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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Cortex Geo play: fast geothermal and advanced geothermal into T2 bot lab, blowing up the commander for T2 and supplying teammates with constructors and rez bots while bringing Sheldons and other T2 bots to front.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (71%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 246 distinct matches · 92 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 252 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArbiterArbiter in 41%18% of all Geo games by then
  • SumoSumo in 40%16% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (25% of army), Sumo (9% 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 246 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  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 ~1:13, middle half 0:57–1:23

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. GuardGuard
    4. Mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:22 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind−4 vs standard
    • 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 +3 vs standard
    • 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 (standard 10) · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret (standard 2)

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    2. Energy storage
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:27 · typical 3:25
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. Con turret ×2
    12. Energy storage
    13. Mexfor Beach sea
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×4
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×4
    19. Converter
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 9 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretin 61% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 13 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:31–8:28

    Some games also: con turret (49%)

    By 7:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter (standard 8) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 38 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Con turretfor Beach sea
    4. Wind ×29
    5. Wind ×4for Beach sea
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Windfor Beach sea
    9. Converter
    10. Wind
    11. Converter
    12. Wind
    13. Windfor Beach sea
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Windfor Beach sea
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Windfor Beach sea
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Windfor Beach sea
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Windfor Beach sea
    26. Wind
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:41 · typical 5:38
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Wind ×2
    34. PrudePrudedone 8:53
    35. Bot LabBot Labdone 8:43
    36. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    37. Construction BotCon bot
    38. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:22 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter+3 vs standard
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon +3 vs standard
    • Augur1 Radar bot

    Some games also: jammer bot (49%) · T2 con bot for allies (46%) · wind (38%) · con turret (35%) · crawling bomb (33%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 79 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    2. MammothMammothdone 10:09
    3. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Wind ×2
    6. AugurRadar bot
    7. DeceiverJammer bot
    8. Wind ×2
    9. SheldonSheldon ×2done 10:23 · typical 8:41
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. SheldonSheldon ×2
    13. Wind
    14. SheldonSheldon
    15. Wind
    16. SheldonSheldon
    17. Wind
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. SheldonSheldon
    22. Wind
    23. SheldonSheldon
    24. Wind
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. Wind
    27. SheldonSheldon
    28. Wind
    29. SheldonSheldon ×2
    30. Wind ×2
    31. SheldonSheldon
    32. Converter
    33. SheldonSheldon
    34. Wind ×2
    35. SheldonSheldon ×2
    36. Wind ×2
    37. SheldonSheldon ×2
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. SheldonSheldon
    41. ArbiterArbiterdone 12:20
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ArbiterArbiter
    44. Wind
    45. ArbiterArbiter
    46. Wind
    47. ArbiterArbiter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. MammothMammoth
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×4
    52. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    53. TwitcherTwitcher
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Con turret
    56. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. MammothMammoth
    60. Wind ×4
    61. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    65. MammothMammoth
    66. Wind ×2
    67. UrchinUrchin
    68. Con turret
    69. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. SlingshotSlingshot
    74. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Converter
    77. Twin GuardTwin Guard ×2
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Twin GuardTwin Guard

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Jockeljkl's (31 OS, 13/09/2026); 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 2:36 · in 88% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:39 · in 55% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:54 · in 93% 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

252 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034200
2:0087100
3:00150100
4:00266400
5:00369500
6:00559500
7:00789400
8:001096700
9:00138762144
10:0016784317192
11:00196101109738
12:002268522331400
13:002559740392394
14:002844458094294
15:003135178625625
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

Jockeljkl

31.0 OS · 13/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
5966 metal received · 70395 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:23 · n=251
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:45 · n=251
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:20–6:03 · n=233
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:16Middle 50%: 6:53–7:46 · n=170
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:31–8:28 · n=198
Sheldon8:41Middle 50%: 8:03–9:14 · n=168

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