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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 ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:19 · 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 · 98 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. Con turret ×2
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Energy storage
    6. Mex
    7. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15
    10. Wind
    11. Converter ×2
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    13. Converter
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    15. Wind ×4
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexnot finished by 15:00
    17. Wind
    18. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:44
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    26. Con turret ×2
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    28. Con turret
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×3
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Metal storage
    39. Wind
    40. Solar
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×10
    47. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    48. Wind ×8
    49. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    50. Wind ×3
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Wind ×4
    53. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    54. Wind
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind ×2
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×2
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Wind ×7
    63. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:20
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Con turret
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×2
    78. PlatypusPlatypus
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Con turret
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind
    88. Converter
    89. Wind ×3
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 13:39 · 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

  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 · 52 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Converter
    6. Wind ×2
    7. MammothMammothnot finished by 15:00
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Converter
    15. Wind
    16. Metal storage
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Wind
    20. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:10
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Construction BotCon bot
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:17
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    35. Wind ×2
    36. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    37. Converter
    38. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:42
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. Converter
    45. LicheLichenot finished by 15:00
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Milkdragon's (34 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

Milkdragon

33.7 OS · 14/09/2026

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2 received units
4022 metal received · 45345 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

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