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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 · 7 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Energy storage
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:38 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Wind ×3
    11. Con turret
    12. Converter
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter ×8
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:24 · 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 · 4 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:58 · typical 5:34
  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 · 145 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Pond
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    6. ButlerButler ×2
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler ×2
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    15. Wind ×4
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×9
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    19. Wind ×5
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×4
    22. Converter
    23. Wind ×3
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×3
    26. Converter
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Wind ×3
    29. ButlerButler
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    34. Wind ×5
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×6
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×4
    41. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    42. Wind ×5
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×8
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×10
    47. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 9:06
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×8
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×10
    53. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    54. Wind ×23
    55. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    56. Wind ×5
    57. ButlerButler
    58. Wind ×4
    59. ButlerButler
    60. Wind ×6
    61. ButlerButler
    62. Wind
    63. Energy storage
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. ButlerButler
    75. Wind
    76. Converter ×2
    77. Wind ×2
    78. Converter
    79. Wind
    80. ButlerButler
    81. Wind
    82. Converter
    83. Wind ×3
    84. Converter ×2
    85. Wind
    86. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    87. Converter ×3
    88. Wind ×3
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter ×2
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter ×3
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind
    101. Converter ×2
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. ButlerButler
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. ArmageddonArmageddondone 12:29 · typical 12:27
    108. Wind
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×3
    113. Converter
    114. Metal storage
    115. ButlerButler
    116. Wind ×15
    117. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    118. Wind ×5
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Converter ×2
    122. Wind
    123. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    124. Converter
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter ×2
    129. Wind
    130. Converter ×2
    131. Wind ×2
    132. Converter ×2
    133. Wind
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×3
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×29
    144. T2 converter
    145. Wind ×42

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is El_Turco'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
4:00319531440000
5:00486848470000
6:00588658000000
7:00744472270000
8:00931190610000
9:0011582111730000
10:0014070135030000
11:0018126162420000
12:0021155196560000
13:00241292344500110
14:002732427362007773
15:0030791315423885130130
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

El_Turco

32.9 OS · 26/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3640 metal received · 184626 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

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