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Standard geo

Standard Geo economy-first play: geothermal into T2 constructor and Advanced Bot Lab, blowing the commander for T2 and bringing Sheldon or similar bots to front while supplying constructors to allies.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (69%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 142 distinct matches · 44 players · 36% of Cortex Geo games · team won 47% of 143 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SheldonSheldon in 41%20% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (22% of army), Sumo (8% 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 142 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 0:57–1:19

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

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

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    • 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 · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 30 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Solar
    5. Windfor Tech
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind ×3for Tech
    8. Mex
    9. Windfor Tech
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Windfor Tech
    12. Mex
    13. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    14. Con turret
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Converter
    17. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:11 · typical 3:21
    18. GraverobberGraverobber
    19. Converter
    20. GraverobberGraverobber
    21. Con turret ×2
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. Converter
    25. Energy storage
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Con turret
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×2
  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 62% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 14 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:53, middle half 7:28–8:31
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

    By 7:15 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 13 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:47 · typical 5:37
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. PrudePrudedone 7:24
    8. Con turret
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter

    Some games also: T2 con bot for allies (46%) · Sheldon (45%) · radar bot (45%) · jammer bot (42%) · 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 · 76 steps
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:30
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Construction VehicleCon vehiclefor Front
    4. Wind
    5. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    6. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:34
    7. Wind
    8. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    9. Wind
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. Wind
    12. SAMSAM
    13. Wind
    14. QuakerQuakerdone 8:53
    15. Wind
    16. SAMSAM
    17. QuakerQuaker
    18. BeholderBeholder
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. QuakerQuaker
    22. Wind
    23. BeholderBeholder
    24. Converter
    25. QuakerQuaker
    26. Converter
    27. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    28. Converter
    29. BeholderBeholder
    30. Converter ×2
    31. QuakerQuaker
    32. Converter
    33. BeholderBeholder
    34. OmenRadar vehicle
    35. Converter
    36. ObscurerJammer
    37. Wind
    38. BanisherBanishernot finished by 15:00
    39. Converter
    40. TigerTigerdone 10:25
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. TigerTiger
    44. Wind
    45. Converter
    46. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Frontdone 11:27
    47. TigerTiger
    48. Converter
    49. Wind
    50. TigerTiger
    51. Wind
    52. TigerTiger
    53. Wind ×2
    54. TigerTiger
    55. Wind ×2
    56. TremorTremordone 12:52
    57. Wind ×2
    58. TigerTiger
    59. Wind ×2
    60. BanisherBanisher
    61. Wind ×2
    62. BanisherBanisher
    63. Wind ×2
    64. TigerTiger
    65. Wind
    66. TigerTiger
    67. Wind ×2
    68. TigerTiger
    69. Wind
    70. FuryFurydone 14:35
    71. Wind ×2
    72. TigerTiger
    73. Wind
    74. TigerTiger
    75. Wind ×2
    76. TigerTiger

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is GeeGee's (36 OS, 18/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:26 · in 76% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:43 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:31 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · 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

143 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033500
2:0085900
3:00149700
4:00266200
5:00375600
6:00567400
7:00798600
8:001103400
9:00140803174
10:0016922334258
11:00197691255720
12:002264824991538
13:002551243162629
14:002849760034360
15:003174782646299
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

GeeGee

36.3 OS · 18/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
5 metal received · 751 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:19 · n=143
Geothermal Powerplant3:21Middle 50%: 3:08–3:37 · n=143
Advanced Metal Extractor5:37Middle 50%: 5:19–6:00 · n=130
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:44–7:32 · n=94
Advanced Bot Lab7:53Middle 50%: 7:28–8:31 · n=103
Sheldon8:44Middle 50%: 8:05–9:20 · n=83

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