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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 · 145 distinct matches · 44 players · 36% of Cortex Geo games · team won 47% of 146 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SheldonSheldon in 40%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 145 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:35 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    6. Con turret
    7. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    8. Mex
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:33 · typical 3:21
    10. Con turret
    11. Converter
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×4
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×7
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Energy storage ×2
    21. 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 ~7:52, middle half 7:29–8:28
    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 · 18 steps
    1. Converter ×4
    2. Solar ×3
    3. Converter ×3
    4. Solar ×7
    5. Converter
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:23 · typical 5:37
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:58 · typical 7:07
    11. Converter
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant ×2not finished by 15:00
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    16. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantnot finished by 15:00
    17. HephaestusHeavy transport
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:25 · typical 7:52
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter

    Some games also: T2 con bot for allies (47%) · Sheldon (46%) · radar bot (45%) · jammer bot (43%) · 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 · 53 steps
    1. Con turret ×3
    2. MammothMammothdone 9:56
    3. ThistleThistle ×4
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Solar ×3
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeonot finished by 15:00
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Con turret
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind
    21. Geothermal PowerplantGeo
    22. Converter ×3
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter ×2
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Con turret
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter ×2
    31. Con turret
    32. Converter ×2
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Converter ×2
    39. Wind
    40. Converter ×2
    41. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant
    42. Converter
    43. Con turret
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Con turret
    46. Wind
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Con turret
    51. Wind ×5
    52. Converter
    53. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Graceful's (35 OS, 02/09/2026); 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 77% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:43 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:29 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:51 · 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

146 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033600
2:0086600
3:00149900
4:00266300
5:00375800
6:00568100
7:00799400
8:001103900
9:00140813186
10:0016926332259
11:00198111252715
12:002267624911531
13:002555942612635
14:002850359404360
15:003165579696290
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

Graceful

35.2 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

18 received units · includes a constructor
486 metal received · 98331 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=146
Geothermal Powerplant3:21Middle 50%: 3:07–3:37 · n=146
Advanced Metal Extractor5:37Middle 50%: 5:18–6:01 · n=132
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:44–7:33 · n=96
Advanced Bot Lab7:52Middle 50%: 7:29–8:28 · n=106
Sheldon8:44Middle 50%: 8:04–9:20 · n=85

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