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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard eco-first Geo build rushing geothermal power and Advanced Bot Lab to bring T2 units like Sheldon to front by mid-game, blowing the commander for T2.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (67%)

#eco #t2 · 152 distinct matches · 46 players · 35% of Cortex Geo games · team won 47% of 153 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SheldonSheldon in 43%20% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (22% of army), Sumo (9% 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 152 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 0:57–1:21

    By 0:57 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:53 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • 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 · 8 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. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:51 · typical 3:21
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
    10. Mex
    11. GraverobberGraverobber
    12. Wind
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret ×3for Front
    15. Energy storage ×2
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter ×4
    22. Wind
    23. Converter ×5
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
  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 64% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 14 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:51, middle half 7:28–8:25
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    By 7:16 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 10 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×5
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:54 · typical 5:37
    5. Wind
    6. GuardGuard
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. GuardGuard
    9. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:30 · typical 7:08
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter

    Some games also: Sheldon (47%) · radar bot (46%) · T2 con bot for allies (46%) · jammer bot (44%) · 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 · 48 steps
    1. GuardGuard ×2
    2. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    3. GuardGuard ×2
    4. Con turretfor Suicide front
    5. ThistleThistle
    6. Con turretfor Suicide front
    7. ThistleThistle
    8. Con turretfor Front
    9. ThistleThistle
    10. Con turretfor Suicide front
    11. GuardGuard
    12. Con turret ×3for Suicide front
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labfor Suicide frontdone 9:22 · typical 7:51
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 9:33
    16. AugurRadar botfor Suicide front
    17. DeceiverJammer botfor Suicide front
    18. ThistleThistle
    19. SheldonSheldon ×2for Suicide frontdone 9:43 · typical 8:43
    20. ThistleThistle
    21. SheldonSheldon ×3for Suicide front
    22. ThistleThistle
    23. SheldonSheldonfor Suicide front
    24. ThistleThistle
    25. SheldonSheldon ×4for Suicide front
    26. GuardGuard
    27. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    28. DeceiverJammer botfor Suicide front
    29. AugurRadar botfor Suicide front
    30. FiendFiendfor Suicide front
    31. SheldonSheldon ×2for Suicide front
    32. TwitcherTwitcher ×3
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    34. SheldonSheldon ×4for Suicide front
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Frontdone 12:33
    36. SheldonSheldonfor Suicide front
    37. DeceiverJammer botfor Suicide front
    38. AugurRadar botfor Suicide front
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. FiendFiendfor Suicide front
    41. SheldonSheldonfor Suicide front
    42. BirdshotBirdshot
    43. SheldonSheldon ×2for Suicide front
    44. PrevailerPrevailernot finished by 15:00
    45. SheldonSheldon ×2for Suicide front
    46. BirdshotBirdshot
    47. Fusion ReactorFusionfor Suicide frontnot finished by 15:00
    48. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hazzow's (44 OS, 01/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:25 · in 76% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:44 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:28 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:51 · 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

153 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033700
2:0086800
3:00150000
4:00266200
5:00375600
6:00569200
7:00796900
8:001104400
9:001407343120
10:0016930375259
11:00198531255720
12:002268924991642
13:002560543652640
14:002849759294359
15:003174777486280
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

Hazzow

44.3 OS · 01/09/2026

Open source match ↗

10 received units · includes a constructor
735 metal received · 62928 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:21 · n=153
Geothermal Powerplant3:21Middle 50%: 3:07–3:37 · n=153
Advanced Metal Extractor5:37Middle 50%: 5:18–5:58 · n=139
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:08Middle 50%: 6:44–7:34 · n=103
Advanced Bot Lab7:51Middle 50%: 7:28–8:25 · n=113
Sheldon8:43Middle 50%: 8:05–9:20 · n=91

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