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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 · 248 distinct matches · 92 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 254 · 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), Arbiter (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 248 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:02 · 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
    2. Wind ×4
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. GruntGrunt ×2for Suicide front
    5. Wind
    6. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:30 · typical 3:25
    10. Mex ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Con turret
    14. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×11
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×4
    19. Energy storage
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • 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 (50%)

    By 7:15 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 · 5 steps
    1. Con turret ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:05 · typical 5:38
    3. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:55 · typical 7:17
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:50 · 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 (39%) · con turret (36%) · 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 · 83 steps
    1. Converter
    2. SheldonSheldondone 7:59 · typical 8:41
    3. Converter
    4. SheldonSheldon
    5. Converter
    6. SheldonSheldon ×3
    7. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 8:33
    8. Wind
    9. SheldonSheldon
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    11. Wind
    12. SentrySentry
    13. SheldonSheldon
    14. Wind
    15. SentrySentry
    16. DeceiverJammer bot
    17. AugurRadar bot
    18. Wind
    19. SheldonSheldon ×2
    20. Wind
    21. SheldonSheldon
    22. Wind
    23. SheldonSheldon
    24. Wind
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. Wind ×2
    27. SheldonSheldon
    28. Wind
    29. SheldonSheldon
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:13
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Wind
    34. SheldonSheldon
    35. Wind
    36. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    37. Wind ×2
    38. SheldonSheldon
    39. Wind
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. ArbiterArbiterdone 10:30
    42. Wind
    43. ArbiterArbiter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ArbiterArbiter
    46. Wind
    47. ArbiterArbiter
    48. Wind
    49. GuardGuard
    50. ArbiterArbiter
    51. Wind
    52. BirdshotBirdshot
    53. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    55. Wind
    56. ArbiterArbiter
    57. Wind
    58. GuardGuard
    59. ArbiterArbiter
    60. Wind
    61. GuardGuard
    62. ArbiterArbiter
    63. Wind
    64. GuardGuard
    65. ArbiterArbiter
    66. Wind
    67. GuardGuard
    68. Wind
    69. SumoSumo ×2done 12:07
    70. GuardGuard
    71. BirdshotBirdshot
    72. SumoSumo
    73. GuardGuard
    74. ScorpionScorpion
    75. SumoSumo ×2
    76. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    77. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    78. SumoSumo
    79. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    80. SumoSumo
    81. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    82. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    83. SumoSumo ×7

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is XXMACGAMERXX's (36 OS, 05/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 80% 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 4:55 · 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

254 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034200
2:0087100
3:00150000
4:00266300
5:00369000
6:00558600
7:00789100
8:001096100
9:00138762147
10:0016784296185
11:00196101102738
12:002268522331443
13:002555140392394
14:002841358094294
15:003135178625693
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

XXMACGAMERXX

36.5 OS · 05/10/2026

Open source match ↗

12 received units · includes a constructor
892 metal received · 99323 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=253
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:44 · n=253
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:20–6:04 · n=235
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:17Middle 50%: 6:53–7:46 · n=171
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:31–8:28 · n=200
Sheldon8:41Middle 50%: 8:04–9:16 · n=170

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