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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 0:46 · 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 · 32 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind ×3
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Energy storage
    6. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    7. Wind ×2
    8. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:09 · typical 3:21
    12. Mex ×2
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret ×2
    18. Converter
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter ×2
    29. Wind
    30. Converter ×2
    31. Wind
    32. Converter ×2
  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 · 45 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Converter ×2
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:52 · typical 5:37
    9. Converter
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:31 · typical 7:07
    12. Con turret
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:39
    15. GruntGrunt ×2
    16. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:58
    17. GruntGrunt ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. GruntGrunt
    20. Con turret
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. GruntGrunt
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. GruntGrunt ×2
    26. Wind
    27. GruntGrunt ×2
    28. Wind
    29. GruntGrunt ×4
    30. Wind
    31. GruntGrunt ×5
    32. Wind
    33. GruntGrunt ×2
    34. Con turret
    35. GruntGrunt ×4
    36. Wind
    37. GruntGrunt ×7
    38. Construction BotCon bot
    39. GruntGrunt
    40. Wind
    41. GruntGrunt ×2
    42. Wind
    43. GruntGrunt ×3
    44. Wind
    45. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:44 · typical 7:53
  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. GruntGrunt ×2
    2. Wind ×7
    3. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    5. Wind
    6. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    7. DeceiverJammer bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. AugurRadar bot
    10. SheldonSheldondone 9:05 · typical 8:44
    11. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    12. Wind
    13. SheldonSheldon ×2
    14. Wind
    15. SheldonSheldon
    16. Wind
    17. SheldonSheldon
    18. Wind
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    22. Wind
    23. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    24. SheldonSheldon
    25. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    26. Wind
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    28. SheldonSheldon
    29. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    36. SheldonSheldon
    37. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    41. SheldonSheldon
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    45. SheldonSheldon
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    47. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    48. Wind
    49. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    50. Wind
    51. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    52. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    53. SheldonSheldon
    54. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    55. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    58. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    59. SheldonSheldon
    60. Wind
    61. BirdshotBirdshot
    62. Wind
    63. SheldonSheldon
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    66. SheldonSheldon
    67. SentrySentry
    68. Wind ×2
    69. SheldonSheldon
    70. Wind ×2
    71. RocketeerRocketeer
    72. SheldonSheldon
    73. Wind ×2
    74. BirdshotBirdshot
    75. SheldonSheldon
    76. Wind ×2
    77. SheldonSheldon
    78. Wind ×3
    79. SheldonSheldon
    80. Wind ×3
    81. SheldonSheldon
    82. Wind ×2
    83. SheldonSheldon
    84. Wind
    85. SheldonSheldon
    86. Wind
    87. BirdshotBirdshot
    88. SheldonSheldon
    89. Wind ×3
    90. SheldonSheldon
    91. ManticoreManticoredone 13:22
    92. Wind ×3
    93. ManticoreManticore
    94. Wind ×2
    95. SheldonSheldon
    96. Wind
    97. SumoSumodone 13:53
    98. Wind
    99. SumoSumo
    100. Wind
    101. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    102. Wind
    103. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    104. SumoSumo ×2
    105. Wind
    106. SumoSumo
    107. Wind
    108. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    109. SumoSumo
    110. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Gieds's (45 OS, 05/09/2026); 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

Gieds

45.2 OS · 05/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2940 metal received · 36381 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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