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Starlight snipers

Cortex Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo rushes a second Vehicle Plant and Advanced Vehicle Plant to bring Starlight tachyon snipers to the middle by around 8:22, well ahead of the role's usual T2 bot timeline, using long range vehicle snipers instead of the standard Sheldon…

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (84%)

#t2 #push #artillery · 31 distinct matches · 20 players · 4% of Cortex Geo games · team won 61% of 31 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • StarlightT2 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 9:47
  • Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant in 94%5% of all Geo games by then
  • Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant in 94%6% of all Geo games by then
  • ProphetRadar vehicle in 94%17% of all Geo games by then
  • Bot LabBot Lab in 90%10% of all Geo games by then

Started with Starlight (97%), Negotiator (3%).

Where those units first fight, in 31 games with kill data: in the middle 87%, on their own side 13%.

Those units destroy a typical 6,613 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Jaguar (20% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:36

  1. Open standard mex and wind, drop a Bot Lab by 1:05.
  2. Get geo up, then push Advanced Metal Extractor by 5:26.
  3. Eat the Bot Lab, rebuild it, then eat it again for metal.
  4. Rush Vehicle Plant into Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:36.
  5. Lead with Starlight, backed by Jaguar and Shredder, to front.
  6. Add T2 vehicle support (Prophet) and transition to T2 cons.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 31 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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. 1

    Up to the Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 2 mex, 3 winddone ~1:05, middle half 0:54–1:13

    By 0:49 in all: 2 mex · 3 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:52 · typical 1:05
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    • Wind Turbine3Wind−2 vs standard
    • Energy Converter8Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret
    • Graverobber4 Graverobber
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Graverobber1 Graverobber for allies
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 8 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 23 steps
    1. Wind
    2. GraverobberGraverobber
    3. Wind
    4. GraverobberGraverobber
    5. Wind ×2
    6. GraverobberGraverobber
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. GraverobberGraverobberfor Beach sea
    10. Mex
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    12. Energy storage
    13. Mex
    14. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:10 · typical 3:15
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Converter
    18. Con turret
    19. GuardGuard ×2
    20. Converter ×6
    21. Mexfor Front
    22. Converter ×2
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:17 · typical 5:30
  3. 3

    5:00 to Bot Lab

    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 9 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turretin 61% of games
    2. Bot LabBot Lab after 7 wind, 8 converter, 6 con turretdone ~6:49, middle half 6:32–7:21

    Some games also: con turret (42%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 converter

    By 6:31 in all: 4 mex · 7 wind (standard 11) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 8 converter (standard 11) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Energy storage
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:14 · typical 7:00
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Bot LabBot Labdone 7:14 · typical 6:49
  4. 4

    Bot Lab to Advanced Vehicle Plant

    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 8 wind, 9 converter, 6 con turret
    2. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plant after 8 wind, 10 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:07, middle half 7:55–8:20
    Builders
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot
    • Construction Vehicle1 Con vehicle

    Some games also: converter (32%)

    By 7:35 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 12) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 10 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Con turret
    5. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 7:31 · typical 7:18
    6. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    7. GroundhogGroundhog
    8. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×8
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    13. Metal storage
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×10
    15. Advanced Vehicle PlantAdvanced Vehicle Plantdone 8:06 · typical 8:07
  5. 5

    Advanced Vehicle Plant to T2 vehicle snipers

    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    2. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant
    3. StarlightT2 vehicle snipers after 8 wind, 11 converter, 6 con turretdone ~8:43, middle half 8:23–9:03

    Some games also: T2 con vehicle for allies (35%)

    By 8:22 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 13) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 11 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    4. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehiclefor Front
    5. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×5
    6. ShredderShredderdone 8:21
    7. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    8. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    9. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    10. ShredderShredder
    11. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    12. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    13. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    14. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    15. StarlightStarlightdone 8:42 · typical 8:43
  6. 6

    T2 vehicle snipers to 10:00

    Army
    • Starlight2 Starlight +2 vs standard
    • Umbra1 Jammer

    Some games also: radar vehicle (45%) · converter (35%) · converter (32%) · Jaguar (32%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 Sheldon

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 8 wind (standard 17) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 12 converter (standard 16) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 199 steps
    1. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    2. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    3. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    6. StarlightStarlight
    7. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    8. StarlightStarlight
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    11. RoverScout ×2
    12. StarlightStarlight
    13. RoverScout
    14. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    15. RoverScout ×2
    16. Converter
    17. UmbraJammer
    18. RoverScout ×2
    19. Converter
    20. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    21. ProphetRadar vehicle
    22. RoverScout
    23. Converter
    24. RoverScout
    25. JaguarJaguar
    26. RoverScout
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    28. JaguarJaguar
    29. RoverScout
    30. Converter
    31. JaguarJaguar
    32. RoverScout
    33. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    34. JaguarJaguar
    35. RoverScout
    36. Wind
    37. RoverScout
    38. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    39. Converter
    40. JaguarJaguar
    41. RoverScout
    42. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    43. Advanced Construction VehicleT2 con vehicle
    44. RoverScout
    45. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    46. Converter
    47. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    48. JaguarJaguar
    49. RoverScout
    50. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    51. Pit BullPit Bull
    52. Wind
    53. JaguarJaguar
    54. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    55. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:42
    56. RoverScout
    57. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    58. JaguarJaguar
    59. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    60. JaguarJaguar
    61. RoverScout
    62. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    63. JaguarJaguar
    64. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    65. Wind
    66. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    67. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    68. Converter
    69. JaguarJaguar
    70. RoverScout
    71. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    72. Pit BullPit Bull
    73. RoverScout
    74. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    75. RoverScout
    76. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    77. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    78. Wind
    79. RoverScout
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    81. RoverScout
    82. Converter
    83. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    84. Wind
    85. RoverScout ×2
    86. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    87. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    88. RoverScout
    89. Wind
    90. RoverScout
    91. Converter
    92. RoverScout
    93. JaguarJaguar
    94. Wind
    95. JaguarJaguar
    96. RoverScout
    97. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    98. JaguarJaguar ×2
    99. RoverScout
    100. JaguarJaguar
    101. Wind
    102. RoverScout
    103. JaguarJaguar
    104. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:28
    105. Converter
    106. Heavy MineHeavy Mine
    107. RoverScout
    108. FinchFinch
    109. JaguarJaguar
    110. RoverScout
    111. Wind
    112. RoverScout
    113. JaguarJaguar
    114. RoverScout ×2
    115. Converter
    116. JaguarJaguar
    117. RoverScout
    118. FinchFinch
    119. Converter
    120. JaguarJaguar
    121. FinchFinch
    122. RoverScout
    123. FinchFinch
    124. Wind
    125. RoverScout
    126. JaguarJaguar
    127. FinchFinch
    128. RoverScout
    129. JaguarJaguar
    130. RoverScout
    131. FinchFinch ×2
    132. RoverScout
    133. JaguarJaguar
    134. FinchFinch
    135. RoverScout
    136. FinchFinch
    137. RoverScout
    138. StarlightStarlight
    139. Wind
    140. RoverScout
    141. HephaestusHeavy transport
    142. FinchFinch
    143. RoverScout
    144. FinchFinch
    145. RoverScout
    146. FinchFinch
    147. RoverScout
    148. Wind
    149. FinchFinch
    150. Con turret
    151. RoverScout
    152. StarlightStarlight
    153. RoverScout
    154. FinchFinch
    155. RoverScout
    156. Con turret
    157. FinchFinch
    158. Wind
    159. RoverScout
    160. FinchFinch
    161. StarlightStarlight
    162. RoverScout
    163. FinchFinch
    164. RoverScout
    165. FinchFinch
    166. RoverScout
    167. FinchFinch
    168. Con turret
    169. RoverScout ×2
    170. Wind
    171. Con turret
    172. RoverScout
    173. StarlightStarlight
    174. RoverScout ×2
    175. FinchFinch
    176. RoverScout
    177. Wind
    178. FinchFinch
    179. RoverScout
    180. StarlightStarlight
    181. FinchFinch
    182. RoverScout
    183. FinchFinch
    184. RoverScout
    185. FinchFinch
    186. RoverScout
    187. FinchFinch
    188. RoverScout
    189. FinchFinch
    190. RoverScout
    191. UmbraJammer
    192. FinchFinch
    193. RoverScout
    194. FinchFinch
    195. ProphetRadar vehicle
    196. RoverScout
    197. BeamerBeamer
    198. Wind
    199. FinchFinch

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

  • Graverobber1 Graverobber to Beach seafirst at 2:06 · in 84% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:31 · in 87% of games
  • Advanced Construction Vehicle1 T2 con vehicle to Front or Suicide frontfirst at 8:59 · in 74% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:43 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex from Tech or Suicide frontfirst at 5:04 · in 39% 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

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

31 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard geoEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard geoOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard geo
1:003313440000
2:007988740000
3:00160815010000
4:00263726360000
5:00371536950000
6:00582355010000
7:00815078160000
8:0011815108080000
9:0014949136802131043
10:001778616620298295130174
11:00206501942914641117260629
12:002345622513469522524501355
13:0026729252397700403316612260
14:0029902281348143580335803820
15:0032333311569942779254894959
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Far ahead of the role's norm, with much higher team win rate, more metal destroyed, and less lost by 15:00.

  • + Destroys 14281 enemy metal by 15:00 vs 8336 standard.
  • + Loses only 5650 metal by 15:00 vs 6575 standard.
  • − Reaching Advanced Vehicle Plant by 7:36 is rare, done by only 5% of role games.
  • − Eating both labs twice means committing hard to the vehicle line.
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%: 0:54–1:13 · n=31
Geothermal Powerplant3:15Middle 50%: 3:09–3:30 · n=31
Advanced Metal Extractor5:30Middle 50%: 5:19–5:39 · n=31
Bot Lab6:49Middle 50%: 6:32–7:21 · n=28
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:00Middle 50%: 6:42–7:20 · n=24
Vehicle Plant7:18Middle 50%: 7:02–7:44 · n=29
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:07Middle 50%: 7:55–8:20 · n=30
Starlight8:43Middle 50%: 8:23–9:03 · n=30

Played most by

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