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Standard geo

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's baseline: fast bot lab and geothermal into T2 constructor and advanced bot lab, blowing the commander for T2 tech and bringing Sheldons or Arbiters/Sumos to front while supplying teammates with constructors.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (68%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 263 distinct matches · 95 players · 34% of Cortex Geo games · team won 45% of 269 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArbiterArbiter in 40%18% of all Geo games by then

Then transitions into Sheldon (25% of army), Sumo (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 263 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:57–1:22

    By 0:52 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. GuardGuard
    4. Mex
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:27 · typical 1:12
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • 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
    • 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 · 23 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber
    2. Energy storage
    3. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:25 · typical 3:25
    8. Mex
    9. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Con turret ×3
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×3
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×4
    18. Energy storage
    19. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantnot finished by 15:00
    20. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    21. Wind
    22. ThistleThistle
    23. Wind ×3
  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 58% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 13 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:30–8:28

    Some games also: con turret (48%)

    By 7:14 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 23 steps
    1. Wind ×5
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Converter
    5. Wind
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    9. Wind
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    11. Wind
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Bot LabBot Labdone 5:50
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×2
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:17 · typical 5:39
    20. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00 · typical 7:18
    21. PrudePrudedone 7:37
    22. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    23. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:55 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon2 Sheldon

    Some games also: radar bot (49%) · jammer bot (48%) · T2 con bot for allies (45%) · wind (40%) · con turret (37%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 16 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 35 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. SheldonSheldondone 8:02 · typical 8:42
    3. DeceiverJammer bot
    4. AugurRadar bot
    5. ArbiterArbiter ×2done 8:19
    6. Wind
    7. ArbiterArbiter
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ArbiterArbiter
    10. SkuttleCrawling bombdone 8:59
    11. Wind
    12. ArbiterArbiter
    13. Wind
    14. SheldonSheldon
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    17. Wind
    18. SheldonSheldon
    19. Wind
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. Wind
    22. SheldonSheldon
    23. Wind
    24. SheldonSheldon ×7
    25. AugurRadar bot
    26. DeceiverJammer bot
    27. ArbiterArbiter ×3
    28. MammothMammothdone 12:19
    29. DuckDuck ×9
    30. DeceiverJammer bot
    31. AugurRadar bot
    32. DeceiverJammer bot
    33. DuckDuck ×7
    34. SumoSumo ×2done 14:50
    35. DuckDuck

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Jockeljkl's (31 OS, 21/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:19 · in 79% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:35 · in 86% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:39 · in 54% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:56 · in 90% 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

269 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034200
2:0087200
3:00150000
4:00265400
5:00369500
6:00556900
7:00783200
8:001089000
9:00138032144
10:0016680313180
11:00195321126710
12:002255922461386
13:002537939722317
14:002824957933935
15:003122976595192
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

Jockeljkl

31.0 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
2009 metal received · 82841 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:57–1:22 · n=268
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:44 · n=268
Advanced Metal Extractor5:39Middle 50%: 5:20–6:05 · n=242
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:18Middle 50%: 6:54–7:47 · n=177
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:30–8:28 · n=207
Sheldon8:42Middle 50%: 8:04–9:18 · n=177

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