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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 1:09 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot ×3
    6. Con turret ×2
    7. Energy storage
    8. Mex
    9. Wind ×3
    10. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:40 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:26 · typical 5:34
    4. 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 · 218 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    7. Wind ×3
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Wind ×3
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×3
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×3
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×4
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×3
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×2
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×4
    51. ButlerButler
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×3
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×6
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×4
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×6
    65. Converter
    66. ButlerButler
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×6
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. UmbrellaAnti-nukenot finished by 15:00
    76. Wind ×2
    77. Converter
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    81. Wind ×3
    82. GhostGhost
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter ×3
    85. Wind ×6
    86. Converter ×2
    87. Wind ×3
    88. GhostGhost
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter ×2
    93. Wind ×4
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. GhostGhost
    101. Wind ×2
    102. Converter
    103. Wind
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×4
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×2
    110. Converter ×2
    111. Wind ×4
    112. Converter ×2
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind ×3
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×2
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×3
    128. Converter
    129. ArmageddonArmageddondone 12:37 · typical 12:27
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind
    133. Converter ×8
    134. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    135. Converter ×11
    136. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 14:25
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind
    143. Converter ×2
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Wind
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×2
    149. Converter
    150. Wind
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×4
    153. Converter ×2
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter
    156. Wind
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×3
    159. Converter
    160. Wind ×3
    161. Converter
    162. Wind
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×4
    167. Converter ×2
    168. Wind
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter ×2
    172. Wind ×4
    173. Converter ×2
    174. Wind
    175. Converter
    176. Wind ×2
    177. Converter ×2
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×3
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Wind ×2
    183. Converter
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter ×2
    186. Wind ×3
    187. Converter ×2
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×3
    191. Converter ×2
    192. Wind
    193. Converter
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×2
    197. Converter
    198. Wind ×2
    199. Converter
    200. Wind ×2
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×3
    203. Converter
    204. Wind
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×3
    207. Converter
    208. Wind
    209. Converter
    210. Wind ×3
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×4
    213. Converter ×2
    214. Wind ×5
    215. Converter ×2
    216. Wind
    217. Converter
    218. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (32 OS, 28/09/2026); 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
4:00319531440000
5:00486848470000
6:00588658000000
7:00744472270000
8:00931190610000
9:0011582111730000
10:0014070135030000
11:0018126162420000
12:0021155196560000
13:00241292344500110
14:002732427362007773
15:0030791315423885130130
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

DonGarillo

32.0 OS · 28/09/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
2142 metal received · 64784 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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