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Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard Cortex Geo play: bot lab into geothermal and advanced geothermal economy, blow the commander for T2, transition into Advanced Bot Lab producing Sheldon and other T2 bots sent to front while switching to T2 constructors to supply…

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (66%)

#eco #t2 #team support · 289 distinct matches · 104 players · 34% of Cortex Geo games · team won 44% of 295 · Recently observed

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

Then transitions into Sheldon (27% 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 289 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, 4 winddone ~1:12, middle half 0:57–1:23

    By 0:54 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    4. Energy storage
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 · 28 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:08 · typical 3:25
    9. Mex
    10. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    11. Con turret ×3
    12. Converter ×2
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×3
    17. Wind ×4
    18. Converter
    19. Wind ×8
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. Converter
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
  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 57% of games
    2. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 12 wind, 12 converter, 6 con turretdone ~7:55, middle half 7:29–8:28

    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 · 25 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind ×4
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×4
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. Metal storage
    11. Wind ×6
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:57 · typical 5:39
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    22. PrudePrudedone 8:44
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. Con turret ×3
    25. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 8:59 · typical 7:55
  4. 4

    Advanced Bot Lab to 10:00

    Economy
    • Energy Converter3Converter
    Army
    • Sheldon3 Sheldon
    • Augur1 Radar bot

    Some games also: jammer bot (49%) · T2 con bot for allies (44%) · wind (41%) · con turret (36%) · crawling bomb (32%)

    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 · 62 steps
    1. Twin GuardTwin Guard ×2
    2. FiendFiend ×13
    3. Con turret
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 10:56
    5. FiendFiend ×2
    6. GraverobberGraverobber ×3
    7. DeceiverJammer bot
    8. GraverobberGraverobber
    9. AugurRadar bot
    10. GraverobberGraverobber
    11. SheldonSheldondone 11:33 · typical 8:39
    12. GraverobberGraverobber
    13. SheldonSheldon
    14. GraverobberGraverobber
    15. SheldonSheldon
    16. GraverobberGraverobber
    17. SheldonSheldon
    18. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    19. GraverobberGraverobber
    20. SheldonSheldon
    21. GraverobberGraverobber
    22. GuardGuard
    23. DeceiverJammer bot
    24. AugurRadar bot
    25. ThugThug
    26. SheldonSheldon
    27. ThugThug
    28. SheldonSheldon
    29. ThugThug
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    31. SheldonSheldon
    32. ThugThug
    33. SheldonSheldon
    34. ThugThug
    35. SheldonSheldon
    36. GuardGuard
    37. ThugThug
    38. DeceiverJammer bot
    39. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    40. ThugThug
    41. AugurRadar bot
    42. ThugThug
    43. GuardGuard
    44. ArbiterArbiterdone 13:10
    45. ThugThug
    46. GuardGuard
    47. ArbiterArbiter
    48. ThugThug
    49. ArbiterArbiter
    50. T2 converter
    51. ThugThug ×2
    52. ArbiterArbiter ×2
    53. SumoSumodone 14:19
    54. ThugThug
    55. SumoSumo
    56. ThugThug
    57. SumoSumo
    58. ThugThug
    59. CitadelAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    60. SumoSumo
    61. ThugThug
    62. CitadelAnti-nuke

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Herbiderpi's (31 OS, 15/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Frontfirst at 2:20 · in 79% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:34 · in 85% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 8:43 · in 53% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:58 · in 88% 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

295 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0034400
2:0087300
3:00150000
4:00263200
5:00369400
6:00551200
7:00781600
8:001079000
9:00136632143
10:0016594313174
11:00193871177680
12:002248623341385
13:002524541142260
14:002814558173830
15:003115678814959
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

Herbiderpi

31.1 OS · 15/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
176 metal received · 40246 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:12Middle 50%: 0:57–1:23 · n=294
Geothermal Powerplant3:25Middle 50%: 3:09–3:45 · n=294
Advanced Metal Extractor5:39Middle 50%: 5:22–6:05 · n=260
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:18Middle 50%: 6:55–7:47 · n=191
Advanced Bot Lab7:55Middle 50%: 7:29–8:28 · n=231
Sheldon8:39Middle 50%: 8:04–9:18 · n=202

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