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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 ×2
    2. Wind ×2
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 0:47 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Mex
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Wind ×3
    7. Mex
    8. Energy storage
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Wind ×2
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Con turret ×2
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:48 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:44 · typical 5:34
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    6. ButlerButler
  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 · 137 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Front
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    7. Wind ×2
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind ×2
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. GhostGhost
    29. Wind ×3
    30. GhostGhost
    31. Wind ×2
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 10:10
    35. Wind ×29
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×4
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×3
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind ×4
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Con turret
    47. Wind ×3
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Con turret
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. ArmageddonArmageddondone 13:47 · typical 12:27
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×3
    69. Converter
    70. Wind ×2
    71. Converter
    72. Wind ×4
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×4
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×3
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×2
    83. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    84. Wind
    85. Converter
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×4
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×4
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. Converter
    110. T2 converter
    111. Wind
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Converter
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. Wind
    120. Converter
    121. Wind
    122. T2 converter
    123. Converter
    124. Wind
    125. Converter
    126. Wind
    127. Converter
    128. Wind
    129. Converter
    130. Wind
    131. Converter ×2
    132. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind
    136. Converter ×2
    137. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maxie12's (30 OS, 02/08/2026); 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

maxie12

30.3 OS · 02/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1561 metal received · 53927 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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