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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 (76%)

#nuke #t2 · 173 distinct matches · 61 players · 5% of Armada Tech games · team won 65% of 176 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 10:29 · 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 31 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 ~1:18, middle half 1:12–1:32

    By 1:01 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:07 · typical 1:18
  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 4:02–4:31
    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 · 21 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Energy storage
    10. Mex
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Wind
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Con turret
    17. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    18. Con turret
    19. Wind
    20. Con turret
    21. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. FatboyFatboyfor Ponddone 4:40
    3. Converter
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    6. Converter
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine63Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 80 wind, 12 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:27, middle half 11:58–13:30
    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 (31%)

    By 10:29 in all: 4 mex · 80 wind · 12 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret (standard 3)

    The example game in this phase · 340 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Converter
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:37 · typical 5:34
    5. Converter
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Metal storage
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButler ×2
    26. Wind ×2
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. Converter
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler ×2
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Con turret
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind ×2
    39. Windfor Beach sea
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Windfor Beach sea
    43. Wind
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Windfor Beach sea
    48. Wind
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Windfor Beach sea
    52. Con turret
    53. Converter ×2
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind
    58. ArmageddonArmageddonnot finished by 15:00 · typical 12:27
    59. Windfor Beach sea
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×3
    62. Converter
    63. Windfor Beach sea
    64. Converter
    65. Wind
    66. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 9:28
    67. Wind ×2
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Fusion ReactorFusion
    71. Windfor Beach sea
    72. Wind
    73. Converter ×2
    74. Wind
    75. Windfor Beach sea
    76. Wind
    77. Con turret
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. Windfor Beach sea
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Windfor Beach sea
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind ×2
    86. Windfor Beach sea
    87. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    88. Wind
    89. Converter ×2
    90. Windfor Beach sea
    91. Wind
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Windfor Beach sea
    95. Wind
    96. Fusion ReactorFusion
    97. Converter ×2
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Windfor Beach sea
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Windfor Beach sea
    102. Converter ×2
    103. Wind
    104. Windfor Beach sea
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. Converter
    109. Windfor Beach sea
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Windfor Beach sea
    114. Wind
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind
    117. Windfor Beach sea
    118. Wind
    119. Con turret
    120. Converter ×2
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Windfor Beach sea
    123. Wind
    124. Con turret
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Windfor Beach sea
    128. Converter
    129. T2 converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter
    132. Windfor Beach sea
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 11:03
    135. Converter ×2
    136. Wind
    137. Windfor Beach sea
    138. Wind ×2
    139. T2 converter
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Windfor Beach sea
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. Windfor Beach sea
    147. Wind
    148. Converter ×2
    149. Windfor Beach sea
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Converter
    152. Windfor Beach sea
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Converter ×2
    155. Windfor Beach sea
    156. Wind ×2
    157. Converter
    158. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    159. Wind
    160. Windfor Beach sea
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×6
    163. Converter
    164. Windfor Beach sea
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind ×2
    168. Con turret
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. Con turret
    172. Wind ×2
    173. Converter
    174. Wind
    175. TracerTracer
    176. Con turret
    177. Wind
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. CitadelAnti-nukedone 11:59
    181. Wind ×2
    182. Con turret
    183. Converter
    184. Con turret
    185. Converter ×2
    186. Wind
    187. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    188. Wind
    189. Con turret
    190. Wind ×2
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Con turret
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×3
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. Con turret
    199. Wind ×2
    200. Converter
    201. Wind
    202. Con turret
    203. Wind
    204. Con turret
    205. Wind ×3
    206. Converter
    207. Con turret
    208. Converter
    209. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:10
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×4
    213. Converter
    214. Wind ×3
    215. Converter
    216. Wind
    217. BlinkScout plane
    218. Wind
    219. FalconFighter
    220. Wind ×2
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Wind ×3
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Wind
    225. FalconFighter
    226. Converter
    227. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:32
    228. FalconFighter
    229. Converter
    230. BlinkScout plane
    231. Converter
    232. Wind
    233. FalconFighter
    234. Wind
    235. FalconFighter
    236. Converter
    237. FalconFighter
    238. Converter
    239. FalconFighter
    240. Wind ×3
    241. FalconFighter ×2
    242. Wind
    243. FalconFighter ×2
    244. Converter
    245. FalconFighter ×2
    246. Converter
    247. Wind
    248. FalconFighter ×3
    249. Wind ×2
    250. FalconFighter ×2
    251. Converter
    252. FalconFighter ×2
    253. Wind
    254. FalconFighter ×2
    255. Wind ×2
    256. FalconFighter
    257. Converter
    258. FalconFighter ×3
    259. Wind
    260. FalconFighter ×2
    261. Wind
    262. Converter
    263. Wind
    264. FalconFighter ×4
    265. Converter
    266. FalconFighter
    267. Wind
    268. BlinkScout plane
    269. Converter
    270. Wind
    271. PinpointerPinpointer
    272. FalconFighter ×2
    273. Converter
    274. FalconFighter
    275. Wind ×2
    276. FalconFighter ×2
    277. Converter
    278. Wind
    279. PinpointerPinpointer
    280. Wind
    281. Converter ×2
    282. FalconFighter
    283. Converter
    284. FalconFighter ×2
    285. Wind
    286. FalconFighter ×2
    287. Wind
    288. Converter
    289. StormbringerBomber
    290. Wind
    291. StormbringerBomber
    292. Wind
    293. StormbringerBomber ×2
    294. Wind
    295. Converter ×2
    296. StormbringerBomber ×2
    297. Wind ×3
    298. StormbringerBomber
    299. Wind
    300. StormbringerBomber ×2
    301. Converter
    302. Wind
    303. StormbringerBomber ×2
    304. Wind
    305. StormbringerBomber
    306. Converter
    307. StormbringerBomber
    308. Wind
    309. StormbringerBomber
    310. Converter
    311. StormbringerBomber ×3
    312. Converter
    313. StormbringerBomber ×3
    314. Converter
    315. StormbringerBomber ×2
    316. Converter
    317. StormbringerBomber
    318. Converter
    319. StormbringerBomber ×2
    320. Converter
    321. StormbringerBomber ×3
    322. Converter
    323. StormbringerBomber
    324. Converter
    325. StormbringerBomber ×4
    326. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    327. Converter
    328. StormbringerBomber ×2
    329. Converter
    330. StormbringerBomber ×3
    331. Converter
    332. StormbringerBomber ×2
    333. Converter ×2
    334. StormbringerBomber ×4
    335. Converter
    336. BlinkScout plane
    337. FalconFighter
    338. Wind
    339. FalconFighter ×2
    340. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [Grump]Grumpiness's (47 OS, 11/10/2026); 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 4:50 · in 95% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Pondfirst at 8:45 · in 31% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:55 · in 81% 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

050100
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
1:003823830000
2:009169150000
3:00164916510000
4:00319531430000
5:00486848480000
6:00588658000000
7:00744472270000
8:00931190610000
9:0011582111690000
10:0014070135020000
11:0018126162390000
12:0021155196520000
13:00241292344100110
14:002732427357007774
15:0030791315383885130130
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

[Grump]Grumpiness

47.3 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
10310 metal received · 244722 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:18Middle 50%: 1:12–1:32 · n=175
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:02–4:31 · n=172
Advanced Metal Extractor5:34Middle 50%: 5:04–6:03 · n=176
Armageddon12:27Middle 50%: 11:58–13:30 · n=125

Played most by

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