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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Cortex Geo play: bot lab into geothermal and advanced geothermal economy, blow the commander for T2, transition into Advanced Bot Lab producing Sheldon and other T2 bots sent to front while switching to T2 constructors to supply…

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 286 distinct matches · 103 players · 34% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 292 · Recently observed

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

Then transitions into Sheldon (27% of army), Sumo (8% 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 286 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:57–1:23

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×6
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:41 · 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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    4. Mex
    5. GruntGrunt
    6. Energy storage
    7. GruntGrunt
    8. Converter
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:17 · typical 3:26
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×3
  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 57% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:30–8:27

    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 · 7 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter ×3
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:57 · typical 5:40
    4. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:18 · typical 7:20
    7. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:01 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon

    Some games also: radar bot (50%) · jammer bot (49%) · T2 con bot for allies (45%) · wind (41%) · con turret (36%)

    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 · 70 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    5. Converter
    6. FiendFiend
    7. Converter
    8. FiendFiend
    9. Converter
    10. SpectreSpectre
    11. Converter
    12. SpectreSpectre
    13. Converter
    14. BedbugCrawling bomb
    15. Converter ×2
    16. BedbugCrawling bomb
    17. Converter
    18. BedbugCrawling bomb
    19. DeceiverJammer bot
    20. AugurRadar bot
    21. BedbugCrawling bomb
    22. JunoJuno
    23. SheldonSheldon ×2done 9:29 · typical 8:39
    24. Con turret
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. Con turret
    27. SheldonSheldon
    28. SkuttleCrawling bomb ×2done 10:10
    29. ArbiterArbiter ×2done 11:01
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ArbiterArbiter
    32. Wind
    33. ArbiterArbiter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ArbiterArbiter
    36. Wind
    37. SumoSumodone 11:37
    38. Wind
    39. SumoSumo
    40. Wind ×2
    41. SumoSumo
    42. Wind
    43. SumoSumo
    44. Wind ×2
    45. SumoSumo
    46. Wind
    47. FiendFiend
    48. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    49. Wind
    50. FiendFiend
    51. Wind
    52. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    53. FiendFiend
    54. Wind
    55. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    56. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    57. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    58. Wind
    59. FiendFiend ×3
    60. Mex
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 13:33
    62. DeceiverJammer bot
    63. ArbiterArbiter
    64. ScorpionScorpion
    65. ArbiterArbiter
    66. SAMSAM
    67. ArbiterArbiter
    68. SAMSAM
    69. DeceiverJammer bot
    70. ArbiterArbiter ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (65 OS, 15/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 78% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:34 · in 85% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:43 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:57 · in 89% 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

292 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087400
3:00150100
4:00263300
5:00369500
6:00550700
7:00781100
8:001079200
9:00136722143
10:0016596305172
11:00194081143661
12:002250022711370
13:002525540782249
14:002816058093808
15:003120278444901
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

_Hawkey_

65.5 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2456 metal received · 48839 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:57–1:23 · n=291
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:09–3:45 · n=291
Advanced Metal Extractor5:40Middle 50%: 5:22–6:05 · n=259
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:20Middle 50%: 6:55–7:48 · n=191
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:30–8:27 · n=228
Sheldon8:39Middle 50%: 8:04–9:19 · n=199

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