Standard geo sea
Cortex Geo sea build order · Supreme Isthmus
Builds Bot Lab then Shipyard in the cove, eating the lab for metal, and pushes out Orca, Riptide and Oppressor to contest the sea starting around 4-6 minutes, transitioning into a Riptide/Oppressor-heavy navy over the rest of the game.
Usually shipyard in the cove (98%)
#naval #eco · 1747 distinct matches · 185 players · 80% of Cortex Geo sea games · team won 53% of 2045 · Recently observed
Key timing: Bot Lab by 1:12, Shipyard by 3:17
- Open 3 mex into wind, then drop Bot Lab in cove.
- Finish Bot Lab, keep teching mex and wind.
- Get Shipyard up and start pumping subs and frigates.
- Eat the Bot Lab for metal once you have T1 units defending.
- Push out submarine, frigate, destroyer to contest sea.
- Bring geothermal online and transition toward T2 constructor.
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 1747 GAMESFollow 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
Up to the Bot Lab
Economy
3Mex
3Wind
1Windfor allies
Order
Bot 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 · 7 steps
- Mex ×2
- Windfor Air
- Mex
- Solar
- Windfor Air
- Wind
Bot Labdone 1:14 · typical 1:13
- 2
Bot Lab to Shipyard
Economy
1Mex
1Wind
Order
Shipyard after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storagedone ~3:18, middle half 3:01–3:36
Builders
3 Con bot
2 Graverobber
Army
1 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 · 10 steps
- Wind
Graverobber ×3
Con bot ×2
Trasher- Con turret
Grunt- Mex
- Energy storage
Grunt
Shipyarddone 3:10 · typical 3:18
- 3
Shipyard to 5:00
Economy
4Mex
Order
Eat Bot Lab
Builders
1 Con ship
Army
2 Frigate
1 Submarine
Other
1 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 · 11 steps
Con ship
Grunt- Mex
Submarinenot finished by 15:00 · typical 4:17
Grunt- Mex
Guard ×4
Frigatedone 4:33 · typical 4:39
Guard
Missile corvette
Guard
- 4
5:00 to 10:00
Economy
2Mex
8Wind
2Converter
Order
Geo after 9 mex, 9 wind, 2 converterin 53% of games
Builders
1 Con turret
2 Death Cavalry
1 Con ship
Army
1 Guard
5 Frigate
Other
2 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 · 148 steps
Con ship
Eat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
Missile corvette- Mex
Frigate
Dragon's Teeth ×4
Submarine
Dragon's Teeth- Mex
Dragon's Teeth ×4
Submarine
Dragon's Teeth
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
Dragon's Teeth- Mex
Dragon's Teeth ×3
Submarine
Dragon's Teeth- Mex
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Radar Tower
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Thistle
Dragon's Teeth
Thistle
Dragon's Teeth ×3- Wind
Dragon's Teeth
Destroyerdone 8:03 · typical 5:54
Dragon's Teeth- Wind
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Wind
Dragon's Teeth- Wind
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Wind
Dragon's Teeth ×2
T2 mexdone 9:45 · typical 9:24- Wind
Dragon's Teeth ×2
Frigate
Dragon's Teeth- Wind
Dragon's Teeth ×2- Wind
Dragon's Teeth- Mex
- Wind
Dragon's Teeth
Missile corvette- Wind ×2
Frigate- Wind ×3
Geodone 11:45 · typical 8:13- Wind ×3
Destroyer- Con turret
- Wind ×3
- Con turret
T2 mex- Wind ×4
- Converter
- Wind ×2
T2 mex
Guard
Missile corvette- Converter
- Naval Construction Turret
Guard
Frigate
Guard
Destroyer- Naval Construction Turret
Radar Tower- Converter
- Wind ×2
T2 mex- Wind
- Converter
Radar Tower- Converter
- Wind
- Converter
Destroyer- Wind
- Converter
Thistle- Wind
Destroyer- Wind
- Converter
- Wind
- Converter
Death Cavalry
Thistle- Wind
- Converter
Death Cavalry- Wind
- Converter
- Wind
Missile corvette- Converter
Missile corvette- Converter
T2 mex
Missile corvette- Wind
- Converter ×2
- Wind
- Converter
Frigate- Wind
- Converter
Frigate- Converter
- Wind
Frigate- Converter
Frigate- Converter
- Wind
- Naval Construction Turret
Frigate- Converter
- Wind
Advanced Shipyarddone 14:14
T2 mex- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×3
Vehicle Plantdone 14:23- Wind
Incisor ×2- Wind
Incisor ×2
Advanced Construction Sub- Wind
Incisor- Mex
- Wind
Brute- Wind
Brute- Wind
Naval Radar / Sonar Tower
Brute
Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is FrugalResources's (31 OS, 08/10/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
2 Wind to Airfirst at 1:44 · in 72% of games
You get
1 Finch from Airfirst at 1:52 · in 82% of games
1 Light transport from Airfirst at 1:59 · in 76% of games
1 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
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
2045 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Own metal lost: This build |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 398 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 929 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 | 1556 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 | 2865 | 0 | 51 |
| 5:00 | 4067 | 146 | 52 |
| 6:00 | 5415 | 440 | 232 |
| 7:00 | 6891 | 905 | 545 |
| 8:00 | 8576 | 1551 | 914 |
| 9:00 | 10401 | 2460 | 1361 |
| 10:00 | 12525 | 3543 | 2039 |
| 11:00 | 15061 | 4714 | 2812 |
| 12:00 | 18004 | 6051 | 3664 |
| 13:00 | 21210 | 7233 | 4371 |
| 14:00 | 24763 | 8434 | 5215 |
| 15:00 | 28562 | 9634 | 6211 |
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.
FrugalResources
30.7 OS · 08/10/2026
Open source match ↗5 received units · includes a constructor
861 metal received · 24317 energy received
Typical milestones
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