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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 1:14 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. GraverobberGraverobber ×4
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Con turret ×2
    4. GraverobberGraverobberfor Air
    5. GraverobberGraverobber
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Mex
    8. Energy storage
    9. GraverobberGraverobber
  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 · 6 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:24
    5. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:44
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
  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 · 94 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Con turret
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:25
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Air
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 7:31
    7. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 7:53
    8. OspreyHeavy transportfor Pond
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. Wind
    23. Wind
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    31. Wind ×4
    32. Wind
    33. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    40. Wind ×2
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 11:09
    44. Wind ×2
    45. BlitzBlitz ×11
    46. Wind
    47. BlitzBlitz
    48. Wind
    49. BlitzBlitz ×2
    50. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    51. BlitzBlitz ×4
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    54. Wind
    55. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:32
    56. Wind ×8
    57. LazarusLazarus
    58. Wind ×2
    59. LazarusLazarus
    60. Wind
    61. LazarusLazarus
    62. Wind
    63. LazarusLazarus
    64. Wind ×2
    65. LazarusLazarus
    66. Wind
    67. LazarusLazarus
    68. Wind
    69. LazarusLazarus
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Mexfor Geo sea
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    76. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 14:55
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    79. Metal storage
    80. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Geo sea
    81. Wind
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    85. Wind
    86. Con turret
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Con turret
    89. Construction BotCon botfor Geo sea
    90. Con turret ×2
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    93. Wind
    94. ButlerButler

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Milkdragon's (32 OS, 28/09/2026); 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

31.6 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units · includes a constructor
3253 metal received · 49653 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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