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Nuke rush

Armada Geo build order · Supreme Isthmus

Geo commits to an Armageddon nuclear launcher from around 7:48, far earlier than any other role build, aiming it at the enemy base once ready.

Usually blows up the commander for T2 (77%)

#nuke · 31 distinct matches · 8 players · 1% of Armada Geo games · team won 68% of 31 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 7:48 · 1% of role by thenOnly 1% of Geo games have it by then; others who build it get it around 8:05
  • Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant in 52%20% of all Geo games by then

Where those units first fight, in 22 games with kill data: in the enemy base 82%, in the middle 14%.

Those units destroy a typical 9,310 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (10% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Armageddon by 10:00

  1. Run the standard Geo eco opening into geothermal power.
  2. Commit to the Armageddon nuke silo far earlier than usual.
  3. Finish the silo, aimed at the enemy base, and keep it protected.
  4. Build a Vehicle Plant alongside for ground support units.
  5. Stockpile the missile while fielding Starlights for the front.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 31 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD GEO
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 8:48 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 ~1:21, middle half 1:13–1:24

    By 1:04 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:23 · typical 1:21
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    • Energy Converter9Converter
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Geothermal PowerplantGeo after 4 mex, 4 wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret
    • Lazarus4 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 · 9 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Construction BotCon botfor Beach sea
    3. LazarusLazarus ×2
    4. Mex
    5. LazarusLazarus ×2
    6. LazarusLazarusfor Beach sea
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 3:41 · typical 3:29
    9. Energy storage
    10. Wind
    11. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    12. Energy storage
    13. Con turret ×3
    14. Converter ×3
    15. Con turret
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Converter ×2
  3. 3

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine12Wind+11 vs standard
    • Energy Converter6Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplant after 13 wind, 10 converter, 7 con turret
    2. ArmageddonNuke silo after 20 wind, 15 converter, 8 con turretdone ~9:59, middle half 9:27–10:33
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    Other
    • Radar Tower1 Radar Tower

    Some games also: Sentry (35%)

    By 7:48 in all: 4 mex · 20 wind (standard 10) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 15 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Converter ×4
    3. Con turret
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 6:05 · typical 5:45
    5. Wind ×5
    6. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 7:32 · typical 7:15
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Converter
    11. ArmageddonArmageddondone 10:26 · typical 9:59
  4. 4

    Nuke silo to Aircraft Plant

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine1Wind−2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plant after 21 wind, 13 converter, 8 con turretdone ~9:56, middle half 8:41–11:17

    Some games also: converter (45%) · con turret (42%)

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

    By 9:51 in all: 4 mex · 26 wind (standard 17) · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 18 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Con turret ×2
  5. 5

    Aircraft Plant to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine13Wind
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plant in 65% of games

    Some games also: con turret (45%) · converter (45%) · Vehicle Plant (35%) · blitz (32%) · Chainsaw (32%) · eat Aircraft Plant (48%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 5 Jaguar · 2 Starlight

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 45 wind · 1 geo · 1 Advanced Geothermal Powerplant · 20 converter · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 93 steps
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 10:36 · typical 10:03
    2. BlitzBlitz ×7
    3. Wind
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Wind ×2
    6. BlitzBlitz
    7. Wind
    8. BlitzBlitz
    9. Wind
    10. Converter
    11. BlitzBlitz
    12. Wind
    13. Converter
    14. Wind
    15. BlitzBlitz
    16. Converter
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Converter
    19. BlitzBlitz
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. BlitzBlitz
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. BlitzBlitz
    26. Wind
    27. BlitzBlitz
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. BlitzBlitz
    31. Converter
    32. BlitzBlitz
    33. Converter
    34. BlitzBlitz
    35. Wind
    36. BlitzBlitz
    37. Wind
    38. BlitzBlitz
    39. Wind
    40. BlitzBlitz
    41. Converter
    42. Wind
    43. BlitzBlitz
    44. Converter
    45. BlitzBlitz
    46. Wind
    47. BlitzBlitz
    48. Wind
    49. BlitzBlitz
    50. Wind
    51. BlitzBlitz
    52. Wind
    53. BlitzBlitz ×6
    54. Wind
    55. BlitzBlitz
    56. Wind ×2
    57. BlitzBlitz ×2
    58. Wind
    59. BlitzBlitz
    60. Wind
    61. BlitzBlitz
    62. Wind
    63. BlitzBlitz
    64. Wind
    65. BlitzBlitz
    66. Wind
    67. BlitzBlitz
    68. Wind
    69. BlitzBlitz
    70. Wind
    71. BlitzBlitz ×3
    72. Wind
    73. BlitzBlitz
    74. Wind ×2
    75. BlitzBlitz
    76. Wind ×2
    77. BlitzBlitz
    78. Wind ×2
    79. BlitzBlitz ×4
    80. BeamerBeamer
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. BeamerBeamer
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. BeamerBeamer
    85. BlitzBlitz ×7
    86. Wind
    87. BlitzBlitz
    88. Wind
    89. BlitzBlitz
    90. Wind
    91. BlitzBlitz ×2
    92. Wind
    93. BlitzBlitz ×5

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PongoPygmaeus's (33 OS, 11/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Beach seafirst at 2:21 · in 81% of games
  • Lazarus1 Lazarus to Beach sea or Suicide front or Pondfirst at 2:28 · in 81% of games

You get

  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 4:56 · in 100% of games
  • Advanced Metal Extractor1 T2 mex from Tech or Beach seafirst at 5:18 · in 35% 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

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
1:003843330000
2:009118590000
3:00150115270000
4:00276326690000
5:00376336940000
6:00593156360000
7:00827780250000
8:0011366113460000
9:001448214406043084
10:0017603172750471130194
11:00207382012301737260520
12:0024264229892065361411801600
13:0027278257338475582615402956
14:00307042858612125822219404419
15:003285931355136791017021505586
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won clearly more than the standard build, with massive enemy metal destroyed and very low losses.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 nearly 65% higher than standard (17495 vs 10560)
  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 much lower than standard (2480 vs 5977)
  • − Early game nearly inactive, 21 enemy metal destroyed by 10:00 vs 533 standard
  • − Only reaches this timing in 1% of role games, unproven sample
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

PongoPygmaeus

32.9 OS · 11/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units · includes a constructor
508 metal received · 158754 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:21Middle 50%: 1:13–1:24 · n=31
Geothermal Powerplant3:29Middle 50%: 3:15–3:40 · n=31
Advanced Metal Extractor5:45Middle 50%: 5:32–6:06 · n=31
Advanced Geothermal Powerplant7:15Middle 50%: 7:02–7:40 · n=31
Aircraft Plant9:56Middle 50%: 8:41–11:17 · n=16
Armageddon9:59Middle 50%: 9:27–10:33 · n=27
Vehicle Plant10:03Middle 50%: 8:26–10:38 · n=23

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