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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 · 4 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Wind
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:51 · 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 · 23 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Mex
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×3
    5. Mex
    6. Wind
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Construction BotCon bot
    10. Wind ×2
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. LazarusLazarus
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. Energy storage
    20. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Solar
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:18 · 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 · 9 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Solar
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:58 · typical 5:34
    7. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:05
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    9. Wind
  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 · 144 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Converter
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Converter
    9. ButlerButler ×2
    10. Wind
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. Converter
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind ×2
    25. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    26. Wind ×6
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    28. Wind
    29. ButlerButler ×2for Geo sea
    30. Wind ×2
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. ButlerButler
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Converter
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×2
    44. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    45. Wind
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×4
    50. Converter ×2
    51. Wind ×6
    52. Converter
    53. Wind ×5
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×4
    64. Converter
    65. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    66. Wind
    67. Energy storage ×2
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×3
    73. ButlerButler
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×2
    77. ButlerButler
    78. Wind
    79. Converter
    80. Wind
    81. ArmageddonArmageddondone 12:09 · typical 12:27
    82. Wind ×3
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×4
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×6
    89. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Energy storage
    92. Wind ×8
    93. Energy storage
    94. Wind ×13
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×4
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×5
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×4
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×5
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×4
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Wind ×3
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×2
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×5
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×2
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×2
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×4
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×4
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×3
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×4
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×3
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×4

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Cokeado's (36 OS, 08/10/2026); 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

Cokeado

35.6 OS · 08/10/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3669 metal received · 62576 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

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