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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 (68%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 266 distinct matches · 96 players · 34% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 272 · Recently observed

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 266 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 ~1:12, middle half 0:57–1:22

    By 0:52 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 · 29 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. GruntGrunt
    4. Wind ×2
    5. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    6. Wind
    7. GraverobberGraverobber
    8. Energy storage
    9. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. GraverobberGraverobber ×2for Front
    13. Con turret
    14. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    15. Mex
    16. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:49 · typical 3:25
    19. Con turret ×2
    20. Converter ×6
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter ×2
    27. Converterfor Front
    28. Converter ×2
    29. Converterfor Front
  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 58% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 13 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:30–8:29

    Some games also: con turret (49%)

    By 7:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converterfor Front
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:29 · typical 5:39
    4. Con turret
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Front
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:07 · typical 7:19
    10. Con turret
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Front
    12. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    13. Energy storage
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:58 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon

    Some games also: radar bot (49%) · jammer bot (47%) · T2 con bot for allies (44%) · 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 · 44 steps
    1. SheldonSheldondone 8:08 · typical 8:42
    2. Wind
    3. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    4. Wind
    5. SheldonSheldon
    6. Wind
    7. SheldonSheldon
    8. Wind
    9. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    10. Wind
    11. AugurRadar bot
    12. Wind
    13. DeceiverJammer botfor Front
    14. Wind
    15. SheldonSheldon
    16. Wind
    17. SheldonSheldon ×2for Front
    18. Converter
    19. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    20. Converter
    21. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    22. Converter
    23. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    24. Converter
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. Converter
    27. SheldonSheldon
    28. Converter
    29. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    30. Converter
    31. SheldonSheldon
    32. Converter
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    34. Converter
    35. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    36. Con turret
    37. SumoSumofor Frontdone 10:48
    38. Con turret ×2
    39. BirdshotBirdshot
    40. SumoSumo
    41. GuardGuard
    42. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    43. SumoSumo
    44. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Vaik's (32 OS, 14/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst 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 8:41 · 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

272 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087300
3:00150100
4:00265500
5:00369900
6:00556300
7:00783000
8:001088200
9:00138062643
10:0016690317185
11:00195351143715
12:002255522491393
13:002536440032327
14:002825657903959
15:003123276585289
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

Vaik

31.8 OS · 14/10/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
171 metal received · 49495 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=271
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:44 · n=271
Advanced Metal Extractor5:39Middle 50%: 5:21–6:05 · n=245
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:19Middle 50%: 6:54–7:47 · n=180
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:30–8:29 · n=209
Sheldon8:42Middle 50%: 8:04–9:19 · n=179

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