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Cortex Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Rushes T2 with a Bot Lab at 1:29 and Advanced Bot Lab by 4:21, upgrades mex, and hands the first T2 constructor to Geo while feeding constructors and units to teammates as the game moves on.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (67%)

#t2 #eco #team support · 67 distinct matches · 30 players · 63% of Cortex Tech games · team won 39% of 67 · Recently observed

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Bot Lab by 4:18

  1. Open mex and wind, then rush Bot Lab immediately.
  2. Finish Bot Lab fast, planning to eat it at 3:31.
  3. Push Advanced Bot Lab out, then eat it again around 10:25.
  4. Hand first T2 constructor to Geo as soon as it's ready.
  5. Add Fusion Reactor and keep feeding cons and units to allies.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 67 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 Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:16, middle half 1:12–1:32

    By 0:59 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:12 · typical 1:16
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine6Wind
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 10 wind, 2 con turretdone ~4:28, middle half 4:13–4:41
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Graverobber3 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (40%) · energy storage (39%)

    By 3:04 in all: 4 mex · 10 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. GraverobberGraverobber
    4. Wind
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:32 · typical 4:28
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Energy Converter1Converter
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 17 steps
    1. Converter
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Converter
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Converter ×6
    9. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    10. Converter
    11. Wind
    12. Converter
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    15. Wind
    16. Converter
    17. Wind
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine12Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot
    • Twitcher1 Twitcher

    Some games also: converter (43%)

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 28 wind · 4 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 354 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:53 · typical 5:41
    3. Wind ×4
    4. TwitcherTwitcher
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Converter
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. Con turret
    21. Wind
    22. Con turret
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactordone 11:51
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind
    32. Con turret
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Tidal
    35. PawnPawn
    36. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    37. PawnPawn
    38. Tidal
    39. Wind
    40. PawnPawn
    41. Con turret
    42. Tidal
    43. PawnPawn
    44. Wind
    45. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    46. Con turret
    47. Tidal
    48. Con turret ×2
    49. PawnPawn
    50. Wind
    51. Tidal
    52. Con turret
    53. PawnPawn
    54. Con turret
    55. Tidal
    56. Wind
    57. PawnPawn ×2
    58. Tidal
    59. Wind
    60. PawnPawn
    61. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    62. PawnPawn
    63. Tidal
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Tidal
    67. Converter
    68. PawnPawn ×3
    69. Wind
    70. PawnPawn
    71. Converter
    72. Tidal
    73. PawnPawn ×2
    74. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    75. PawnPawn
    76. Converter
    77. Tidal
    78. Wind
    79. PawnPawn ×2
    80. Converter
    81. PawnPawn
    82. Tidal
    83. PawnPawn ×2
    84. Wind
    85. PawnPawn
    86. Converter
    87. Tidal
    88. PawnPawn ×2
    89. Converter
    90. PawnPawn
    91. Wind
    92. Tidal
    93. PawnPawn
    94. Converter
    95. PawnPawn
    96. Tidal
    97. PawnPawn
    98. Wind
    99. PawnPawn
    100. Converter
    101. PawnPawn
    102. Tidal
    103. PawnPawn ×3
    104. T2 converter
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. PawnPawn
    108. Tidal
    109. PawnPawn ×2
    110. Converter
    111. PawnPawn
    112. Tidal
    113. PawnPawn
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. PawnPawn ×3
    117. Tidal
    118. PawnPawn
    119. Converter
    120. PawnPawn
    121. Wind
    122. PawnPawn ×2
    123. T2 converter
    124. PawnPawn
    125. Converter
    126. Tidal
    127. PawnPawn ×3
    128. Wind
    129. PawnPawn
    130. Converter
    131. Tidal
    132. PawnPawn
    133. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:26
    134. PawnPawn
    135. T2 converter
    136. Con turret
    137. TickTick
    138. Converter
    139. Tidal
    140. Wind
    141. TickTick
    142. Con turret
    143. TickTick
    144. T2 converter
    145. Converter
    146. T2 converter
    147. TickTick
    148. Con turret
    149. TickTick
    150. Tidal
    151. Wind
    152. Con turret ×2
    153. TickTick
    154. Con turret
    155. TickTick
    156. Con turret
    157. Con turret
    158. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactor
    159. Converter
    160. TickTick ×3
    161. Tidal
    162. TickTick
    163. Wind
    164. GruntGrunt
    165. TickTick
    166. Converter
    167. GruntGrunt
    168. TickTick
    169. GruntGrunt
    170. TickTick
    171. GruntGrunt
    172. TickTick
    173. GruntGrunt
    174. TickTick
    175. GruntGrunt
    176. Tidal
    177. TickTick
    178. Converter
    179. GruntGrunt
    180. TickTick
    181. GruntGrunt
    182. Wind
    183. TickTick
    184. GruntGrunt
    185. TickTick
    186. GruntGrunt
    187. TickTick
    188. GruntGrunt
    189. TickTick
    190. Converter
    191. Tidal
    192. GruntGrunt
    193. TickTick
    194. GruntGrunt
    195. TickTick
    196. GruntGrunt
    197. TickTick
    198. GruntGrunt
    199. TickTick
    200. Wind
    201. GruntGrunt
    202. Con turret
    203. TickTick
    204. GruntGrunt
    205. Tidal
    206. TickTick
    207. Con turret
    208. GruntGrunt
    209. TickTick
    210. Converter
    211. GruntGrunt
    212. Con turret
    213. TickTick
    214. Con turret
    215. GruntGrunt
    216. TickTick
    217. GruntGrunt
    218. Con turret
    219. TickTick
    220. Con turret
    221. GruntGrunt
    222. Tidal
    223. TickTick
    224. Wind
    225. GruntGrunt
    226. Con turret
    227. TickTick
    228. GruntGrunt
    229. Converter
    230. TickTick
    231. GruntGrunt
    232. TickTick
    233. GruntGrunt
    234. TickTick
    235. GruntGrunt
    236. TickTick
    237. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:30
    238. Tidal
    239. GruntGrunt
    240. TickTick
    241. Converter
    242. GruntGrunt
    243. TickTick
    244. GruntGrunt
    245. Wind
    246. TickTick
    247. GruntGrunt
    248. TickTick
    249. GruntGrunt
    250. Tidal
    251. TickTick
    252. Converter
    253. GruntGrunt
    254. TickTick
    255. GruntGrunt ×3
    256. TickTick
    257. GruntGrunt
    258. TickTick
    259. GruntGrunt ×2
    260. Wind
    261. Tidal
    262. Converter
    263. GruntGrunt
    264. TickTick
    265. GruntGrunt
    266. TickTick
    267. GruntGrunt ×2
    268. TickTick
    269. GruntGrunt
    270. Converter
    271. Tidal
    272. GruntGrunt
    273. TickTick
    274. GruntGrunt ×2
    275. TickTick
    276. Wind
    277. GruntGrunt ×2
    278. Converter
    279. Tidal
    280. TickTick
    281. GruntGrunt ×2
    282. TickTick
    283. GruntGrunt ×2
    284. TickTick
    285. GruntGrunt ×2
    286. Tidal
    287. Converter
    288. TickTick
    289. GruntGrunt
    290. Wind
    291. GruntGrunt
    292. TickTick
    293. GruntGrunt ×2
    294. T2 converter
    295. TickTick
    296. GruntGrunt
    297. Tidal
    298. Converter
    299. GruntGrunt
    300. TickTick
    301. GruntGrunt ×2
    302. TickTick
    303. GruntGrunt ×2
    304. TickTick
    305. Wind
    306. GruntGrunt
    307. Tidal
    308. Converter
    309. GruntGrunt
    310. TickTick
    311. GruntGrunt
    312. PersecutorPersecutornot finished by 15:00
    313. GruntGrunt
    314. TickTick
    315. GruntGrunt ×2
    316. TickTick
    317. GruntGrunt
    318. Converter
    319. Tidal
    320. GruntGrunt ×2
    321. TickTick
    322. Wind
    323. GruntGrunt
    324. TickTick
    325. GruntGrunt
    326. T2 converter
    327. GruntGrunt
    328. T2 converter
    329. TickTick
    330. T2 converter
    331. GruntGrunt
    332. Tidal
    333. GruntGrunt
    334. Converter
    335. TickTick
    336. GruntGrunt ×2
    337. TickTick
    338. GruntGrunt ×2
    339. Wind
    340. Tidal
    341. TickTick
    342. GruntGrunt ×2
    343. Converter
    344. TickTick
    345. GruntGrunt ×2
    346. TickTick
    347. GruntGrunt ×2
    348. TickTick
    349. GruntGrunt
    350. Tidal
    351. PrevailerPrevailernot finished by 15:00
    352. GruntGrunt ×2
    353. TickTick
    354. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RollingBread's (33 OS, 14/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Air or Geofirst at 2:37 · in 64% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Pond or Geo seafirst at 5:10 · in 84% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:13 · in 73% 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

00.51
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

67 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: This buildOwn metal lost: This build
1:0038400
2:0091600
3:00167600
4:00306900
5:00468100
6:00560400
7:00695700
8:00885900
9:001115200
10:001383000
11:001649700
12:002054100
13:002330700
14:00255150102
15:00283760148
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Standard tech rush, strong economy but team won only a quarter of games with almost no combat footprint.

  • + Produces 28832 metal by 15:00, highest of any role's standard build shown.
  • − Team only won 25% of games despite the fast T2 and big economy.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

RollingBread

33.2 OS · 14/09/2026

Open source match ↗

82 received units · includes a constructor
966 metal received · 116983 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:12–1:32 · n=67
Advanced Bot Lab4:28Middle 50%: 4:13–4:41 · n=58
Advanced Metal Extractor5:41Middle 50%: 5:18–6:00 · n=61

Played most by

RollingBread18games of this buildMilkdragon6games of this buildCommandoMan5games of this buildDouglasBacon4games of this buildAdeus2games of this build