. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    12. Mex
    13. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:10 · typical 3:41
    14. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    15. Con turret ×3
    16. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 3:49 · typical 4:38
    17. GoonGoondone 3:59
  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 · 54 steps
    1. GoonGoon ×5
    2. Con turret
    3. GoonGoon ×4
    4. Converter
    5. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    6. Converter ×3
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:27 · typical 5:45
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter ×3
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind ×3
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Wind
    19. PrudePrudedone 7:45
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Pit BullPit Bull
    22. Twin GuardTwin Guard ×3
    23. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    24. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:17
    25. GuardGuard ×2
    26. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×6
    27. Construction BotCon bot
    28. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    29. Con turret
    30. Construction BotCon bot
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind
    34. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    35. VeilVeil
    36. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    37. Energy storage
    38. Construction BotCon bot
    39. Wind
    40. Construction BotCon bot
    41. GuardGuard
    42. Wind
    43. Construction BotCon bot
    44. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    45. Construction BotCon bot
    46. Wind
    47. Construction BotCon bot
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Metal storage
    51. Wind
    52. Construction BotCon bot
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 10:02 · 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

  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 · 144 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Converter
    3. AggravatorAggravator
    4. Wind
    5. HerculesLight transport
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. HerculesLight transport
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Converter
    12. HerculesLight transport
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×3
    15. Converter
    16. HerculesLight transport
    17. FinchFinch
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×3
    20. FinchFinch
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:47
    24. FinchFinch
    25. Wind
    26. FinchFinch
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Wind ×2
    29. FinchFinch
    30. Wind ×3
    31. Converter
    32. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Construction BotCon bot
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. JunoJuno
    39. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. GuardGuard
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter ×2
    45. FinchFinch
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter ×3
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. FinchFinch
    51. Wind
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. FinchFinch
    56. Converter
    57. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    58. Wind
    59. FinchFinch
    60. Wind
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind ×2
    63. FinchFinch
    64. Wind
    65. Converter ×3
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Mex
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind
    75. ShurikenShuriken
    76. Converter
    77. Wind
    78. ShurikenShuriken
    79. Converter
    80. ShurikenShuriken
    81. Converter ×2
    82. ShurikenShuriken
    83. Con turret
    84. ShurikenShuriken
    85. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    86. Converter
    87. ShurikenShuriken
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Converter ×3
    90. ShurikenShuriken
    91. FinchFinch ×4
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter ×2
    95. Wind
    96. ShurikenShuriken ×4
    97. GruntGrunt ×2
    98. ShurikenShuriken
    99. Converter ×2
    100. GruntGrunt
    101. Converter
    102. ShurikenShuriken
    103. Wind
    104. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    105. Wind
    106. ShurikenShuriken
    107. GruntGrunt
    108. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    109. GuardGuard
    110. GruntGrunt
    111. GuardGuard
    112. ShurikenShuriken
    113. Converter
    114. ShurikenShuriken
    115. Converter
    116. ShurikenShuriken
    117. GruntGrunt
    118. Wind ×2
    119. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    120. GruntGrunt
    121. ShurikenShuriken
    122. GruntGrunt ×4
    123. Converter
    124. GruntGrunt
    125. ShurikenShuriken ×3
    126. Wind ×2
    127. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    128. Converter
    129. ShurikenShuriken
    130. Pit BullPit Bull
    131. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    132. Con turret
    133. Wind
    134. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind
    141. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    142. Converter
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is YogaBoy158497's (49 OS, 26/08/2026); 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

YogaBoy158497

48.6 OS · 26/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units · includes a constructor
2557 metal received · 44367 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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