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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 · 247 distinct matches · 92 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 253 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • SumoSumo in 42%17% of all Geo games by then
  • ArbiterArbiter in 42%18% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (26% 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 247 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 ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:58 · 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 · 28 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Solar
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Mex
    6. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    7. Mex
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    10. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:01 · typical 3:25
    12. Con turret
    13. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×3
    20. Con turret
    21. Converter ×2
    22. Wind
    23. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    24. Wind ×6
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×5
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×11
  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. Wind ×9
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:43 · typical 5:38
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 6:03
    4. PrudePrudedone 7:02
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Construction BotCon bot ×4
    7. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:23 · 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 · 137 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    3. TwitcherTwitcher
    4. Wind ×2
    5. TrasherTrasher
    6. FiendFiend
    7. TrasherTrasher
    8. Wind
    9. SheldonSheldondone 7:59 · typical 8:42
    10. TrasherTrasher
    11. SheldonSheldon
    12. Wind ×2
    13. TrasherTrasher
    14. SheldonSheldon
    15. Wind ×2
    16. GruntGrunt
    17. Wind ×2
    18. AugurRadar bot
    19. GruntGrunt
    20. Converter
    21. DeceiverJammer bot
    22. GruntGrunt
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. GruntGrunt
    26. SheldonSheldon
    27. GruntGrunt
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. GruntGrunt
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. GruntGrunt
    34. Wind ×2
    35. ArbiterArbiterdone 9:15
    36. Converter
    37. GruntGrunt
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. GruntGrunt
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. ArbiterArbiter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. ArbiterArbiter
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×3
    50. ThistleThistle
    51. Wind
    52. ArbiterArbiter
    53. Wind
    54. Energy storage
    55. Converter
    56. ThistleThistle
    57. Wind
    58. SumoSumodone 10:37
    59. Wind
    60. ThistleThistle
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. SumoSumo
    64. Wind ×2
    65. ThistleThistle
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 11:36
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. ThistleThistle
    75. Wind ×2
    76. GuardGuard
    77. Wind
    78. SkuttleCrawling bomb
    79. Wind ×2
    80. GuardGuard
    81. Wind ×3
    82. SheldonSheldon
    83. Wind ×2
    84. GuardGuard
    85. SheldonSheldon
    86. Wind ×2
    87. SheldonSheldon
    88. Wind ×2
    89. GuardGuard
    90. AugurRadar bot
    91. Wind
    92. DeceiverJammer bot
    93. GruntGrunt
    94. Wind
    95. SheldonSheldon
    96. GruntGrunt
    97. Wind
    98. SheldonSheldon
    99. GruntGrunt
    100. Wind
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 13:50
    102. Wind ×2
    103. GruntGrunt
    104. ArbiterArbiter
    105. GruntGrunt
    106. Wind ×2
    107. TrasherTrasher
    108. Wind ×2
    109. ArbiterArbiter
    110. Wind
    111. TrasherTrasher
    112. Wind
    113. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:12
    114. TrasherTrasher
    115. Wind
    116. ArbiterArbiter
    117. TrasherTrasher
    118. Wind
    119. ArbiterArbiter
    120. GruntGrunt
    121. Wind
    122. GruntGrunt
    123. Wind ×3
    124. GruntGrunt
    125. SumoSumo
    126. GruntGrunt
    127. Wind ×2
    128. PrevailerPrevailernot finished by 15:00
    129. PawnPawn
    130. GruntGrunt
    131. SumoSumo
    132. GruntGrunt
    133. Wind ×2
    134. GruntGrunt
    135. Wind
    136. PawnPawn
    137. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RockFish's (33 OS, 15/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 79% 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

253 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034200
2:0087000
3:00150000
4:00266200
5:00368600
6:00558500
7:00788900
8:001095700
9:00138722144
10:0016778296180
11:00196051104725
12:002268322361400
13:002551240442397
14:002840258154304
15:003130778815756
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

RockFish

33.1 OS · 15/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
408 metal received · 11537 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=252
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:44 · n=252
Advanced Metal Extractor5:38Middle 50%: 5:20–6:04 · n=234
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:17Middle 50%: 6:54–7:46 · n=170
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:31–8:28 · n=199
Sheldon8:42Middle 50%: 8:04–9:17 · n=169

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