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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2for Tech
    3. Solar
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:56 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Windfor Tech
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Tech
    4. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Mex
    8. Energy storage
    9. Converter ×2for Tech
    10. Mex
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:06 · typical 3:21
    12. Con turret ×3for Tech
    13. Converterfor Tech
    14. Converter
    15. Converter ×5for Tech
    16. Energy storagefor Tech
    17. Converterfor Tech
    18. Con turretfor Tech
    19. Converter ×2for Tech
    20. Con turretfor Tech
    21. Converterfor Tech
    22. Con turretfor Tech
    23. Converter ×2for Tech
    24. Con turretfor Tech
    25. Converterfor Tech
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2for Techdone 5:11 · typical 5:37
  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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind ×2for Tech
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Tech
    3. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 5:52
    4. IncisorIncisor ×4
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Tech
    6. Converter ×2for Tech
    7. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantfor Techdone 7:11 · typical 7:07
    8. Converterfor Tech
    9. Converter
    10. Radar TowerRadar Towerfor Tech
    11. GuardGuardfor Tech
    12. GuardGuard ×2
  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 · 34 steps
    1. GuardGuardfor Tech
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Techdone 7:46 · typical 7:53
    3. Converterfor Tech
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    5. Converter ×2for Tech
    6. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 8:26
    7. Converter
    8. JunoJunofor Tech
    9. Converterfor Tech
    10. SkuttleCrawling bomb
    11. Converter ×2for Tech
    12. SheldonSheldon ×2done 9:03 · typical 8:44
    13. FiendFiend ×4
    14. SheldonSheldon ×3
    15. AugurRadar bot
    16. DeceiverJammer botfor Tech
    17. SheldonSheldon ×5
    18. ArbiterArbiternot finished by 15:00
    19. SpectreSpectre
    20. SumoSumo ×3done 10:58
    21. SumoSumo ×2for Tech
    22. ArbiterArbiterfor Tech
    23. ArbiterArbiter
    24. SheldonSheldon ×2
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Tech
    26. FiendFiend
    27. Twin GuardTwin Guard ×2for Tech
    28. FiendFiendfor Tech
    29. Twin GuardTwin Guardfor Tech
    30. ScorpionScorpionfor Tech
    31. FiendFiendfor Tech
    32. GuardGuardfor Tech
    33. FiendFiend ×2
    34. FiendFiend ×6for Tech

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (40 OS, 04/09/2026); 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

zeus_on_god

40.4 OS · 04/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
894 metal received · 88502 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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