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Nuke rush

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

After the standard T2 rush, commits to an early Armageddon nuclear launcher around 10:30-12:28, hitting the enemy base directly in nearly all games as a forward plan rather than defence.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (77%)

#nuke #t2 · 173 distinct matches · 61 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 176 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 10:30 · 5% of role by thenOnly 5% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:39

Where those units first fight, in 30 games with kill data: in the enemy base 97%.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Armageddon up by 10:28

  1. Open fast Bot Lab into Advanced Bot Lab as usual for Tech.
  2. Get Advanced Bot Lab done to keep pace with normal T2 rush.
  3. Upgrade mex to feed the coming nuke project.
  4. Commit to an Armageddon far earlier than the usual 12:23 norm.
  5. Stockpile the nuke silo while still feeding allies T2 cons.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 173 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:30 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 ~1:17, middle half 1:12–1:32

    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 Labnot finished by 15:00 · typical 1:17
  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 ~4:15, middle half 4:02–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

    By 3:17 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:35
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Mex
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Wind
    12. Con turretfor Beach sea
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:08 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (36%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 12 steps
    1. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    2. Converter
    3. Windfor Beach sea
    4. Converter ×2
    5. Wind ×3
    6. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    7. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    9. Windfor Beach sea
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:16 · typical 5:34
    11. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 5:01
    12. Wind ×2for Beach sea
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine64Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 81 wind, 13 converter, 6 con turretdone ~12:27, middle half 11:57–13:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot4 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (38%) · Ghost (33%) · Butler for allies (30%)

    By 10:30 in all: 4 mex · 81 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 6 con turret (standard 3)

    The example game in this phase · 214 steps
    1. Windfor Beach sea
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Windfor Beach sea
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. ButlerButler ×3
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo sea
    9. Wind ×8
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Wind ×7
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    13. Wind ×9
    14. Con turretfor Beach sea
    15. Wind ×4
    16. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind ×4
    20. Con turret
    21. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    22. Wind ×3
    23. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    24. Wind ×6
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind ×2
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. Wind ×5
    33. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    36. Wind ×4
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×13
    39. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2
    40. Wind
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Con turretfor Beach sea
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Con turret
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. Converter
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Windfor Beach sea
    66. Converter
    67. Metal storage
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. Windfor Beach sea
    71. Wind
    72. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 11:56
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×6
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×8
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×4
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×12
    94. PlatypusPlatypus
    95. Wind ×4
    96. PlatypusPlatypus
    97. Wind
    98. Con turret
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×7
    101. PlatypusPlatypus
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×5
    105. PlatypusPlatypus
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    110. Wind
    111. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:09
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×2
    114. Con turret
    115. Wind ×2
    116. Converter
    117. Wind ×2
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×3
    126. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:12
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×3
    129. Converter ×2
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:22
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter
    135. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    136. Wind ×2
    137. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    138. Converter
    139. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    143. Converter
    144. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    145. Wind ×2
    146. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    147. Converter
    148. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    149. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    153. Wind
    154. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    158. Converter ×2
    159. Wind
    160. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    164. Converter
    165. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. Wind
    169. PawnPawnfor Geo sea
    170. Converter
    171. PawnPawn
    172. Wind
    173. PawnPawn ×2
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. PawnPawn
    177. Wind
    178. PawnPawn ×2
    179. Wind
    180. PawnPawn
    181. Wind
    182. PawnPawn
    183. Converter
    184. PawnPawn
    185. Wind
    186. PawnPawn
    187. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 14:45
    188. PawnPawn
    189. Wind
    190. PawnPawn
    191. Wind
    192. Converter
    193. ArmageddonArmageddonnot finished by 15:00 · typical 12:27
    194. Wind ×2
    195. PawnPawn
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×3
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. PawnPawn
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×3
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    206. Wind
    207. Converter
    208. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    209. Wind
    210. StilettoStilettonot finished by 15:00
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×4
    213. Converter
    214. Bot LabBot Labnot finished by 15:00

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Fakepilot's (34 OS, 13/10/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:20 · in 80% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Geo sea or Air or Beach seafirst at 4:49 · in 95% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 8:44 · in 30% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:54 · in 82% 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

176 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
3:00165116520000
4:00320331430000
5:00486948480000
6:00588658010000
7:00744472300000
8:00931190640000
9:0011582111780000
10:0014070135200000
11:0018071162420000
12:0021154196520000
13:00241292343000210
14:002732427286008574
15:00307913151238108130130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Wins far more often than standard despite almost no early kills, showing the nuke threat itself reshapes the game.

  • + Team win rate 67% vs 53% standard.
  • + Own metal lost stays minimal (130 vs 198 by 15:00).
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 is near zero (67 vs 266 standard).
  • − Delays the usual Fusion and anti-nuke items that 43-44% of role games hit.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Fakepilot

34.3 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
2970 metal received · 32040 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:12–1:32 · n=175
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:02–4:30 · n=172
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:04–6:03 · n=176
Armageddon12:27Middle 50%: 11:57–13:30 · n=124

Played most by

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