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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind ×2
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Wind
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Energy storage
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    11. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:23 · typical 3:25
    13. Construction BotCon bot
    14. GruntGrunt ×3
    15. Mex
    16. Con turret
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. GuardGuard
    20. Converter ×7
    21. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    22. Converter ×5
  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 · 27 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Con turret ×2
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:54 · typical 5:38
    4. Con turret
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Con turret
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Con turret
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:48 · typical 7:17
    14. Wind ×8
    15. Converter
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter ×2
    26. Wind
    27. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:33 · 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 · 37 steps
    1. AugurRadar bot
    2. DeceiverJammer bot
    3. Converter
    4. SheldonSheldondone 8:45 · typical 8:41
    5. Converter
    6. SheldonSheldon
    7. Converter
    8. SheldonSheldon
    9. Converter
    10. SheldonSheldon ×7
    11. ManticoreManticoredone 9:53
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    13. SheldonSheldon ×5
    14. ArbiterArbiter ×2done 10:39
    15. SumoSumo ×3done 10:50
    16. AugurRadar bot
    17. SumoSumo
    18. BirdshotBirdshot
    19. SumoSumo ×2
    20. BirdshotBirdshot
    21. SumoSumo ×2
    22. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:26
    23. JunoJuno
    24. SumoSumo
    25. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:56
    26. DeceiverJammer bot
    27. AugurRadar bot
    28. SumoSumo
    29. SheldonSheldon
    30. GraverobberGraverobber
    31. SheldonSheldon
    32. GraverobberGraverobber
    33. SumoSumo
    34. GraverobberGraverobber
    35. PrevailerPrevailernot finished by 15:00
    36. SumoSumo
    37. GraverobberGraverobber

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Vaik's (34 OS, 03/08/2026); 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

Vaik

34.1 OS · 03/08/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
456 metal received · 131829 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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