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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's baseline: fast bot lab and geothermal into T2 constructor and advanced bot lab, blowing the commander for T2 tech and bringing Sheldons or Arbiters/Sumos to front while supplying teammates with constructors.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 264 distinct matches · 96 players · 33% of Cortex Geo games · team won 45% of 270 · Recently observed

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

Then transitions into Sheldon (25% of army), Sumo (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 264 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:57–1:22

    By 0:53 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:46 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • 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
    • 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 · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GruntGrunt
    3. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    9. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:11 · typical 3:25
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:13 · typical 5:39
    17. Converter
  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 59% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 13 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:31–8:29

    Some games also: con turret (49%)

    By 7:15 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 7 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:25 · typical 7:19
    6. LasherLasherfor Front
    7. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:58 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon2 Sheldon

    Some games also: radar bot (49%) · jammer bot (47%) · T2 con bot for allies (45%) · wind (40%) · con turret (37%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 45 steps
    1. GuardGuard ×2
    2. SpectreSpectre
    3. Con turret
    4. Converter
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Converter
    7. BedbugCrawling bomb
    8. Converter
    9. SpectreSpectre
    10. Converter
    11. BedbugCrawling bomb
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. SpectreSpectre
    14. Converter
    15. BedbugCrawling bomb
    16. Converter
    17. DeceiverJammer bot
    18. Converter
    19. AugurRadar bot
    20. Converter
    21. ManticoreManticoredone 9:14
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    24. Converter ×2
    25. TwitcherTwitcher
    26. SheldonSheldondone 9:33 · typical 8:42
    27. Converter
    28. SheldonSheldon
    29. Converter
    30. SheldonSheldon
    31. Converter
    32. SheldonSheldon ×2
    33. Converter
    34. SheldonSheldon
    35. Converter
    36. SheldonSheldon
    37. Converter
    38. SpectreSpectre ×2
    39. Construction BotCon bot
    40. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    41. BedbugCrawling bomb
    42. JunoJuno
    43. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    44. Wind
    45. BedbugCrawling bomb

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (66 OS, 12/10/2026); 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 2:35 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:40 · in 54% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:57 · in 90% 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

270 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087300
3:00150000
4:00265500
5:00369900
6:00557500
7:00783000
8:001088200
9:00138062644
10:0016690321185
11:00195351169715
12:002257322711393
13:002539540392327
14:002827257983935
15:003126977265148
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

_Hawkey_

65.7 OS · 12/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
354 metal received · 35135 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:57–1:22 · n=269
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:44 · n=269
Advanced Metal Extractor5:39Middle 50%: 5:20–6:06 · n=243
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:19Middle 50%: 6:54–7:47 · n=178
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:31–8:29 · n=207
Sheldon8:42Middle 50%: 8:04–9:20 · n=177

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