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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Cortex Geo play: fast geothermal and advanced geothermal into T2 bot lab, blowing up the commander for T2 and supplying teammates with constructors and rez bots while bringing Sheldons and other T2 bots to front.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (71%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 246 distinct matches · 92 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 252 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArbiterArbiter in 41%18% of all Geo games by then
  • SumoSumo in 40%16% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (25% of army), Sumo (9% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 bot lab by 8:03

  1. Open 3 mex into early Bot Lab and solar.
  2. Bring geothermal online fast to fund the tech rush.
  3. Finish Advanced Bot Lab to unlock T2 bot units.
  4. Push Sheldon (and Arbiter, Sumo) to front as the first T2 units.
  5. Switch into T2 construction bots to supply allies with T2 cons.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 246 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:13, middle half 0:57–1:23

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:36 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind−4 vs standard
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret +3 vs standard
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Graverobber1 Graverobber for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind (standard 10) · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret (standard 2)

    The example game in this phase · 20 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind ×3
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Wind
    6. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    7. Mex
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    10. Con turret
    11. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:50 · typical 3:25
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. Energy storage
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×4
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter ×3
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 9 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretin 61% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 13 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:31–8:28

    Some games also: con turret (49%)

    By 7:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter (standard 8) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter ×3
    3. ThistleThistle
    4. Converter
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Metal storage
    9. Converter ×3
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:44 · typical 5:38
    11. Converter
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:30 · typical 7:16
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:19 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter+3 vs standard
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon +3 vs standard
    • Augur1 Radar bot

    Some games also: jammer bot (49%) · T2 con bot for allies (46%) · wind (38%) · con turret (35%) · crawling bomb (33%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter (standard 10) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 83 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:47
    4. Converter
    5. AugurRadar bot
    6. TickTick
    7. SheldonSheldondone 8:58 · typical 8:41
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Converter
    10. SheldonSheldon
    11. Converter
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. SheldonSheldon
    14. Converter
    15. TickTick
    16. SheldonSheldon
    17. Converter
    18. LazarusLazarus
    19. Converter ×2
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. Converter
    22. LazarusLazarus
    23. Converter ×2
    24. DeceiverJammer bot
    25. Converter
    26. TickTick
    27. Converter
    28. SheldonSheldon
    29. LazarusLazarus
    30. SheldonSheldon
    31. Wind
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Wind
    34. SheldonSheldon
    35. Wind
    36. SheldonSheldon
    37. Wind
    38. SheldonSheldon
    39. Wind
    40. SheldonSheldon
    41. Wind
    42. SheldonSheldon
    43. Wind
    44. TickTick
    45. SheldonSheldon
    46. TickTick
    47. Wind
    48. SheldonSheldon
    49. ArbiterArbiterdone 11:03
    50. Wind
    51. TickTick
    52. Wind
    53. ArbiterArbiter
    54. Wind
    55. SheldonSheldon
    56. SumoSumodone 11:33
    57. LazarusLazarus
    58. SumoSumo
    59. LazarusLazarus
    60. AugurRadar bot
    61. EradicatorEradicator
    62. LazarusLazarus
    63. ArbiterArbiter
    64. LazarusLazarus
    65. ArbiterArbiter
    66. LazarusLazarus
    67. ArbiterArbiter
    68. ManticoreManticoredone 12:57
    69. EradicatorEradicator
    70. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    71. SumoSumo
    72. EradicatorEradicator
    73. SumoSumo ×2
    74. ManticoreManticore
    75. EradicatorEradicator
    76. ArbiterArbiter ×2
    77. MauserMauser
    78. SheldonSheldon
    79. SumoSumo
    80. CrossbowCrossbow
    81. MauserMauser
    82. SumoSumo
    83. CrossbowCrossbow

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is rokbe's (32 OS, 03/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 79% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:36 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:39 · in 55% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:54 · in 93% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

252 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034200
2:0087100
3:00150100
4:00266400
5:00369500
6:00559500
7:00789400
8:001096700
9:00138762144
10:0016784317192
11:00196101109738
12:002268522331400
13:002559740392394
14:002844458094294
15:003135178625625
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard geo play wins less than half its games but builds a big eco lead, reaching nearly 31.5k metal production by 15:00.

  • + Metal production hits 16919 by 10:00, well ahead of most roles.
  • + Own metal lost stays near zero (260) by 10:00, a very safe tech rush.
  • − Team wins under half of games (46%).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed stays low (423) by 10:00, showing slow early impact.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

rokbe

32.0 OS · 03/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
407 metal received · 238515 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:23 · n=251
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:45 · n=251
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:20–6:03 · n=233
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:16Middle 50%: 6:53–7:46 · n=170
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:31–8:28 · n=198
Sheldon8:41Middle 50%: 8:03–9:14 · n=168

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