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Nuke rush

Geo skips the usual T2 unit supply role and commits straight to an Armageddon nuke launcher from 8:11, aiming it at the enemy base rather than sending units to front.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (100%)

#nuke · 8 distinct matches · 4 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 5 of 8 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 8:11 · 1% of role by thenOnly 1% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 9:03
  • Fusion ReactorFusion Reactor in 50%6% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 5 games with kill data: in the enemy base 80%, in the middle 20%.

Those units destroy a typical 7,849 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Starlight (10% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Armageddon by 8:11

  1. Open Geo's usual mex, wind, Bot Lab and geo start.
  2. Upgrade mex and geo as normal to fund the switch.
  3. Commit to an Armageddon nuke silo instead of front units.
  4. Add a Fusion Reactor to power the silo and eco.
  5. Stockpile the missile while feeding Lazarus and cons to allies.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 8 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:11 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 ~1:28, middle half 1:19–1:42

    Some games also: energy storage (50%)

    By 1:11 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:34 · typical 1:28
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter13Converter+5 vs standard
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 5 wind, 1 energy storage
    Builders
    • Construction Turret7 Con turret +2 vs standard
    • Lazarus5 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies
    • Lazarus1 Lazarus for allies

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 6 wind · 1 geo · 13 converter (standard 8) · 1 energy storage · 7 con turret (standard 5)

    The example game in this phase · 22 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus ×3
    2. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:26 · typical 3:27
    9. Mex
    10. Con turret ×2
    11. Converter
    12. Con turret
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret
    15. Converter ×6
    16. Con turret
    17. Converter ×3
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter ×3
    20. Mex
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
  3. 3

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine16Wind+14 vs standard
    • Energy Converter8Converter+5 vs standard
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 17 wind, 16 converter, 7 con turret
    2. ArmageddonNuke silo after 22 wind, 23 converter, 10 con turretdone ~10:20, middle half 9:37–12:02
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret +2 vs standard

    Some games also: Radar Tower (38%) · Vehicle Plant (38%) · con vehicle (38%) · Advanced Vehicle Plant (38%) · T2 con vehicle (38%)

    By 7:47 in all: 4 mex · 22 wind (standard 11) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 23 converter (standard 12) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 41 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Energy storage
    5. Wind
    6. Energy storage
    7. Wind ×6
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×12
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×7
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Energy storage
    15. Wind ×5
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:43 · typical 5:41
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Converter
    19. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:43 · typical 7:18
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Converter
    26. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. Converter
    31. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    32. Wind ×3
    33. TracerTracer
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. ArmageddonArmageddonnot finished by 15:00 · typical 10:20
  4. 4

    Nuke silo to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine10Wind+5 vs standard
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret

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

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 37 wind (standard 19) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 26 converter (standard 16) · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 132 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret ×2
    3. ArbalestArbalest
    4. Wind
    5. FerretFerret
    6. Converter
    7. ChainsawChainsaw
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ChainsawChainsaw
    11. Wind
    12. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    13. Wind
    14. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    15. Converter
    16. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    17. Converter
    18. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Converter
    21. Wind
    22. Metal storage
    23. Wind
    24. Con turret
    25. Converter
    26. Con turret
    27. ArmageddonArmageddon
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Con turret ×2
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter ×2
    33. Wind ×4
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 11:10
    41. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:19 · typical 12:00
    42. Wind
    43. Con turret
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    47. Wind
    48. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    49. GhostGhost
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. GhostGhost
    53. Wind
    54. PlatypusPlatypus
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind
    59. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    60. Wind ×3
    61. Converter
    62. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    63. Wind
    64. PlatypusPlatypus
    65. Wind ×2
    66. PlatypusPlatypus
    67. Wind ×2
    68. PlatypusPlatypus
    69. Metal storage
    70. Wind ×2
    71. PlatypusPlatypus
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×6
    76. T2 converter
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:18 · typical 8:18
    81. Fusion ReactorFusion
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. StoutStout
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter ×2
    88. StoutStout
    89. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 13:44
    90. Wind
    91. StoutStout
    92. Wind ×3
    93. StoutStout
    94. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    95. Wind
    96. StoutStout
    97. Wind
    98. StoutStout
    99. Converter
    100. StoutStout
    101. Wind
    102. StoutStout ×2
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. StoutStout
    106. Wind
    107. StoutStout
    108. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    109. Wind
    110. StoutStout
    111. Wind
    112. StoutStout
    113. Wind ×2
    114. StoutStout
    115. Converter
    116. StoutStout
    117. Wind ×3
    118. StoutStout
    119. BeamerBeamer
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. StoutStout
    123. Wind
    124. StoutStout
    125. Wind
    126. StoutStout
    127. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    128. Converter
    129. StoutStout ×2
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Graceful's (37 OS, 30/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Suicide frontfirst at 2:31 · in 75% of games
  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:44 · in 63% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:44 · in 50% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:48 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex from Tech or Beach seafirst at 5:52 · in 50% 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

05k10k15k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02.5k5k7.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

8 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
1:003663330000
2:008978250000
3:00151715230000
4:00282827000000
5:00390737260000
6:00618557290000
7:00849181300000
8:00118571145900021
9:0015892144890510130
10:00195801740586565153280
11:0023152203776662074385790
12:0026839233051590394010401940
13:0031142260625446596110403304
14:0034509289889845832114054785
15:003733831497126681017217756196
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won clearly more often than the standard build, with far higher damage dealt and much lower own losses by 15:00.

  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 far below standard (1405 vs 6281)
  • + Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 above standard (10367 vs 9875)
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 10:00 far below standard (86 vs 624), slow to start
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Graceful

36.5 OS · 30/08/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2476 metal received · 299514 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:28Middle 50%: 1:19–1:42 · n=8
Geothermal Powerplant3:27Middle 50%: 3:24–3:31 · n=8
Advanced Metal Extractor5:41Middle 50%: 5:29–5:55 · n=8
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:18Middle 50%: 6:57–7:33 · n=8
Vehicle Plant8:18Middle 50%: 7:52–10:31 · n=7
Advanced Vehicle Plant8:54Middle 50%: 8:38–10:49 · n=5
Armageddon10:20Middle 50%: 9:37–12:02 · n=7
Fusion Reactor12:00Middle 50%: 11:37–12:49 · n=4

Played most by

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