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Standard geo sea

Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus

The role's default economy-first opening: bot lab then shipyard in the cove, early frigate and destroyer with a sub, taking geo on time before transitioning into a mixed navy for the rest of the game.

Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)

#naval #eco · 1767 distinct matches · 190 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2066 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Bot Lab by 1:12, Shipyard by 3:17

  1. Open 3 mex into wind, then drop Bot Lab in cove.
  2. Finish Bot Lab, keep teching mex and wind.
  3. Get Shipyard up and start pumping subs and frigates.
  4. Eat the Bot Lab for metal once you have T1 units defending.
  5. Push out submarine, frigate, destroyer to contest sea.
  6. Bring geothermal online and transition toward T2 constructor.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 1767 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
    • Wind Turbine1Windfor allies
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:13, middle half 1:07–1:25

    By 0:55 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:03 · typical 1:13
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Shipyard

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine1Wind
    Order
    1. ShipyardShipyard after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:18, middle half 3:02–3:36
    Builders
    • Construction Bot3 Con bot
    • Graverobber2 Graverobber
    Army
    • Grunt1 Grunt

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · trasher (39%) · energy storage (36%)

    By 2:52 in all: 4 mex · 5 wind · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 33 steps
    1. Solarfor unknown
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×3
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Con turret
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Converter
    12. TrasherTrasher
    13. Con turret
    14. GruntGrunt
    15. Converter
    16. ThistleThistle
    17. Energy storage
    18. Mex
    19. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    20. Wind
    21. Mex
    22. Wind
    23. Mex
    24. Con turret
    25. Mex
    26. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    27. Wind
    28. Con turret
    29. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    30. Wind
    31. GuardGuard
    32. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    33. ShipyardShipyarddone 4:21 · typical 3:18
  3. 3

    Shipyard to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Riptide2 Frigate
    • Orca1 Submarine
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: missile corvette (49%) · wind (49%) · Guard (48%) · destroyer (44%) · gunboat (39%)

    By 5:00 in all: 8 mex · 6 wind · 1 energy storage · 1 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    2. HerringMissile corvette
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    4. Wind
    5. Construction ShipCon ship
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    7. GuardGuard
    8. RiptideFrigatedone 4:48 · typical 4:40
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    10. Wind
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. Mex
    13. RiptideFrigate
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 9 mex, 9 wind, 2 converterin 53% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Death Cavalry2 Death Cavalry
    • Construction Ship1 Con ship
    Army
    • Guard1 Guard
    • Riptide5 Frigate
    Other
    • Naval Radar / Sonar Tower2 Naval Radar / Sonar Tower

    Some games also: Thistle (39%) · submarine (32%)

    By 10:00 in all: 10 mex · 15 wind · 1 geo · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 167 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    3. RiptideFrigate
    4. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    5. Wind
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    7. Mex
    8. GuardGuard
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    10. Wind
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    12. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 6:04 · typical 8:13
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    14. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    15. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    16. Wind
    17. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    18. Wind
    19. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Death CavalryDeath Cavalry
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×2
    27. OppressorDestroyerdone 7:12 · typical 5:54
    28. Mex
    29. Converter ×2
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Converter
    34. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    35. Converter ×3
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Converter
    40. OppressorDestroyer
    41. Converter
    42. ThistleThistle
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Converter
    45. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Naval Construction Turret
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Naval Construction Turret
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×2
    64. Naval Construction Turret
    65. Converter
    66. Naval Construction Turret
    67. Advanced ShipyardAdvanced Shipyarddone 10:05
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 10:28 · typical 9:25
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Advanced Construction SubAdvanced Construction Sub
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    85. PathfinderPathfinder
    86. Wind
    87. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractordone 11:19
    88. Converter
    89. BrimstoneAnti-swarm shipdone 11:23
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. BrimstoneAnti-swarm ship
    98. Converter
    99. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    100. Wind
    101. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×2
    107. BrimstoneAnti-swarm ship
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. BrimstoneAnti-swarm ship
    113. Construction ShipCon ship
    114. Wind
    115. Advanced Sonar StationAdvanced Sonar Station
    116. BrimstoneAnti-swarm ship
    117. Naval Hovercraft PlatformNaval Hovercraft Platformdone 12:40
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    120. Wind
    121. GoonGoon
    122. Wind
    123. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    124. GoonGoon ×3
    125. Wind
    126. GoonGoon
    127. Con turret
    128. GoonGoon
    129. BirdeaterHover anti-air
    130. Wind ×2
    131. GoonGoon
    132. Wind
    133. Con turret
    134. GoonGoon ×2
    135. Wind ×2
    136. GoonGoon ×2
    137. Con turret
    138. BirdeaterHover anti-air
    139. Wind
    140. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    141. GoonGoon
    142. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 14:25
    143. GoonGoon
    144. Wind
    145. GoonGoon
    146. Wind
    147. GoonGoon ×2
    148. BirdeaterHover anti-air
    149. Wind
    150. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    151. Wind
    152. GoonGoon ×2
    153. Wind
    154. GoonGoon
    155. Wind
    156. GoonGoon ×2
    157. Con turret
    158. BirdeaterHover anti-air
    159. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    160. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    161. Wind
    162. Con turret ×2
    163. Wind
    164. Con turret
    165. Naval Advanced Metal ExtractorNaval Advanced Metal Extractor
    166. Naval Hovercraft PlatformEat Naval Hovercraft Platformreclaimed for its metal
    167. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Crd]Claps's (32 OS, 12/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Wind Turbine2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:44 · in 72% of games

You get

  • Finch1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:52 · in 82% of games
  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 1:59 · in 76% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 7:44 · in 90% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build, running totals by minute

Metal produced

010k20k30k
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

2066 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0039800
2:0092900
3:00155700
4:002865051
5:00406614652
6:005414440232
7:006890905543
8:0085731547908
9:001040824581353
10:001253035282022
11:001507247082804
12:001801760503661
13:002121672254375
14:002477884365224
15:002858596396201
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

This is the role's own baseline, winning a bit over half its games with steady eco scaling and sea trades roughly matching losses.

  • + Team wins slightly over half of games played.
  • + Metal production scales from ~4k to ~29.5k by 15:00.
  • − Own metal lost climbs to 6875 by 15:00, matching kills closely.
  • − T2 factory only reached in 40% of games, limiting late power.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

[Crd]Claps

32.2 OS · 12/08/2026

Open source match ↗

7 received units · includes a constructor
416 metal received · 93884 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:13Middle 50%: 1:07–1:25 · n=2039
Shipyard3:18Middle 50%: 3:02–3:36 · n=2057
Orca4:17Middle 50%: 3:52–5:00 · n=1397
Riptide4:40Middle 50%: 4:09–5:22 · n=2013
Oppressor5:54Middle 50%: 5:11–6:40 · n=1890
Geothermal Powerplant8:13Middle 50%: 7:13–9:26 · n=1343
Advanced Metal Extractor9:25Middle 50%: 8:48–10:21 · n=1801

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