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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 Labdone 1:16 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Construction BotCon bot
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Energy storage
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Mex
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. Converter
    14. Con turret ×2
    15. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:11 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Converter ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Converter
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:03 · typical 5:34
    6. Wind ×2
    7. GunslingerGunslingernot finished by 15:00
  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 · 96 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor Pond
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Energy storage
    11. SharpshooterSniper botnot finished by 15:00
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    14. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    15. Wind ×2
    16. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    19. Wind
    20. Converter ×2
    21. Wind
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Converter ×2
    26. Wind
    27. Converter ×2
    28. Wind
    29. Converter ×2
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    32. Wind ×2
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind
    35. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    36. Wind
    37. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. Wind
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×2
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Con turret
    46. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    47. Wind
    48. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:05
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter ×3
    51. Wind
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. ButlerButler
    56. TigerTigerfor Geodone 11:00
    57. Converter
    58. ButlerButler
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×2
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Con turret
    69. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 12:09
    70. Wind
    71. TracerTracer
    72. Wind
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. TigerTigerfor Suicide front
    77. Wind ×2
    78. JunoJuno
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×3
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. ArmageddonArmageddondone 14:50 · typical 12:27
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Con turret
    93. Wind ×3
    94. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    95. Wind ×5
    96. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is zeus_on_god's (37 OS, 09/10/2026); 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

zeus_on_god

37.0 OS · 09/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2858 metal received · 108245 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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