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Nuke rush

After the usual T2 rush, Tech commits early to an Armageddon nuke silo from around 10:24, well ahead of the norm, aiming it at the enemy base while still supplying T2 to the team.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (80%)

#nuke #t2 #team support · 96 distinct matches · 36 players · 7% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 97 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 10:24 · 7% of role by thenOnly 7% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:29

Where those units first fight, in 19 games with kill data: in the enemy base 95%, in the middle 5%.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Armageddon by 10:28

  1. Open triple mex and wind into the standard fast T2 lab rush.
  2. Get the Advanced Bot Lab up on the usual quick timing.
  3. Upgrade mexes to Advanced Metal Extractor while funneling T2 cons to allies.
  4. Commit early to an Armageddon nuke silo instead of the later norm.
  5. Finish the silo and start stockpiling toward a nuke on the enemy base.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 96 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:24 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 1:11–1:31

    By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:18 · typical 1:16
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 11 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:14, middle half 4:02–4:25
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    By 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Con turret ×3
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:18 · typical 4:14
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (33%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Wind ×6
    2. Energy storage
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:09 · typical 5:30
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine61Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:28, middle half 11:51–13:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (45%)

    By 10:24 in all: 4 mex · 76 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 255 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3
    2. Wind ×6
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    13. Wind ×5
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×3
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×4
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×5
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter ×2
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×2
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. ButlerButler
    65. Converter
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×4
    69. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    70. Converter ×2
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Converter ×2
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter ×2
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:43
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind
    83. Converter
    84. Mex
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind
    88. Converter ×2
    89. Wind
    90. Con turret
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Con turret
    95. Wind
    96. Converter
    97. Wind
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×2
    100. TracerTracer
    101. Wind
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter ×2
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter ×2
    107. Wind ×2
    108. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:27
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter ×2
    111. Wind ×3
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Metal storage
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. ArmageddonArmageddondone 13:30 · typical 12:28
    133. Wind
    134. Converter
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter ×2
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter ×2
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Converter ×2
    147. Wind ×3
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter ×2
    151. Wind ×3
    152. Converter ×2
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Converter ×2
    157. Wind ×3
    158. Converter
    159. Wind
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×2
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×4
    164. Converter ×2
    165. Wind ×2
    166. Converter
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:38
    175. Wind ×2
    176. Converter
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    180. Wind ×2
    181. Converter
    182. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×3
    186. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    187. Wind
    188. Converter ×2
    189. Wind ×2
    190. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    191. Wind ×4
    192. Converter
    193. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×3
    197. BlinkScout plane
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    200. Converter ×2
    201. Wind ×4
    202. BlinkScout plane
    203. Wind ×2
    204. BlinkScout plane
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×2
    207. Converter
    208. BlinkScout plane
    209. Wind ×3
    210. BlinkScout plane
    211. Wind
    212. Converter
    213. Wind
    214. BlinkScout plane
    215. Wind ×3
    216. BlinkScout plane
    217. Converter
    218. Wind
    219. BlinkScout plane
    220. Wind
    221. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    222. FalconFighter
    223. Converter
    224. Wind ×2
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Wind ×4
    227. FalconFighter
    228. Converter
    229. Wind
    230. Converter
    231. Wind
    232. FalconFighter
    233. Wind ×3
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind
    236. Converter ×2
    237. Wind
    238. FalconFighter
    239. Wind ×3
    240. FalconFighter
    241. Wind ×3
    242. Converter ×2
    243. FalconFighter
    244. Wind ×2
    245. FalconFighter
    246. Wind ×3
    247. FalconFighter
    248. Converter
    249. Wind
    250. Converter
    251. Wind ×2
    252. FalconFighter
    253. Wind ×3
    254. FalconFighter
    255. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Ariah's (43 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:18 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Geo sea or Airfirst at 4:40 · in 93% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · in 79% of games

How it plays out

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

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

97 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003833830000
2:009169150000
3:00166016350000
4:00326731480000
5:00490548630000
6:00587758070000
7:00746572200000
8:00934990610000
9:0011561112470000
10:0013962135530000
11:0018168163420000
12:0021155198500000
13:0024042236440000
14:002730327360012568130
15:00308593147373385130260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won clearly more often than the standard build despite dealing almost no early damage, a scaling eco-and-silo play rather than a fighting one.

  • + Team win rate well above standard (63% vs 53%)
  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 much lower (130 vs 260)
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 far below standard (90 vs 400)
  • − Silo only up, no nuke stockpiled or launched yet
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Ariah

43.0 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
4291 metal received · 80681 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:11–1:31 · n=96
Advanced Bot Lab4:14Middle 50%: 4:02–4:25 · n=95
Advanced Metal Extractor5:30Middle 50%: 5:04–6:06 · n=97
Armageddon12:28Middle 50%: 11:51–13:23 · n=71

Played most by

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