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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 ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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 · 28 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    3. Wind
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Energy storage
    9. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:11 · typical 3:21
    13. Con turret ×4
    14. Converter ×6
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter ×6
  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 · 77 steps
    1. Converter ×2
    2. Metal storage
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter ×3
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:05 · typical 5:37
    8. PawnPawn ×2
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. PawnPawn ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. PawnPawnfor Pond
    13. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:28 · typical 7:07
    14. PawnPawn
    15. PawnPawnfor Pond
    16. Con turret
    17. PawnPawn
    18. PawnPawn ×2for Pond
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. PawnPawn ×4for Pond
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. PawnPawnfor Pond
    23. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:42
    24. PawnPawnfor Pond
    25. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    26. PawnPawn
    27. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    28. PawnPawn
    29. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    30. PawnPawn
    31. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    32. Con turret ×2
    33. PawnPawn
    34. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. PawnPawnfor Pond
    37. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    38. PawnPawnfor Pond
    39. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    40. PawnPawnfor Pond
    41. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    42. PawnPawnfor Pond
    43. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    44. PawnPawnfor Pond
    45. ValiantValiant ×3
    46. PawnPawnfor Pond
    47. ValiantValiant ×3
    48. Wind
    49. PawnPawnfor Pond
    50. Wind
    51. ValiantValiant
    52. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    53. ValiantValiant
    54. PawnPawnfor Pond
    55. Wind
    56. ValiantValiant ×2
    57. Wind
    58. ValiantValiant
    59. PawnPawn
    60. ValiantValiant ×2
    61. PawnPawn
    62. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    63. Wind
    64. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    65. PawnPawn
    66. ValiantValiant
    67. Wind
    68. ValiantValiant
    69. Wind
    70. ValiantValiant
    71. PawnPawn
    72. Wind
    73. ValiantValiant
    74. Wind
    75. ValiantValiant
    76. PawnPawn ×2
    77. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 9:44 · 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 · 109 steps
    1. PawnPawn ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. SheldonSheldondone 9:49 · typical 8:44
    4. PawnPawn
    5. SheldonSheldon ×2
    6. PawnPawn
    7. SheldonSheldon
    8. PawnPawn
    9. SheldonSheldon
    10. AugurRadar botfor Suicide front
    11. PawnPawn
    12. DeceiverJammer botfor Suicide front
    13. PawnPawn
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    15. PawnPawn
    16. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 10:32
    17. PawnPawn ×2
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. TwitcherTwitcherfor Suicide front
    20. PawnPawn
    21. TwitcherTwitcherfor Suicide front
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. SheldonSheldon
    24. PawnPawn
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. PawnPawn
    27. SheldonSheldon
    28. PawnPawn
    29. ArbiterArbiterfor Suicide frontdone 11:04
    30. PawnPawn
    31. ArbiterArbiterfor Suicide front
    32. SAMSAM
    33. PawnPawn
    34. ArbiterArbiterfor Suicide front
    35. PawnPawn ×2
    36. SAMSAM
    37. ArbiterArbiterfor Suicide front
    38. PawnPawn
    39. ArbiterArbiterfor Suicide front
    40. PawnPawn ×2
    41. SAMSAM
    42. PawnPawn
    43. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 13:09
    44. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    45. PawnPawn
    46. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    47. SAMSAM
    48. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    49. PawnPawn
    50. SheldonSheldon
    51. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    52. SheldonSheldon
    53. PawnPawn
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. SheldonSheldon
    56. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    57. SheldonSheldon
    58. PawnPawn
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    60. SheldonSheldon
    61. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    62. PawnPawn
    63. SumoSumodone 12:37
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    65. PawnPawn
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    67. SumoSumo
    68. PawnPawn
    69. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    70. PawnPawn
    71. SumoSumo
    72. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    73. PawnPawn
    74. ManticoreManticoredone 13:09
    75. PawnPawn ×2
    76. AugurRadar bot
    77. DeceiverJammer bot
    78. PawnPawn
    79. SheldonSheldon
    80. SkuttleCrawling bomb
    81. PawnPawn ×2
    82. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    83. PawnPawn
    84. SheldonSheldon
    85. PawnPawn
    86. SheldonSheldon ×2
    87. PawnPawn
    88. SheldonSheldon
    89. SumoSumo
    90. PawnPawn
    91. SumoSumo
    92. PawnPawn
    93. SumoSumo
    94. PawnPawn
    95. ManticoreManticore
    96. PawnPawn
    97. AugurRadar bot
    98. PawnPawn
    99. DeceiverJammer bot
    100. SheldonSheldon
    101. PawnPawn
    102. Pit BullPit Bull
    103. SkuttleCrawling bomb
    104. PawnPawn ×2
    105. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    106. PawnPawn
    107. SheldonSheldon ×2
    108. PawnPawn
    109. SheldonSheldon

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RogShotz's (44 OS, 20/08/2026); 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

RogShotz

44.1 OS · 20/08/2026

Open source match ↗

47 received units · includes a constructor
2123 metal received · 103064 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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