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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 (71%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 270 distinct matches · 99 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 45% of 276 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArbiterArbiter in 42%18% of all Geo games by then
  • SumoSumo in 40%16% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (27% 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 270 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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Solar
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:28 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter8Converter+2 vs standard
    • 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 · 1 geo · 8 converter (standard 6) · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret (standard 2)

    The example game in this phase · 23 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Mex
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Solar
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    7. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    8. Con turret
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:43 · typical 3:26
    12. Solar
    13. Con turret
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Converter
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×3
    22. Wind ×4
    23. Con turret
  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 61% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:56, middle half 7:32–8:28

    Some games also: con turret (50%)

    By 7:16 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 · 11 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:36 · typical 5:38
    3. Energy storage
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:55 · typical 7:18
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. GuardGuard
    9. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:02
    10. GruntGrunt ×2for Front
    11. GraverobberGraverobber
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter+3 vs standard
    Army
    • Sheldon4 Sheldon +4 vs standard
    • Augur1 Radar bot
    • Deceiver1 Jammer bot

    Some games also: T2 con bot for allies (47%) · wind (40%) · con turret (35%) · crawling bomb (33%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 wind

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 17 converter (standard 12) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 119 steps
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:21
    2. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    3. FinchFinch
    4. Con turret
    5. ValiantValiant
    6. Con turret
    7. Mexfor Beach sea
    8. ValiantValiant
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. ValiantValiant ×3
    11. Mexfor Beach sea
    12. ValiantValiant
    13. Con turret
    14. ValiantValiant
    15. Con turret
    16. ValiantValiant
    17. Con turret
    18. ValiantValiant
    19. JunoJuno
    20. Con turret
    21. ValiantValiant ×3
    22. Advanced solar
    23. ValiantValiant
    24. Mex
    25. ValiantValiant ×2
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced solar
    28. ValiantValiant
    29. Mexfor Beach sea
    30. ValiantValiant
    31. Wind
    32. ValiantValiant ×2
    33. Wind
    34. ValiantValiant
    35. Wind
    36. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    37. Wind
    38. GuardGuard
    39. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 9:00
    40. GuardGuard
    41. Wind
    42. WaspWasp
    43. Wind
    44. WaspWasp
    45. Wind
    46. WaspWasp
    47. Wind
    48. Mex
    49. WaspWasp
    50. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    51. WaspWasp
    52. GuardGuard
    53. Wind ×2
    54. HailstormHailstorm
    55. Wind
    56. GuardGuard
    57. HailstormHailstorm
    58. Wind
    59. HailstormHailstorm
    60. Wind ×2
    61. GuardGuard
    62. HailstormHailstorm
    63. Wind
    64. GuardGuard
    65. HailstormHailstorm
    66. Wind
    67. GuardGuard
    68. HailstormHailstorm
    69. Wind ×3
    70. CondorRadar plane
    71. Wind
    72. GuardGuard
    73. Wind
    74. NighthawkNighthawk
    75. Wind
    76. NighthawkNighthawk
    77. Wind
    78. NighthawkNighthawk
    79. Wind
    80. NighthawkNighthawk
    81. GuardGuard
    82. Wind
    83. NighthawkNighthawk
    84. Wind
    85. ThugThug
    86. NighthawkNighthawk
    87. Wind
    88. GuardGuard
    89. NighthawkNighthawk ×2
    90. Wind
    91. AggravatorAggravator
    92. NighthawkNighthawk
    93. Wind
    94. NighthawkNighthawk ×2
    95. AggravatorAggravator
    96. NighthawkNighthawk ×3
    97. AggravatorAggravator
    98. NighthawkNighthawk
    99. StoutStout
    100. NighthawkNighthawk ×5
    101. DragonDragondone 13:18
    102. Con turret
    103. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    104. Mex
    105. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    106. GuardGuard
    107. CondorRadar plane
    108. NighthawkNighthawk ×10
    109. CondorRadar plane
    110. Mex
    111. NighthawkNighthawk ×8
    112. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    113. NighthawkNighthawk
    114. Wind
    115. Mex
    116. NighthawkNighthawk
    117. Wind
    118. NighthawkNighthawk
    119. Wind ×5

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 sea or Frontfirst at 2:20 · in 79% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:35 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:41 · in 55% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:56 · 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

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

276 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087400
3:00150100
4:00265100
5:00369900
6:00556300
7:00786500
8:001091200
9:0013854210
10:0016750296174
11:00196011109715
12:002261822491443
13:002542041602355
14:002837758574087
15:003131079975520
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_

64.8 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

25 received units · includes a constructor
2736 metal received · 62400 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=275
Geothermal Powerplant3:26Middle 50%: 3:10–3:45 · n=275
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:21–6:04 · n=254
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:18Middle 50%: 6:55–7:46 · n=186
Advanced Bot Lab7:56Middle 50%: 7:32–8:28 · n=220
Sheldon8:39Middle 50%: 8:04–9:15 · n=191

Played most by

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