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 · 99 distinct matches · 37 players · 7% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 100 · Recently observed
Armageddon 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 21 games with kill data: in the enemy base 95%.
Key timing: Armageddon by 10:28
- Open triple mex and wind into the standard fast T2 lab rush.
- Get the Advanced Bot Lab up on the usual quick timing.
- Upgrade mexes to Advanced Metal Extractor while funneling T2 cons to allies.
- Commit early to an Armageddon nuke silo instead of the later norm.
- Finish the silo and start stockpiling toward a nuke on the enemy base.
Phase by phase
TYPICAL OF ITS 99 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECHFollow 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
Up to the Bot Lab
Economy
3Mex
4Wind
Order
Bot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:16, middle half 1:11–1:30
By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind
The example game in this phase · 3 steps
- Mex ×3
- Wind ×4
Bot Labdone 1:16 · typical 1:16
- 2
Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab
Economy
1Mex
8Wind
1Energy storage
Order
Advanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 11 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:14, middle half 4:02–4:24
Builders
3 Con turret
3 Lazarus
2 Con bot
1 Con bot for allies
Some games also: converter (36%)
By 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret
The example game in this phase · 13 steps
Con bot
Lazarus- Wind ×3
Lazarus- Wind
- Mex
- Energy storage
Con bot- Wind
Con botfor Air- Con turret ×2
- Wind
Advanced Bot Labdone 3:39 · typical 4:14
- 3
Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00
Economy
4Wind
Builders
1 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 · 6 steps
- Wind ×3
T2 con botfor Geo
T2 mexdone 4:44 · typical 5:31- Wind
T2 mex- Wind ×2
- 4
5:00 to Nuke silo
Economy
61Wind
10Converter
Order
Nuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:22, middle half 11:44–13:21
Builders
2 Con turret
8 Butler
3 T2 con bot for allies
1 T2 con bot
Some games also: metal storage (44%)
By 10:23 in all: 4 mex · 76 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret
The example game in this phase · 235 steps
- Wind
T2 con botfor Pond- Wind
T2 mex- Wind
T2 con botfor Air- Wind
Butler ×2
T2 mex
Butler- Wind
Butler ×3
T2 con botfor Geo sea- Wind
Butler- Wind
Butler- Wind ×2
Butlerfor Geo sea- Wind ×3
Butler- Wind ×6
Butler- Wind ×2
Butler- Wind ×2
Butler- Wind ×3
Butler- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×3
Butler- Wind
- Converter
- Wind
Butler- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×4
- Converter
- Wind ×4
- Windfor Geo
- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Windfor Geo
- Wind
T2 con bot- Wind ×2
Butler- Wind
- Converter
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×2
- Windfor Geo
- Wind
Butler- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×2
- Windfor Geo
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×3
- Windfor Geo
- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×4
- Windfor Geo
- Converter
- Wind
- Converter
- Wind
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×2
- Converter
T2 con botfor Beach sea- Wind
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×2
- Windfor Geo
- Converter
- Wind
- Converter
- Wind
- Windfor Geo
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Con turret
- Converter
- Wind ×3
T2 con bot- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×7
- Converter
- Wind
- Con turret
- Converter ×2
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×2
Armageddondone 13:08 · typical 12:22- Wind ×2
- Converter ×2
- Wind ×6
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×4
- Converter
- Wind ×5
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×5
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×4
- Converter
- Wind ×6
- Converter
- Wind ×5
- Converter
- Wind ×7
- Converter
- Wind ×7
- Converter
- Wind ×6
- Converter
- Wind ×6
- Converter
- Wind ×6
- Converter
- Wind ×7
- Converter
- Wind ×7
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×5
- Converter
- Wind ×40
Radar bot- Wind ×11
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×4
- Con turret
- Converter
- Wind ×6
- Con turret
- Converter ×2
- Wind ×5
Advanced Bot Labdone 13:58- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×5
- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×2
Hound- Wind ×4
- Converter
Hound- Converter
- Wind ×4
Hound- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×3
Hound- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×4
- Converter
Hound- Wind ×3
Hound- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind ×2
Hound- Wind ×4
Hound- Converter
- Wind ×2
- Converter
- Wind
Hound- Wind ×4
Hound- Converter
- Wind ×4
Sniper botdone 14:54- Converter
- Wind ×3
- Converter
- Wind ×6
- Converter
- Wind
- Converter
- Wind ×2
Sniper bot- Wind ×4
- Converter
Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (35 OS, 11/09/2026); pick another.
Team trades
IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMESYou hand over
1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:18 · in 83% of games
5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Air or Geo seafirst at 4:40 · in 93% of games
You get
1 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
metal
Enemy metal destroyed
metal
Own metal lost
metal
100 games.
Show as table
| By | Metal produced: This build | Metal produced: Standard tech | Enemy metal destroyed: This build | Enemy metal destroyed: Standard tech | Own metal lost: This build | Own metal lost: Standard tech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | 383 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 | 916 | 915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 | 1660 | 1638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 | 3258 | 3151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5:00 | 4904 | 4863 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6:00 | 5874 | 5809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7:00 | 7451 | 7232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8:00 | 9328 | 9084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9:00 | 11559 | 11249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10:00 | 13960 | 13569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | 18192 | 16390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12:00 | 21155 | 19934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13:00 | 24031 | 23678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14:00 | 27285 | 27443 | 0 | 113 | 58 | 130 |
| 15:00 | 30847 | 31525 | 73 | 358 | 130 | 260 |
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
[NWP]1347
35.4 OS · 11/09/2026
Open source match ↗1 received units
8956 metal received · 81442 energy received
Typical milestones
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