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Standard geo

Standard Geo economy-first play: geothermal into T2 constructor and Advanced Bot Lab, blowing the commander for T2 and bringing Sheldon or similar bots to front while supplying constructors to allies.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (69%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 142 distinct matches · 44 players · 36% of Cortex Geo games · team won 47% of 143 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SheldonSheldon in 41%20% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (22% of army), Sumo (8% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: T2 constructor by 5:01

  1. Take 3 mex, then chain wind and a bot lab by 1:13.
  2. Get geothermal up for the energy to push tech.
  3. Hit T2 constructor and start advanced mex and advanced geo.
  4. Bring up the T2 lab and start pumping Sheldon to front.
  5. Pay allies with cons and rez bots while supplying Sheldon and Arbiter.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 142 GAMES
  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 Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:13, middle half 0:57–1:19

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:47 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 6 wind, 1 energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret5 Con turret
    • 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 · 1 geo · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind ×4
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. TrasherTrasher
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. Mex
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. GraverobberGraverobber
    12. Energy storage
    13. Mex
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:37 · typical 3:21
    15. Con turret ×2
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×3
    19. Con turret
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 9 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretin 62% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 14 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:53, middle half 7:28–8:31
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    By 7:15 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 13 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:27 · typical 5:37
    3. RocketeerRocketeer
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:24 · typical 7:07
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. SentrySentry
    8. Wind
    9. SentrySentry
    10. Wind
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter

    Some games also: T2 con bot for allies (46%) · Sheldon (45%) · radar bot (45%) · jammer bot (42%) · con turret (42%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 18 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 110 steps
    1. Wind
    2. RocketeerRocketeer ×2for Geo
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:36
    5. Wind
    6. RocketeerRocketeerfor Geo
    7. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter
    10. RocketeerRocketeerfor Geo
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:23
    14. Wind
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×3
    19. Con turret
    20. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Geo
    21. Converter
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. TremorTremordone 9:09
    28. SAMSAM
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. TremorTremor
    32. Converter
    33. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    34. SAMSAM
    35. GuardGuard
    36. Converter
    37. GuardGuard
    38. FuryFurydone 10:08
    39. Converter
    40. GuardGuard
    41. FuryFury
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    43. SAMSAM
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    45. NegotiatorNegotiatordone 10:44
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    49. NegotiatorNegotiator
    50. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    51. Converter
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. Wind
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    55. NegotiatorNegotiator
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    59. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:30
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    61. Wind
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. FinchFinch
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    65. ObscurerJammer
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    67. FinchFinch
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    69. Wind
    70. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    71. OmenRadar vehicle
    72. FinchFinch
    73. TigerTigerdone 11:55
    74. Wind
    75. TigerTiger
    76. Wind
    77. TigerTiger
    78. Wind
    79. TigerTiger
    80. Wind
    81. TigerTiger
    82. Wind ×2
    83. FinchFinch
    84. TigerTiger
    85. FinchFinch
    86. Wind ×2
    87. FinchFinch
    88. TigerTiger
    89. Wind
    90. FinchFinch
    91. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:47
    92. TigerTiger
    93. FinchFinch
    94. Wind ×2
    95. TigerTiger
    96. Wind ×2
    97. TigerTiger
    98. GraverobberGraverobber
    99. Wind
    100. FinchFinch
    101. TigerTiger
    102. GraverobberGraverobber
    103. Wind
    104. TigerTiger
    105. GraverobberGraverobber
    106. Wind
    107. GraverobberGraverobber
    108. TigerTiger
    109. NegotiatorNegotiator
    110. GraverobberGraverobber

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Immort's (51 OS, 10/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:26 · in 76% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:43 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:31 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 92% 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

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

143 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033500
2:0085900
3:00149700
4:00266200
5:00375600
6:00567400
7:00798600
8:001103400
9:00140803174
10:0016922334258
11:00197691255720
12:002264824991538
13:002551243162629
14:002849760034360
15:003174782646299
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard geo won under half its games while destroying far more metal than it lost by 15:00, showing the T2 push pays off when it lands.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed hits 7969 by 15:00 versus only 6290 lost.
  • + Advanced geothermal reached in 67% of games, funding a fast T2 lab.
  • − Team win rate sits at only 45%, below an even split.
  • − First Sheldon only appears by 9:06 in 31% of games, so T2 units often arrive late.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Immort

51.2 OS · 10/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
441 metal received · 43129 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:19 · n=143
Geothermal Powerplant3:21Middle 50%: 3:08–3:37 · n=143
Advanced Metal Extractor5:37Middle 50%: 5:19–6:00 · n=130
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:44–7:32 · n=94
Advanced Bot Lab7:53Middle 50%: 7:28–8:31 · n=103
Sheldon8:44Middle 50%: 8:05–9:20 · n=83

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