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Standard geo

The role's normal economy-first plan: geothermal into T2 constructor and advanced bot lab, then Sheldon-led T2 bots sent to front as the team's early T2 supply.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (69%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 149 distinct matches · 45 players · 35% of Cortex Geo games · team won 46% of 150 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SheldonSheldon in 43%20% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (22% of army), Sumo (9% 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 149 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 0:57–1:20

    By 0:56 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:57 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • 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 · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. GraverobberGraverobberfor Suicide front
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex
    7. GraverobberGraverobberfor Suicide front
    8. Energy storage
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
    10. Mex
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 2:51 · typical 3:21
    12. Con turret ×3
    13. Converter ×12
    14. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 4:09
    15. HephaestusHeavy transport
    16. HerculesLight transport ×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 63% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 14 converter, 7 con turretdone ~7:50, middle half 7:28–8:26
    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 · 1 step
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 6:27 · typical 7:50
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter

    Some games also: Sheldon (46%) · radar bot (45%) · T2 con bot for allies (45%) · jammer bot (43%) · con turret (43%)

    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 · 122 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:35 · typical 5:37
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Con turret ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. SpectreSpectre
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    13. BedbugCrawling bomb
    14. Wind ×2
    15. BedbugCrawling bomb
    16. Wind ×3
    17. SpectreSpectre
    18. Wind ×2
    19. BedbugCrawling bomb
    20. Wind ×2
    21. BedbugCrawling bomb
    22. Wind ×3
    23. SpectreSpectre
    24. Wind ×4
    25. BedbugCrawling bomb
    26. Wind ×4
    27. BedbugCrawling bomb
    28. Wind ×3
    29. SpectreSpectre
    30. Wind ×2
    31. PrudePrudedone 11:18
    32. BedbugCrawling bomb
    33. Wind
    34. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    35. Wind ×2
    36. TwitcherTwitcher ×3
    37. Wind
    38. TwitcherTwitcher
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    40. ArbiterArbiternot finished by 15:00
    41. SheldonSheldon ×2done 10:54 · typical 8:44
    42. Con turret
    43. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    44. SheldonSheldon
    45. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    46. Wind
    47. SheldonSheldon
    48. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    49. Wind
    50. SheldonSheldon
    51. AugurRadar bot
    52. SpectreSpectre
    53. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    54. Wind
    55. T2 converter
    56. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    57. Wind
    58. SpectreSpectre
    59. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×4
    60. BedbugCrawling bomb
    61. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    62. Con turret
    63. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    64. Wind
    65. BedbugCrawling bomb
    66. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    67. Con turret
    68. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    69. ArbiterArbiter
    70. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    71. Mex
    72. Con turret ×2
    73. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    74. ArbiterArbiter
    75. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    76. ShroudShroud
    77. Wind
    78. ArbiterArbiter
    79. Wind
    80. ArbiterArbiter
    81. Wind
    82. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    83. Wind
    84. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    85. ArbiterArbiter
    86. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    87. Wind
    88. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    89. Wind ×2
    90. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Mex
    93. Wind
    94. ArbiterArbiter
    95. Wind
    96. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    97. Wind ×2
    98. ArbiterArbiter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    101. Wind ×3
    102. ArbiterArbiter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. ArbiterArbiter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00
    107. ArbiterArbiter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. ArbiterArbiter
    110. Wind ×2
    111. SpectreSpectre
    112. Wind ×2
    113. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    114. Wind
    115. SpectreSpectre
    116. Wind
    117. SpectreSpectre
    118. Wind ×2
    119. SpectreSpectre
    120. Wind
    121. SpectreSpectre
    122. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is UsurpeR's (43 OS, 28/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:24 · in 76% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:44 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:27 · in 52% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:50 · in 91% 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

150 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0033500
2:0086200
3:00150200
4:00266400
5:00375500
6:00569000
7:00797800
8:001104700
9:00140814393
10:0016944406259
11:00198111299715
12:002267625361639
13:002555943412635
14:002849658724362
15:003165579696326
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

UsurpeR

42.8 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
2155 metal received · 179641 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 0:57–1:20 · n=150
Geothermal Powerplant3:21Middle 50%: 3:07–3:37 · n=150
Advanced Metal Extractor5:37Middle 50%: 5:19–6:00 · n=136
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:07Middle 50%: 6:43–7:32 · n=99
Advanced Bot Lab7:50Middle 50%: 7:28–8:26 · n=108
Sheldon8:44Middle 50%: 8:03–9:21 · n=88

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