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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 ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:07 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    3. Wind ×2
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Wind
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Energy storage
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Con turret
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:59 · typical 3:25
    16. Converter ×9
    17. Mex
    18. 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 · 8 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Metal storage
    3. Con turret
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:20 · typical 5:38
    5. Con turret
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Con turret ×3
    8. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:21 · 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 · 76 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 9:05 · typical 7:16
    3. Con turret
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:09
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    7. FiendFiendfor Front
    8. GuardGuard
    9. FiendFiendfor Front
    10. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    12. StoutStout
    13. CetusCetus ×2for Front
    14. SheldonSheldon ×5done 9:09 · typical 8:41
    15. AugurRadar bot
    16. DeceiverJammer bot
    17. SheldonSheldon
    18. Converter
    19. SheldonSheldon
    20. Converter
    21. SheldonSheldon
    22. Converter
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    24. Converter
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. Converter
    27. SheldonSheldon
    28. BirdshotBirdshot
    29. Converter
    30. SheldonSheldon ×2
    31. Converter
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Converter
    34. SheldonSheldon ×2
    35. Converter
    36. SheldonSheldon
    37. Converter
    38. ArbiterArbiterdone 11:12
    39. Converter
    40. BirdshotBirdshot
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×6
    43. SentrySentry
    44. Wind ×4
    45. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:07
    46. Wind ×3
    47. PrevailerPrevailerdone 14:35
    48. ManticoreManticoredone 12:22
    49. DeceiverJammer bot
    50. Wind
    51. AugurRadar bot
    52. SheldonSheldon ×2
    53. Wind
    54. JunoJuno
    55. SheldonSheldon
    56. GraverobberGraverobber
    57. SheldonSheldon
    58. T2 converter
    59. SheldonSheldon
    60. GraverobberGraverobber
    61. SheldonSheldon ×2
    62. GraverobberGraverobber
    63. Wind
    64. SheldonSheldon
    65. GraverobberGraverobber
    66. SheldonSheldon
    67. GruntGrunt
    68. Wind
    69. ScorpionScorpion
    70. SheldonSheldon
    71. GruntGrunt
    72. ScorpionScorpion
    73. GruntGrunt ×2
    74. SumoSumonot finished by 15:00
    75. GruntGrunt
    76. ScorpionScorpion

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Vaik's (32 OS, 10/10/2026); 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

Vaik

31.9 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
6146 metal received · 114113 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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