Geo / Cortex / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Starlight push

Geo builds toward T2 vehicles and brings out Starlight tachyon tanks around 8-9 minutes to snipe from range in the middle, alongside Umbra support, instead of the usual bot-based T2 push.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (77%)

#push #artillery · 13 distinct matches · 6 players · 3% of Cortex Geo games · team won 69% of 13 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT

T2 vehicle snipers from 8:22 · 6% of role by thenFrom the Advanced Vehicle Plant. Only 6% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:51
Bot Lab in 92%8% of all Geo games by then
Vehicle Plant in 92%6% of all Geo games by then
Advanced Vehicle Plant in 85%5% of all Geo games by then
Jammer in 85%14% of all Geo games by then

Started with Starlight (92%), Negotiator (8%).

Where those units first fight, in 13 games with kill data: in the middle 85%, on their own side 15%.

Those units destroy a typical 7,678 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Jaguar (18% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:42

0:03Take standard mex and wind start into an early Bot Lab.
by 6:33Add a second Bot Lab well ahead of role norm for raid support.
by 7:09Push Vehicle Plant then Advanced Vehicle Plant fast for T2 snipers.
8:22Field Starlight tachyon snipers as your first T2 unit to front.
9:05Add jammer (Umbra) support to protect the Starlights from counters.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 13 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO

1
20:49
36:28
4
58:22

PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:23 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
0:00 – 0:49
Economy
- 3Mex
- 3Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~0:49after 3 mex, 3 winddone ~1:05, middle half 1:05–1:13
Some games also: solar (46%)
By 0:49 in all: 3 mex · 3 wind
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
1. 0:03Mex ×2
2. 0:17Wind ×3
3. 0:36Bot Labdone 0:52 · typical 1:05
2
Bot Lab to Bot Lab
0:49 – 6:28
Economy
- 1Mex
- 5Wind−2 vs standard
- 9Converter−3 vs standard
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Geo ~2:34after 4 mex, 3 wind, 1 energy storage
2. Advanced Geothermal Powerplant ~5:24after 8 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turret
3. Bot Lab ~6:28after 6 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turretdone ~6:47, middle half 6:39–7:06
Builders
- 6 Con turret
- 3 Graverobber
- 1 Con bot
- 1 Con bot for allies
By 6:28 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind · 1 geo · 1 solar · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 9 converter (standard 12)
The example game in this phase · 33 steps
1. 0:53Wind
2. 0:56Graverobber
3. 0:59Wind
4. 1:08Graverobber
5. 1:13Wind ×2
6. 1:26Graverobber
7. 1:27Wind
8. 1:35Con bot ×2
9. 1:55Graverobberfor Beach sea
10. 1:58Mex
11. 2:02Con botfor Beach sea
12. 2:12Energy storage
13. 2:15Mex
14. 2:28Geodone 3:10 · typical 3:13
15. 3:11Con turret ×2
16. 3:33Converter
17. 3:46Con turret
18. 3:55Guard ×2
19. 4:02Converter ×6
20. 4:37Mexfor Front
21. 4:38Converter ×2
22. 4:59T2 mex ×3done 5:17 · typical 5:18
23. 6:01Energy storage
24. 6:02Con turret
25. 6:12Wind
26. 6:16Con turret
27. 6:19Wind
28. 6:19Con turret
29. 6:21T2 mex
30. 6:24Wind ×2
31. 6:31Advanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:14 · typical 6:57
32. 6:39Wind ×4
33. 6:58Bot Labdone 7:14 · typical 6:47
3
Bot Lab to Advanced Vehicle Plant
6:28 – 7:31
Order
1. Vehicle Plant ~7:03after 6 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turret
2. Advanced Vehicle Plant ~7:31after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:00, middle half 7:42–8:11
Builders
- 1 Con bot
- 1 Con vehicle
Some games also: converter (31%)
By 7:31 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 solar · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter (standard 14)
The example game in this phase · 13 steps
1. 7:03Wind
2. 7:15Con turret
3. 7:15Con bot
4. 7:19Con turret
5. 7:26Vehicle Plantdone 7:31 · typical 7:13
6. 7:26Dragon's Teeth ×2
7. 7:31Groundhog
8. 7:32Dragon's Teeth
9. 7:34Con vehicle
10. 7:36Dragon's Teeth ×9
11. 7:44Metal storage
12. 7:44Dragon's Teeth ×10
13. 7:49Advanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:06 · typical 8:00
4
Advanced Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle snipers
7:31 – 8:22
Order
1. T2 vehicle snipers ~8:22after 8 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:43, middle half 8:09–8:57
Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (31%)
By 8:22 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 solar · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter (standard 15)
The example game in this phase · 15 steps
1. 7:49Dragon's Teeth ×3
2. 7:58T2 mex
3. 8:00Dragon's Teeth ×2
4. 8:06T2 con vehiclefor Front
5. 8:08Dragon's Teeth ×5
6. 8:15Shredderdone 8:21 · typical 9:24
7. 8:15Dragon's Teeth ×2
8. 8:17Twin Guard
9. 8:19Dragon's Teeth
10. 8:22Shredder
11. 8:23Dragon's Teeth ×2
12. 8:26Dragon's Teeth ×2
13. 8:29Dragon's Teeth
14. 8:29Dragon's Teeth
15. 8:29Starlightdone 8:42 · typical 8:43
5
T2 vehicle snipers to 10:00
8:22 – 10:00
Army
- 3 Starlight +3 vs standard
Some games also: jammer (46%) · radar vehicle (46%) · converter (46%) · Jaguar (38%) · Shredder (31%)
By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 15) · 1 geo · 1 solar · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter (standard 18)
The example game in this phase · 199 steps
1. 8:30Dragon's Teeth
2. 8:31Dragon's Teeth
3. 8:32Twin Guard
4. 8:36T2 mex
5. 8:43Heavy Mine
6. 8:46Starlight
7. 9:01Heavy Mine
8. 9:02Starlight
9. 9:09T2 mex
10. 9:09Twin Guard
11. 9:10Scout ×2
12. 9:18Starlight
13. 9:20Scout
14. 9:20Heavy Mine
15. 9:28Scout ×2
16. 9:34Converter
17. 9:34Jammer
18. 9:34Scout ×2
19. 9:39Converter
20. 9:39Heavy Mine
21. 9:40Radar vehicle
22. 9:40Scout
23. 9:42Converter
24. 9:43Scout
25. 9:46Jaguar
26. 9:46Scout
27. 9:48T2 mex
28. 9:51Jaguar
29. 9:51Scout
30. 9:52Converter
31. 9:55Jaguar
32. 9:56Scout
33. 9:58Heavy Mine
34. 10:00Jaguar
35. 10:00Scout
36. 10:02Wind
37. 10:02Scout
38. 10:03Dragon's Teeth
39. 10:04Converter
40. 10:06Jaguar
41. 10:06Scout
42. 10:06Dragon's Teeth
43. 10:06T2 con vehicle
44. 10:08Scout
45. 10:10Dragon's Teeth
46. 10:11Converter
47. 10:13Dragon's Teeth
48. 10:15Jaguar
49. 10:16Scout
50. 10:17Heavy Mine
51. 10:19Pit Bull
52. 10:20Wind
53. 10:20Jaguar
54. 10:21Dragon's Teeth
55. 10:23Fusiondone 12:42
56. 10:24Scout
57. 10:25Dragon's Teeth
58. 10:25Jaguar
59. 10:30Dragon's Teeth
60. 10:30Jaguar
61. 10:32Scout
62. 10:34Dragon's Teeth
63. 10:37Jaguar
64. 10:38Dragon's Teeth
65. 10:38Wind
66. 10:40Heavy Mine
67. 10:43Dragon's Teeth
68. 10:44Converter
69. 10:44Jaguar
70. 10:45Scout
71. 10:50Dragon's Teeth
72. 10:53Pit Bull
73. 10:53Scout
74. 10:54Dragon's Teeth ×3
75. 11:01Scout
76. 11:02Heavy Mine
77. 11:05Dragon's Teeth
78. 11:05Wind
79. 11:09Scout
80. 11:10Dragon's Teeth ×2
81. 11:17Scout
82. 11:20Converter
83. 11:21Heavy Mine
84. 11:23Wind
85. 11:25Scout ×2
86. 11:38T2 mex
87. 11:38Heavy Mine
88. 11:41Scout
89. 11:42Wind
90. 11:49Scout
91. 11:54Converter
92. 11:57Scout
93. 11:58Jaguar
94. 12:00Wind
95. 12:03Jaguar
96. 12:05Scout
97. 12:07Heavy Mine
98. 12:08Jaguar ×2
99. 12:13Scout
100. 12:18Jaguar
101. 12:18Wind
102. 12:21Scout
103. 12:23Jaguar
104. 12:25Aircraft Plantdone 12:28
105. 12:27Converter
106. 12:28Heavy Mine
107. 12:29Scout
108. 12:30Finch
109. 12:31Jaguar
110. 12:33Scout
111. 12:37Wind
112. 12:37Scout
113. 12:39Jaguar
114. 12:41Scout ×2
115. 12:45Converter
116. 12:46Jaguar
117. 12:46Scout
118. 12:47Finch
119. 12:51Converter
120. 12:51Jaguar
121. 12:52Finch
122. 12:52Scout
123. 12:55Finch
124. 12:55Wind
125. 12:56Scout
126. 12:57Jaguar
127. 12:58Finch
128. 12:59Scout
129. 13:02Jaguar
130. 13:02Scout
131. 13:03Finch ×2
132. 13:07Scout
133. 13:09Jaguar
134. 13:10Finch
135. 13:10Scout
136. 13:13Finch
137. 13:13Scout
138. 13:14Starlight
139. 13:14Wind
140. 13:16Scout
141. 13:17Heavy transport
142. 13:24Finch
143. 13:24Scout
144. 13:26Finch
145. 13:27Scout
146. 13:30Finch
147. 13:31Scout
148. 13:33Wind
149. 13:33Finch
150. 13:34Con turret
151. 13:34Scout
152. 13:37Starlight
153. 13:37Scout
154. 13:39Finch
155. 13:45Scout
156. 13:46Con turret
157. 13:49Finch
158. 13:51Wind
159. 13:53Scout
160. 13:54Finch
161. 13:55Starlight
162. 13:55Scout
163. 13:57Finch
164. 13:58Scout
165. 14:00Finch
166. 14:01Scout
167. 14:04Finch
168. 14:05Con turret
169. 14:05Scout ×2
170. 14:09Wind
171. 14:11Con turret
172. 14:15Scout
173. 14:17Starlight
174. 14:17Scout ×2
175. 14:20Finch
176. 14:27Scout
177. 14:28Wind
178. 14:30Finch
179. 14:30Scout
180. 14:31Starlight
181. 14:32Finch
182. 14:33Scout
183. 14:36Finch
184. 14:37Scout
185. 14:39Finch
186. 14:40Scout
187. 14:43Finch
188. 14:44Scout
189. 14:47Finch
190. 14:47Scout
191. 14:48Jammer
192. 14:49Finch
193. 14:50Scout
194. 14:52Finch
195. 14:53Radar vehicle
196. 14:54Scout
197. 14:56Beamer
198. 14:58Wind
199. 14:58Finch

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Immort's (51 OS, 12/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Con bot to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:37 · in 85% of games
1 Graverobber to Beach sea or Pondfirst at 2:39 · in 85% of games
1 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide front or Pondfirst at 10:21 · in 69% of games

You get

1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:38 · in 100% of games
1 T2 mex from Tech or Suicide frontfirst at 5:00 · in 69% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

This build
Standard geo

Metal produced

020k40k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

010k20k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k

0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

13 games.

Show as table

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard geo	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard geo	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard geo
1:00	380	335	0	0	0	0
2:00	861	859	0	0	0	0
3:00	1652	1497	0	0	0	0
4:00	2661	2662	0	0	0	0
5:00	3724	3756	0	0	0	0
6:00	6169	5674	0	0	0	0
7:00	8424	7986	0	0	0	0
8:00	12354	11034	0	0	0	0
9:00	15722	14080	63	31	130	74
10:00	18338	16922	658	334	130	258
11:00	20881	19769	1634	1255	345	720
12:00	23570	22648	5204	2499	1005	1538
13:00	27477	25512	8083	4316	1650	2629
14:00	30867	28497	9052	6003	4735	4360
15:00	33331	31747	16492	8264	5489	6299

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won more often than the standard build and destroyed far more enemy metal by 15:00 for similar losses.

+ Destroyed 14963 metal by 15:00 vs 7969 for standard build.
+ Produced more metal at 10:00 and 15:00 than standard build.

− Almost no kills before 10:00 (845 metal) if the push is delayed.

THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Immort

51.4 OS · 12/09/2026

Open source match ↗

11 received units · includes a constructor
8187 metal received · 109153 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:05Middle 50%: 1:05–1:13 · n=13

Geothermal Powerplant3:13Middle 50%: 3:10–3:24 · n=13

Advanced Metal Extractor5:18Middle 50%: 5:09–5:30 · n=13

Bot Lab6:47Middle 50%: 6:39–7:06 · n=12

Advanced Geothermal Powerplant6:57Middle 50%: 6:39–7:14 · n=13

Vehicle Plant7:13Middle 50%: 7:04–7:23 · n=12

Advanced Vehicle Plant8:00Middle 50%: 7:42–8:11 · n=12

Starlight8:43Middle 50%: 8:09–8:57 · n=12

Shredder9:24Middle 50%: 8:39–9:36 · n=9

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Starlight push

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Advanced Vehicle Plant

Advanced Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle snipers

T2 vehicle snipers to 10:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

Immort

Typical milestones

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