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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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:25 · 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 · 18 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Wind
    17. LazarusLazarus
    18. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:42 · 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
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:35 · typical 5:34
    6. Wind
    7. Converter
    8. Wind
    9. Converter
    10. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 4:58
    11. Wind
    12. 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 · 105 steps
    1. Wind ×9
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Converter ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Converter
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    13. ButlerButler ×5
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Windfor Beach sea
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    17. Wind
    18. Windfor Beach sea
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Windfor Beach sea
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Wind
    24. Windfor Beach sea
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    27. Wind
    28. Windfor Beach sea
    29. Wind
    30. T2 converter
    31. Wind ×2
    32. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:02
    33. Wind
    34. Windfor Beach sea
    35. Wind ×5
    36. Windfor Beach sea
    37. Wind
    38. T2 converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Windfor Beach sea
    41. Wind ×5
    42. Windfor Beach sea
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Windfor Beach sea
    45. Wind ×5
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Windfor Beach sea
    48. Wind ×5
    49. Windfor Beach sea
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Windfor Beach sea
    52. Wind ×5
    53. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:57
    54. Windfor Beach sea
    55. Wind ×2
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Windfor Beach sea
    59. Wind
    60. Con turret
    61. Wind ×5
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. Windfor Beach sea
    65. Wind ×9
    66. ArmageddonArmageddondone 13:39 · typical 12:27
    67. Wind ×4
    68. Con turret
    69. Wind ×10
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind ×23
    72. Metal storage
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    75. Wind ×30
    76. T2 converter
    77. Wind ×6
    78. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:09
    79. Wind ×19
    80. FalconFighter
    81. Wind
    82. FalconFighter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. FalconFighter
    85. Wind
    86. FalconFighter
    87. Wind
    88. FalconFighter
    89. Wind
    90. FalconFighter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. FalconFighter
    93. Wind
    94. FalconFighter
    95. Wind
    96. FalconFighter
    97. Wind ×2
    98. FalconFighter
    99. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    100. FalconFighter
    101. Wind ×3
    102. FalconFighter
    103. Wind
    104. ArbalestArbalest
    105. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Sdragona's (33 OS, 26/09/2026); 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
4:00319531430000
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

Sdragona

33.3 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

95 received units · includes a constructor
6207 metal received · 42605 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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