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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 (71%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 247 distinct matches · 91 players · 32% of Cortex Geo games · team won 45% of 253 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArbiterArbiter in 42%18% of all Geo games by then
  • SumoSumo in 40%15% 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 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 ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:21 · 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 · 21 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:26 · typical 3:25
    8. Wind
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
    10. Wind
    11. GraverobberGraverobber
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter
    14. GraverobberGraverobber
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter ×2
    17. GruntGrunt ×8
    18. Con turret
    19. GraverobberGraverobber
    20. Con turret ×2
    21. Converter
  3. 3

    5:00 to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind−2 vs standard
    • 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 · 44 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:25 · typical 5:38
    2. Mex
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Con turret
    6. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    7. GuardGuard
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. PawnPawn ×2
    10. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:23 · typical 7:16
    11. Con turret
    12. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:39
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. FinchFinch
    15. Construction AircraftCon aircraftfor Front
    16. ValiantValiant ×3
    17. GraverobberGraverobber
    18. Converter
    19. ValiantValiant ×2
    20. Converter
    21. ValiantValiant ×2
    22. Converter
    23. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    24. ValiantValiant
    25. Converter
    26. ValiantValiant
    27. Converter
    28. ValiantValiant
    29. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    30. Converter
    31. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    32. Converter
    33. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    34. Converter
    35. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    36. Converter
    37. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    38. JunoJuno
    39. WhirlwindWhirlwind
    40. Con turret
    41. WhirlwindWhirlwind ×2
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    44. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 10:01 · 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 (47%) · wind (39%) · con turret (36%) · crawling bomb (34%)

    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 · 61 steps
    1. FiendFiend ×12for Front
    2. FiendFiend
    3. SumoSumo ×6done 10:52
    4. AugurRadar bot
    5. DeceiverJammer bot
    6. AugurRadar bot
    7. SpectreSpectre
    8. FiendFiend
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    11. Wind
    12. FiendFiend
    13. Wind
    14. FiendFiend
    15. Wind ×2
    16. FiendFiend
    17. Wind ×2
    18. FiendFiend ×2
    19. Wind
    20. FiendFiend
    21. Wind
    22. FiendFiend
    23. Wind ×2
    24. FiendFiend
    25. Wind
    26. ManticoreManticoredone 13:11
    27. Wind ×4
    28. FiendFiend
    29. Wind
    30. DeceiverJammer bot
    31. Wind ×2
    32. AugurRadar bot
    33. SpectreSpectre
    34. Wind ×2
    35. FiendFiend
    36. Wind ×2
    37. FiendFiend
    38. Wind
    39. FiendFiend
    40. Wind
    41. FiendFiend
    42. Wind
    43. FiendFiend
    44. Wind
    45. FiendFiend
    46. Wind
    47. FiendFiend
    48. TwitcherTwitcher
    49. Wind ×2
    50. TwitcherTwitcher
    51. Wind ×2
    52. TwitcherTwitcher
    53. Wind
    54. TwitcherTwitcher
    55. Wind ×2
    56. TwitcherTwitcher
    57. Wind
    58. TwitcherTwitcher ×3
    59. Metal storage
    60. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    61. DuckDuck

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _Hawkey_'s (66 OS, 11/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:20 · in 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
2:0087200
3:00150000
4:00266400
5:00369400
6:00558600
7:00789300
8:001096400
9:00138802150
10:0016789296190
11:00196141104750
12:002268622361485
13:002558940442397
14:002842358154283
15:003139578815630
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

_Hawkey_

66.2 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

15 received units · includes a constructor
675 metal received · 87198 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 Powerplant7:16Middle 50%: 6:53–7:46 · 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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