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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Solar
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:07 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Wind ×2
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. GruntGruntfor Beach sea
    5. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2for Beach sea
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. GraverobberGraverobber
    14. Energy storage
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 4:13 · typical 3:25
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret ×4
    19. 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 · 7 steps
    1. Converter ×6
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:48 · typical 5:38
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:21 · typical 7:17
    7. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:41 · 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 · 91 steps
    1. Mexfor Pond
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:46
    3. Converter ×2
    4. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 8:05
    5. Converter
    6. SkuttleCrawling bomb
    7. Converter
    8. SkuttleCrawling bomb
    9. Converter
    10. GuardGuard
    11. Converter
    12. Mex
    13. Converter
    14. SheldonSheldondone 8:47 · typical 8:41
    15. Converter
    16. SheldonSheldon ×4
    17. Con turret
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    20. SheldonSheldon ×3
    21. GuardGuard
    22. SheldonSheldon ×2
    23. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    24. SheldonSheldon
    25. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    26. GuardGuard
    27. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    28. AugurRadar bot
    29. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    30. DeceiverJammer bot
    31. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    32. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    33. SheldonSheldon
    34. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    35. SheldonSheldon
    36. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    37. SheldonSheldon
    38. ArbiterArbiterdone 10:30
    39. GuardGuard
    40. ArbiterArbiter
    41. GuardGuard
    42. ArbiterArbiter
    43. LazarusLazarus
    44. GuardGuard
    45. ArbiterArbiter
    46. LazarusLazarus
    47. Mex
    48. ArbiterArbiter
    49. LazarusLazarus
    50. ArbiterArbiter
    51. LazarusLazarus
    52. FiendFiend
    53. LazarusLazarus
    54. FiendFiend ×3
    55. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    56. ThistleThistle
    57. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    58. FiendFiend ×2
    59. ThistleThistle
    60. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    61. FiendFiend ×2
    62. ThistleThistle
    63. FiendFiend ×3
    64. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    65. ThistleThistle
    66. FiendFiend ×3
    67. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    68. FiendFiend
    69. SumoSumo ×5done 12:44
    70. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    71. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:24
    72. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2
    73. CrossbowCrossbow
    74. ThistleThistle
    75. CrossbowCrossbow
    76. ThistleThistle
    77. BirdshotBirdshot ×2
    78. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    79. CrossbowCrossbow
    80. T2 converter
    81. ThistleThistle
    82. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    83. CrossbowCrossbow
    84. RiptideFrigatenot finished by 15:00
    85. ThistleThistle
    86. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    87. CrossbowCrossbow
    88. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    89. CrossbowCrossbow
    90. ThistleThistle
    91. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is TrollHardGoPro's (36 OS, 10/10/2026); 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

TrollHardGoPro

36.4 OS · 10/10/2026

Open source match ↗

68 received units · includes a constructor
1791 metal received · 99082 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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