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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 ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:46 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    2. Wind
    3. GraverobberGraverobberfor Front
    4. Wind
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. GruntGrunt
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    8. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:54 · typical 3:25
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. Mex
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    17. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 4:33
    18. Energy storage
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
  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 · 6 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:20 · typical 5:38
    2. Con turret
    3. GuardGuard
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 7:04
    6. TigerTigerfor Frontdone 7:26
  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 · 50 steps
    1. TigerTigerfor Front
    2. ThistleThistle ×2
    3. TigerTiger ×5for Front
    4. FuryFuryfor Frontdone 9:27
    5. TigerTiger ×3for Front
    6. Wind ×3
    7. TigerTigerfor Front
    8. Windfor Front
    9. QuakerQuakerfor Frontdone 10:20
    10. Windfor Front
    11. QuakerQuakerfor Front
    12. Wind
    13. Wind ×2for Front
    14. QuakerQuaker ×3for Front
    15. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Suicide front
    18. QuakerQuaker ×2for Front
    19. FuryFuryfor Front
    20. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    21. SAMSAM
    22. TigerTiger ×4for Front
    23. Wind
    24. TigerTigerfor Front
    25. Wind ×3
    26. QuakerQuakerfor Front
    27. Wind
    28. QuakerQuakerfor Front
    29. Wind
    30. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:30
    31. Wind
    32. QuakerQuakerfor Front
    33. Wind
    34. QuakerQuakerfor Front
    35. GruntGrunt ×2
    36. FuryFuryfor Front
    37. GruntGrunt ×7
    38. GruntGruntfor Front
    39. TigerTigerfor Front
    40. GruntGrunt
    41. GruntGrunt ×2for Front
    42. TigerTigerfor Front
    43. GruntGrunt ×4for Front
    44. TigerTigerfor Front
    45. GruntGrunt ×4for Front
    46. TigerTiger
    47. GruntGrunt ×4for Front
    48. GruntGrunt
    49. TigerTiger
    50. GruntGrunt ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is GoldReasons's (33 OS, 20/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 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

GoldReasons

33.0 OS · 20/09/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
6568 metal received · 260128 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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