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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Mex
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. Mex
    10. Converter
    11. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:06 · typical 3:21
    12. Con turret ×3
    13. Converter ×11
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret ×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 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 · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×4done 5:37 · typical 5:37
    2. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 6:49 · typical 7:07
    3. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:23 · 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 · 84 steps
    1. SkuttleCrawling bombnot finished by 15:00
    2. Converter ×2
    3. FiendFiend
    4. Converter
    5. FiendFiend
    6. Converter
    7. FiendFiend ×2
    8. Converter
    9. FiendFiend
    10. Converter ×3
    11. SumoSumo ×4done 8:21
    12. Con turret ×2
    13. SumoSumo
    14. Con turret
    15. AugurRadar bot
    16. DeceiverJammer bot
    17. Wind
    18. SheldonSheldondone 9:00 · typical 8:44
    19. Wind
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. Wind ×2
    22. SheldonSheldon
    23. Wind
    24. SheldonSheldon
    25. Wind
    26. SheldonSheldon
    27. Wind ×2
    28. SheldonSheldon
    29. Wind
    30. SheldonSheldon
    31. Wind
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Wind
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. SheldonSheldon
    36. Wind
    37. SheldonSheldon
    38. Wind
    39. TwitcherTwitcher
    40. Wind
    41. TwitcherTwitcher
    42. Wind
    43. TwitcherTwitcher ×3
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    45. Wind ×2
    46. SheldonSheldon
    47. Wind
    48. SumoSumo
    49. Wind
    50. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    51. SumoSumo
    52. Wind
    53. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    54. Wind
    55. ShroudShroud
    56. Wind ×3
    57. SheldonSheldon
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    60. SheldonSheldon
    61. Wind
    62. SheldonSheldon
    63. ManticoreManticoredone 11:52
    64. Wind
    65. ArbiterArbiterdone 12:08
    66. Wind
    67. PersecutorPersecutordone 12:55
    68. ArbiterArbiter
    69. Wind
    70. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×3
    71. ArbiterArbiter
    72. Wind
    73. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    74. FiendFiend
    75. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    76. FiendFiend ×2
    77. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    78. FiendFiend
    79. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    80. FiendFiend ×3
    81. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    82. FiendFiend ×9
    83. ScorpionScorpion
    84. FiendFiend ×9

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is IMBALANCED's (42 OS, 05/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:26 · 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

IMBALANCED

41.6 OS · 05/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
603 metal received · 63854 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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