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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Mex
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 · 26 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×2
    3. Wind
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Wind ×2
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Energy storage
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    10. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    11. Con turret
    12. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    13. Mex
    14. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    15. Con turret
    16. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:50 · typical 3:25
    17. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    18. Converter ×3
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter ×7
    21. Energy storage
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. Mexfor Beach sea
    25. Con turret
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:14 · typical 5:38
  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 · 6 steps
    1. Con turret ×2
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Con turret
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Metal storage
    6. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 7:17 · 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 · 103 steps
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:07 · typical 7:17
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. GuardGuard
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. GuardGuard
    7. ManticoreManticoredone 7:45
    8. GuardGuard
    9. DeceiverJammer bot
    10. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    11. AugurRadar bot
    12. SheldonSheldon ×2done 7:58 · typical 8:41
    13. Wind
    14. T2 converter
    15. SheldonSheldon
    16. Wind
    17. SheldonSheldon
    18. Con turret ×2
    19. SheldonSheldon ×2
    20. Wind
    21. SheldonSheldon
    22. Wind
    23. SheldonSheldon
    24. Wind ×2
    25. SheldonSheldon
    26. T2 converter
    27. Wind
    28. SheldonSheldon
    29. Wind ×2
    30. SheldonSheldon
    31. Wind ×2
    32. SheldonSheldon
    33. Wind
    34. BirdshotBirdshot
    35. SheldonSheldon ×3
    36. Wind
    37. SheldonSheldon ×2
    38. Wind
    39. BirdshotBirdshot
    40. Wind
    41. SheldonSheldon
    42. Wind
    43. SheldonSheldon
    44. Wind
    45. SheldonSheldon
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:58
    48. Wind ×4
    49. BirdshotBirdshot
    50. Wind ×3
    51. AugurRadar bot
    52. Wind
    53. ManticoreManticore ×2
    54. Wind
    55. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:37
    56. FiendFiend ×3
    57. Wind
    58. FiendFiend
    59. Wind
    60. FiendFiend
    61. Wind
    62. FiendFiend
    63. GruntGrunt
    64. Wind
    65. FiendFiend
    66. GraverobberGraverobber
    67. FiendFiend
    68. GraverobberGraverobber
    69. DeceiverJammer bot
    70. PrevailerPrevailerdone 13:45
    71. GraverobberGraverobber
    72. FiendFiend
    73. GraverobberGraverobber
    74. FiendFiend
    75. Wind
    76. Construction BotCon bot
    77. FiendFiend
    78. Construction BotCon bot
    79. FiendFiend
    80. GraverobberGraverobber
    81. FiendFiend
    82. GruntGrunt
    83. Wind
    84. FiendFiend
    85. GruntGrunt
    86. FiendFiend
    87. GruntGrunt
    88. ManticoreManticore
    89. GruntGrunt
    90. FiendFiend
    91. GruntGrunt
    92. FiendFiend
    93. Fusion ReactorFusion
    94. GruntGrunt
    95. FiendFiend
    96. Wind
    97. GruntGrunt
    98. FiendFiend
    99. GruntGrunt ×2
    100. FiendFiend
    101. GruntGrunt ×5
    102. Wind
    103. GruntGrunt

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Vaik's (32 OS, 26/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

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

Vaik

31.7 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
4214 metal received · 127565 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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