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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:47 · 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 · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2for Beach sea
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    4. Wind
    5. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    6. GruntGrunt ×3
    7. GraverobberGraverobber
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2for Beach sea
    9. Mexfor Front
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:19 · typical 3:21
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Construction BotCon bot
    16. Con turret
    17. Construction BotCon bot
  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 · 24 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter
    3. GruntGruntfor Suicide front
    4. Converter
    5. GruntGruntfor Suicide front
    6. Converter
    7. GruntGruntfor Suicide front
    8. Con turret
    9. GruntGruntfor Suicide front
    10. Converter
    11. GruntGruntfor Suicide front
    12. Converter
    13. GruntGrunt ×4for Suicide front
    14. Mexfor Suicide front
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Energy storage
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:35 · typical 5:37
    20. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 8:11 · typical 7:07
    21. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:46 · typical 7:53
  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 · 145 steps
    1. Con turret ×4
    2. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 8:49
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    4. ValiantValiant ×4
    5. SheldonSheldondone 9:05 · typical 8:44
    6. ValiantValiant
    7. SheldonSheldon
    8. ValiantValiant
    9. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 9:22
    10. ValiantValiant
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. ValiantValiant
    13. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    14. ValiantValiant
    15. GuardGuard
    16. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    17. ValiantValiant
    18. GuardGuard
    19. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    20. ValiantValiant
    21. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    22. ValiantValiant
    23. Mex
    24. DeceiverJammer bot
    25. ValiantValiant
    26. AugurRadar bot
    27. ValiantValiant
    28. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    29. ValiantValiant
    30. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    31. ValiantValiant
    32. SheldonSheldonfor Front
    33. ValiantValiant ×4
    34. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    35. Con turret
    36. ShurikenShuriken
    37. GuardGuard
    38. ShurikenShuriken
    39. Con turret
    40. ShurikenShuriken
    41. Con turret
    42. ShurikenShuriken
    43. GuardGuard
    44. ShurikenShuriken ×7
    45. Converter
    46. JunoJuno
    47. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    48. Converter
    49. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    52. Converter
    53. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    57. Converter
    58. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    59. Converter
    60. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    61. Converter
    62. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    63. Wind
    64. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. GuardGuard
    68. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    69. Converter
    70. ValiantValiant ×3
    71. Wind
    72. GuardGuard
    73. ValiantValiant
    74. Wind
    75. ValiantValiant ×2
    76. Wind
    77. ValiantValiant
    78. Wind
    79. ValiantValiant
    80. Wind
    81. ValiantValiant
    82. Wind
    83. ValiantValiant ×2
    84. Wind
    85. ValiantValiant
    86. Wind
    87. ValiantValiant ×2
    88. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    89. Wind
    90. ValiantValiant
    91. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    92. ValiantValiant
    93. Wind
    94. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    95. ValiantValiant
    96. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    97. Wind
    98. ValiantValiant
    99. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    100. ValiantValiant
    101. Wind
    102. ValiantValiant
    103. Wind
    104. ValiantValiant ×2
    105. Wind
    106. ValiantValiant
    107. Wind
    108. ValiantValiant ×2
    109. Wind ×14
    110. ShurikenShuriken ×2
    111. Wind
    112. ShurikenShuriken
    113. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:18
    114. Wind
    115. ShurikenShuriken
    116. Wind ×2
    117. ShurikenShuriken
    118. ValiantValiant
    119. BedbugCrawling bomb
    120. Wind
    121. ValiantValiant
    122. BedbugCrawling bomb
    123. ValiantValiant
    124. GuardGuard
    125. BedbugCrawling bomb
    126. ValiantValiant
    127. Wind
    128. BedbugCrawling bomb
    129. ValiantValiant ×2
    130. GuardGuard
    131. BedbugCrawling bomb
    132. Wind
    133. ValiantValiant
    134. BedbugCrawling bomb
    135. ValiantValiant
    136. BedbugCrawling bomb
    137. ValiantValiant
    138. Wind
    139. BedbugCrawling bomb
    140. ValiantValiant
    141. BedbugCrawling bomb
    142. HerculesLight transport
    143. BedbugCrawling bomb
    144. GuardGuard
    145. HerculesLight transport

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (60 OS, 25/09/2026); 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

_Hawkey_

60.0 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

20 received units · includes a constructor
1407 metal received · 26605 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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