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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 ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Solar
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:44 · 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. Solar
    2. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Wind
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:38 · typical 3:41
    9. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. GraverobberGraverobber
    12. Hovercraft PlatformHovercraft Platformdone 4:02 · typical 4:38
    13. GoonGoondone 4:06
  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. GoonGoon ×4
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Con turret ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:27 · typical 5:45
    5. Con turret
    6. Hovercraft PlatformEat Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    7. Mexfor Front
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:40 · typical 7:34
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Con turret
    12. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:53 · 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 · 36 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. FinchFinch
    3. Con turret ×3
    4. ValiantValiant
    5. CenturionCenturion
    6. Con turret
    7. ValiantValiant ×8
    8. Wind
    9. ValiantValiant
    10. Wind
    11. ValiantValiant
    12. Wind
    13. ValiantValiant ×3
    14. Wind
    15. ValiantValiant
    16. Wind
    17. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    18. Wind
    19. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    22. Converter
    23. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    24. Converter
    25. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    28. Converter
    29. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    30. Converter
    31. ValiantValiant
    32. Converter
    33. ValiantValiant
    34. Converter
    35. ValiantValiant
    36. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:54 · 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 · 98 steps
    1. ValiantValiant ×3
    2. CenturionCenturion
    3. ValiantValiant ×2
    4. BlitzBlitz
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    6. BlitzBlitz ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    8. ValiantValiant ×5
    9. SAMSAM
    10. ValiantValiant
    11. TwitcherTwitcher
    12. ValiantValiant ×2
    13. TwitcherTwitcher
    14. ValiantValiant ×2
    15. BirdshotBirdshot
    16. ValiantValiant
    17. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 11:30 · typical 11:04
    18. ValiantValiant
    19. SAMSAM
    20. PersecutorPersecutornot finished by 15:00
    21. ValiantValiant ×3
    22. ManticoreManticoredone 11:57
    23. ValiantValiant ×3
    24. SAMSAM
    25. ValiantValiant ×2
    26. SumoSumodone 12:09
    27. SAMSAM
    28. SumoSumo ×2
    29. Wind
    30. SumoSumo
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    33. Wind
    34. Construction BotCon bot
    35. SumoSumo
    36. Wind
    37. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    40. SumoSumo
    41. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Mex
    45. Wind
    46. SumoSumo
    47. Converter
    48. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    52. Wind
    53. SumoSumo
    54. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    55. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    59. SumoSumo
    60. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. SumoSumo
    65. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    66. Converter
    67. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    68. Wind
    69. SumoSumo
    70. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    71. Wind
    72. SumoSumo
    73. Converter
    74. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    77. SumoSumo
    78. Converter
    79. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. SumoSumo
    83. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    84. Wind
    85. Converter ×2
    86. SumoSumo
    87. Wind
    88. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    89. Converter
    90. Advanced ExploiterAdvanced Exploiternot finished by 15:00
    91. SumoSumo
    92. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. SumoSumo
    96. FiendFiend
    97. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    98. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (58 OS, 03/09/2026); 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_

58.4 OS · 03/09/2026

Open source match ↗

8 received units · includes a constructor
3348 metal received · 105673 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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