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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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:15 · 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. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind ×5
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Mex
    10. Energy storage
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Con turret
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:53 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 4:41 · typical 5:34
    7. Wind ×2
  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 · 105 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Wind
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. ArmageddonArmageddondone 9:00 · typical 12:27
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Con turret
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind
    15. Con turret
    16. Wind
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind
    21. Con turret ×2
    22. Wind ×8
    23. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    24. Wind ×9
    25. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 9:14
    26. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    27. Wind ×9
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind ×3
    30. Con turret
    31. Wind ×21
    32. BlinkScout plane
    33. Wind
    34. BlinkScout plane
    35. Wind ×3
    36. BlinkScout plane
    37. Wind ×2
    38. BlinkScout plane
    39. Wind
    40. BlinkScout plane
    41. Wind ×2
    42. BlinkScout plane
    43. Wind ×7
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter ×3
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter ×2
    53. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    54. Wind ×2
    55. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    56. Wind ×7
    57. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    58. Wind ×2
    59. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    60. Wind
    61. FalconFighter ×3for Air
    62. Wind ×2
    63. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    64. Wind
    65. FalconFighter ×3for Air
    66. Wind ×2
    67. FalconFighter ×2for Air
    68. Wind ×2
    69. FalconFighterfor Air
    70. Advanced Aircraft PlantAdvanced Aircraft Plantdone 12:35
    71. Wind ×4
    72. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    73. Wind ×5
    74. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    75. Wind ×4
    76. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    77. Wind ×5
    78. Advanced Construction AircraftT2 con aircraft
    79. Wind ×3
    80. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:55
    81. Wind ×8
    82. Advanced Aircraft PlantEat Advanced Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    83. Wind ×8
    84. Fusion ReactorFusion
    85. Wind ×3
    86. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:14
    87. Wind ×3
    88. TickTick
    89. Wind
    90. TickTick ×4
    91. Wind ×2
    92. TickTick
    93. T2 converter
    94. TickTick ×2
    95. Wind
    96. TickTick ×2
    97. Wind
    98. Con turret
    99. Wind
    100. TickTick ×4
    101. Wind ×2
    102. TickTick ×3
    103. Wind
    104. TickTick
    105. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (37 OS, 11/10/2026); 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 4:50 · 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
4:00319531430000
5:00486848480000
6:00588658000000
7:00744472270000
8:00931190610000
9:0011582111690000
10:0014070135020000
11:0018126162390000
12:0021155196520000
13:00241292344100110
14:002732427357007774
15:0030791315383885130130
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

[NWP]1347

36.7 OS · 11/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
6035 metal received · 269021 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

Played most by

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