BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Geo / Cortex / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Standard geo

The role's normal economy-first plan: geothermal into T2 constructor and advanced bot lab, then Sheldon-led T2 bots sent to front as the team's early T2 supply.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (69%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 149 distinct matches · 45 players · 35% of Cortex Geo games · team won 46% of 150 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SheldonSheldon in 43%20% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (22% of army), Sumo (9% 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 149 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 0:57–1:20

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:29 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • 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 · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    3. Mex
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:43 · typical 3:21
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. GruntGrunt
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Energy storage ×2
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×4
  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 63% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 14 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:50, middle half 7:28–8:26
    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 · 20 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:34 · typical 5:37
    5. GuardGuard
    6. Converter
    7. GuardGuard
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. GuardGuard
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. GuardGuard
    13. Converter ×2
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:20 · typical 7:07
    17. Converter
    18. GuardGuard
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:42 · typical 7:50
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter

    Some games also: Sheldon (46%) · radar bot (45%) · T2 con bot for allies (45%) · jammer bot (43%) · con turret (43%)

    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 · 156 steps
    1. Wind
    2. DeceiverJammer bot
    3. Wind
    4. FiendFiendfor Pond
    5. GuardGuard
    6. FiendFiend
    7. FiendFiendfor Pond
    8. FiendFiend
    9. Wind
    10. Con turret
    11. FiendFiend
    12. Wind
    13. AugurRadar bot
    14. Wind
    15. SheldonSheldondone 8:25 · typical 8:44
    16. GuardGuard
    17. Wind
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. GuardGuard
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. Wind
    22. SheldonSheldon
    23. Wind
    24. SheldonSheldon
    25. Wind
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. GuardGuard
    28. FiendFiendfor Pond
    29. Wind
    30. FiendFiendfor Pond
    31. Wind
    32. FiendFiend
    33. Wind
    34. FiendFiend
    35. Wind
    36. GuardGuard
    37. FiendFiend
    38. Wind
    39. FiendFiend
    40. Wind
    41. FiendFiend
    42. Wind
    43. GuardGuard
    44. FiendFiend
    45. Wind
    46. FiendFiend
    47. Wind
    48. Con turret
    49. FiendFiend
    50. Wind
    51. SheldonSheldon
    52. Wind
    53. SheldonSheldon ×2
    54. Con turret
    55. SheldonSheldon
    56. Con turret
    57. SheldonSheldon
    58. Wind
    59. DeceiverJammer bot
    60. Wind
    61. AugurRadar bot
    62. Wind
    63. SheldonSheldon
    64. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    65. Wind
    66. SheldonSheldon
    67. Wind
    68. SheldonSheldon
    69. Wind
    70. SheldonSheldon
    71. Wind ×2
    72. SheldonSheldon
    73. Wind ×2
    74. FiendFiend
    75. Wind
    76. FiendFiend
    77. Wind ×2
    78. FiendFiend
    79. Wind
    80. FiendFiend
    81. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    82. Wind ×2
    83. FiendFiend
    84. Wind
    85. Con turret
    86. SheldonSheldon
    87. Wind
    88. SheldonSheldon
    89. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:29
    90. Wind
    91. ScreamerScreamerdone 11:46
    92. SheldonSheldon
    93. Wind ×2
    94. SheldonSheldon
    95. Wind
    96. SheldonSheldon
    97. DeceiverJammer bot
    98. AugurRadar bot
    99. SheldonSheldon
    100. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    101. SheldonSheldon ×2
    102. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 12:24
    103. SheldonSheldon
    104. FiendFiend
    105. GraverobberGraverobber
    106. FiendFiend
    107. GraverobberGraverobber
    108. FiendFiend
    109. GraverobberGraverobber
    110. FiendFiend
    111. GraverobberGraverobber
    112. FiendFiend
    113. GraverobberGraverobber
    114. SheldonSheldon
    115. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    116. TwitcherTwitcher ×4
    117. FiendFiend ×5
    118. SheldonSheldon ×2
    119. Construction BotCon bot
    120. SheldonSheldon ×3
    121. Con turret ×2
    122. DeceiverJammer bot
    123. Converter
    124. AugurRadar bot
    125. Converter
    126. SheldonSheldon
    127. Converter
    128. SheldonSheldon
    129. FiendFiend
    130. Converter
    131. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:01
    132. Converter ×3
    133. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    134. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    135. Converter
    136. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    137. Con turret
    138. Converter
    139. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    140. Converter
    141. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    142. Converter
    143. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    144. Converter
    145. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    146. Converter
    147. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    148. Converter
    149. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    150. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    151. SumoSumodone 14:48
    152. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×3
    153. SumoSumo
    154. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    155. SumoSumo
    156. WhirlwindWhirlwind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DRM's (44 OS, 28/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:24 · in 76% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:44 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:27 · in 52% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 91% 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

150 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033500
2:0086200
3:00150200
4:00266400
5:00375500
6:00569000
7:00797800
8:001104700
9:00140814393
10:0016944406259
11:00198111299715
12:002267625361639
13:002555943412635
14:002849658724362
15:003165579696326
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

DRM

43.8 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

17 received units · includes a constructor
4162 metal received · 108798 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:20 · n=150
Geothermal Powerplant3:21Middle 50%: 3:07–3:37 · n=150
Advanced Metal Extractor5:37Middle 50%: 5:19–6:00 · n=136
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:43–7:32 · n=99
Advanced Bot Lab7:50Middle 50%: 7:28–8:26 · n=108
Sheldon8:44Middle 50%: 8:03–9:21 · n=88

Played most by

RogShotz12games of this buildzeus_on_god12games of this build_Hawkey_10games of this buildAmrissa9games of this buildGodmother139games of this build