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Nuke rush

After the usual T2 rush, Tech commits early to an Armageddon nuke silo from around 10:24, well ahead of the norm, aiming it at the enemy base while still supplying T2 to the team.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (80%)

#nuke #t2 #team support · 96 distinct matches · 36 players · 7% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 97 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 10:24 · 7% of role by thenOnly 7% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:29

Where those units first fight, in 19 games with kill data: in the enemy base 95%, in the middle 5%.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Armageddon by 10:28

  1. Open triple mex and wind into the standard fast T2 lab rush.
  2. Get the Advanced Bot Lab up on the usual quick timing.
  3. Upgrade mexes to Advanced Metal Extractor while funneling T2 cons to allies.
  4. Commit early to an Armageddon nuke silo instead of the later norm.
  5. Finish the silo and start stockpiling toward a nuke on the enemy base.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 96 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:24 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 ~1:16, middle half 1:11–1:31

    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 1:17 · typical 1:16
  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 ~4:14, middle half 4:02–4:25
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    By 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. Energy storage
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Con turret
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Construction BotCon bot
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Metal storage
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:24 · typical 4:14
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (33%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:17 · typical 5:30
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine61Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:28, middle half 11:51–13:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (45%)

    By 10:24 in all: 4 mex · 76 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 293 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. NettleNettle ×2
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    23. Wind ×5
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×10
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×2
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Converter
    38. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    39. Converter
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Converter ×5
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter ×2
    44. Wind
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter
    62. Wind
    63. ButlerButler
    64. Wind
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Wind
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. ButlerButler
    80. Wind ×7
    81. Converter
    82. Wind
    83. ButlerButler
    84. Wind ×4
    85. ButlerButler
    86. Wind ×2
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter
    92. Wind
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. Metal storage
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×3
    105. ArmageddonArmageddondone 11:14 · typical 12:28
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×5
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×6
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×5
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×5
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×4
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:07
    128. Wind ×2
    129. Converter ×2
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. BlinkScout plane
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×2
    135. BlinkScout plane
    136. Wind
    137. Converter
    138. Wind
    139. BlinkScout plane
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. BlinkScout plane
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind
    146. BlinkScout plane
    147. Wind ×2
    148. BlinkScout plane
    149. Wind
    150. BlinkScout plane
    151. Wind ×3
    152. BlinkScout plane
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. BlinkScout plane
    156. Wind ×3
    157. Converter
    158. BlinkScout plane
    159. Wind
    160. FalconFighter
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×2
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×3
    166. BlinkScout plane
    167. Wind
    168. Converter
    169. Wind
    170. FalconFighter
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×4
    174. Converter
    175. Wind
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×6
    178. Converter
    179. Wind
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×5
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×3
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×4
    186. Converter ×2
    187. Wind ×5
    188. Converter
    189. Wind ×3
    190. Converter
    191. FalconFighter
    192. Wind
    193. FalconFighter
    194. Wind
    195. Converter
    196. Wind ×2
    197. FalconFighter
    198. Converter
    199. Wind ×2
    200. FalconFighter
    201. Wind
    202. Converter
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind ×3
    205. FalconFighter
    206. Wind
    207. Converter
    208. Wind
    209. FalconFighter
    210. Wind ×2
    211. Converter
    212. Wind
    213. FalconFighter
    214. Wind ×3
    215. FalconFighter
    216. Wind
    217. Converter
    218. FalconFighter
    219. Converter
    220. Wind ×3
    221. FalconFighter
    222. Wind
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Wind ×4
    225. Converter
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Converter
    228. Wind ×3
    229. FalconFighter
    230. Wind
    231. FalconFighter
    232. Wind ×3
    233. Converter
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind
    236. Converter
    237. Wind
    238. FalconFighter
    239. Wind ×3
    240. FalconFighter
    241. Converter
    242. Wind ×3
    243. FalconFighter
    244. Wind
    245. Converter
    246. FalconFighter
    247. Wind ×4
    248. FalconFighter
    249. Converter
    250. FalconFighter
    251. Wind
    252. Converter
    253. Wind ×2
    254. FalconFighter
    255. Wind ×3
    256. FalconFighter
    257. Wind
    258. Converter ×2
    259. FalconFighter
    260. Wind ×4
    261. FalconFighter
    262. Wind ×2
    263. FalconFighter
    264. Wind ×2
    265. Converter ×2
    266. FalconFighter
    267. Wind ×3
    268. FalconFighter
    269. Wind ×2
    270. FalconFighter
    271. Wind ×2
    272. Converter ×2
    273. Wind
    274. FalconFighter
    275. Wind ×2
    276. FalconFighter
    277. Wind ×2
    278. FalconFighter
    279. Converter
    280. Wind ×2
    281. Converter
    282. Wind
    283. FalconFighter
    284. Wind
    285. FalconFighter
    286. Wind ×3
    287. Converter
    288. Wind
    289. FalconFighter
    290. Converter
    291. Wind ×2
    292. FalconFighter
    293. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (41 OS, 11/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:18 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Geo sea or Airfirst at 4:40 · in 93% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · in 79% 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

97 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
3:00166016350000
4:00326731480000
5:00490548630000
6:00587758070000
7:00746572200000
8:00934990610000
9:0011561112470000
10:0013962135530000
11:0018168163420000
12:0021155198500000
13:0024042236440000
14:002730327360012568130
15:00308593147373385130260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won clearly more often than the standard build despite dealing almost no early damage, a scaling eco-and-silo play rather than a fighting one.

  • + Team win rate well above standard (63% vs 53%)
  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 much lower (130 vs 260)
  • − Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 far below standard (90 vs 400)
  • − Silo only up, no nuke stockpiled or launched yet
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Viltrum

40.9 OS · 11/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
9123 metal received · 67800 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:11–1:31 · n=96
Advanced Bot Lab4:14Middle 50%: 4:02–4:25 · n=95
Advanced Metal Extractor5:30Middle 50%: 5:04–6:06 · n=97
Armageddon12:28Middle 50%: 11:51–13:23 · n=71

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