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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 · 248 distinct matches · 92 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 254 · 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), Arbiter (8% 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 248 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. Mex
    7. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. GruntGrunt
    10. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    11. GruntGruntfor Beach sea
    12. Mex
    13. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    14. Metal storage
    15. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:41 · typical 3:25
    16. Wind ×4
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×3
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Con turret
    23. Converter
    24. Energy storage
    25. Converter
    26. Wind
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • 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 (50%)

    By 7:15 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 · 5 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:22 · typical 5:38
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 6:42 · 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 (39%) · con turret (36%) · 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 · 80 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. DeceiverJammer bot
    3. AugurRadar bot
    4. Con turret
    5. SheldonSheldondone 7:25 · typical 8:41
    6. Con turret
    7. SheldonSheldon
    8. Wind ×2
    9. SheldonSheldon
    10. Wind
    11. SheldonSheldon
    12. Wind ×2
    13. SheldonSheldon
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Wind ×2
    16. SheldonSheldon
    17. Wind ×2
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. Wind ×2
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. Wind ×2
    22. SheldonSheldon
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 11:12 · typical 7:17
    25. FiendFiend
    26. Wind
    27. FiendFiend
    28. Wind ×3
    29. FiendFiend
    30. Wind ×2
    31. FiendFiend
    32. Wind ×2
    33. SheldonSheldon
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ArbalestArbalest
    36. SheldonSheldon
    37. Wind
    38. SheldonSheldon
    39. Wind
    40. SheldonSheldon
    41. Wind
    42. SheldonSheldon
    43. Wind
    44. ArbalestArbalest
    45. DeceiverJammer bot
    46. AugurRadar bot
    47. DeceiverJammer bot
    48. SheldonSheldon
    49. Wind
    50. SheldonSheldon
    51. Wind
    52. SheldonSheldon
    53. Wind
    54. SheldonSheldon
    55. Wind
    56. SheldonSheldon
    57. Wind
    58. SheldonSheldon
    59. Wind
    60. T2 converter
    61. SheldonSheldon
    62. Wind
    63. FiendFiend
    64. Wind
    65. FiendFiend ×2
    66. Wind
    67. FiendFiend
    68. Wind
    69. FiendFiend
    70. Wind
    71. FiendFiend
    72. Wind
    73. FiendFiend
    74. Wind
    75. FiendFiend
    76. Wind
    77. FiendFiend
    78. Wind
    79. FiendFiend
    80. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Geronimofo's (35 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 80% 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 4:55 · 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

254 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034200
2:0087100
3:00150000
4:00266300
5:00369000
6:00558600
7:00789100
8:001096100
9:00138762147
10:0016784296185
11:00196101102738
12:002268522331443
13:002555140392394
14:002841358094294
15:003135178625693
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

Geronimofo

34.9 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
1868 metal received · 16285 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=253
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:44 · n=253
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:20–6:04 · n=235
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:17Middle 50%: 6:53–7:46 · n=171
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:31–8:28 · n=200
Sheldon8:41Middle 50%: 8:04–9:16 · n=170

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