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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 · 101 distinct matches · 37 players · 7% of Armada Tech games · team won 65% of 102 · 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 10:30

Where those units first fight, in 22 games with kill data: in the enemy base 95%.

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 101 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 1:11–1:29

    By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · 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 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (35%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 9 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus ×3
    4. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    5. Con turret ×2
    6. Mex
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind ×14
    9. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:15 · 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 (32%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Wind ×4
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 5:22 · typical 5:31
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine61Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:22, middle half 11:38–13:23
    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 (43%)

    By 10:23 in all: 4 mex · 76 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 128 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Wind ×2
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind ×2
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. GhostGhost
    17. Wind ×5
    18. GhostGhost
    19. Wind ×10
    20. GhostGhost
    21. Wind ×6
    22. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    23. Wind ×8
    24. Hardened Energy Storage
    25. Wind ×2
    26. ArmageddonArmageddondone 11:18 · typical 12:22
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×5
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×5
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×6
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×5
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×5
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×8
    44. Con turret
    45. Wind ×6
    46. Con turret
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×5
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind
    51. Con turret ×2
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:34
    55. Wind ×8
    56. BlinkScout plane
    57. Wind
    58. BlinkScout plane
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. BlinkScout plane
    63. Converter
    64. Wind
    65. BlinkScout plane
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter
    70. BlinkScout plane
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Wind
    74. BlinkScout plane
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Converter
    77. BlinkScout plane
    78. Wind ×2
    79. Converter
    80. BlinkScout plane
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. BlinkScout plane
    85. Wind ×2
    86. BlinkScout plane
    87. Converter
    88. Wind
    89. BlinkScout plane
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. BlinkScout plane
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. BlinkScout plane
    97. Wind ×2
    98. Converter
    99. BlinkScout plane
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. BlinkScout plane
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind
    108. BlinkScout plane
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. BlinkScout plane
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. BlinkScout plane
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. BlinkScout plane
    119. Wind ×2
    120. Converter
    121. BlinkScout plane
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind
    126. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Crouxy's (36 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:18 · in 83% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Air or Geo seafirst at 4:40 · in 93% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · in 80% 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

102 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
3:00166016410000
4:00325831500000
5:00490648640000
6:00589158130000
7:00746672460000
8:00935391050000
9:0011571112640000
10:0013965135850000
11:0018273164120000
12:0021203200060000
13:0024043237300000
14:002732427484011058130
15:00309363153573348130260
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

Crouxy

35.7 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
825 metal received · 55891 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:11–1:29 · n=101
Advanced Bot Lab4:14Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=100
Advanced Metal Extractor5:31Middle 50%: 5:05–6:03 · n=102
Armageddon12:22Middle 50%: 11:38–13:23 · n=75

Played most by

Crouxy13games of this buildAmrissa10games of this buildAriah9games of this buildTeaner9games of this buildPlatinumBlonde7games of this build