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Nuke rush

After the usual T2 rush, commits early to an Armageddon nuke launcher from around 10:30, landing it in the enemy base while still supplying team T2.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (81%)

#t2 #nuke #eco · 106 distinct matches · 39 players · 7% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 108 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 10:28 · 7% of role by thenOnly 7% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:33

Where those units first fight, in 22 games with kill data: in the enemy base 95%.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Armageddon by 10:28

  1. Open triple mex and wind into the standard fast T2 lab rush.
  2. Get the Advanced Bot Lab up on the usual quick timing.
  3. Upgrade mexes to Advanced Metal Extractor while funneling T2 cons to allies.
  4. Commit early to an Armageddon nuke silo instead of the later norm.
  5. Finish the silo and start stockpiling toward a nuke on the enemy base.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 106 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:28 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 1:11–1:33

    By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:14 · 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 ~4:14, middle half 4:02–4:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (33%)

    By 3:14 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 14 steps
    1. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Mex
    7. LazarusLazarus ×2
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Con turret ×2
    10. Energy storage
    11. Wind ×4
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:58 · typical 4:14
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (31%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 5 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. SharpshooterSniper bot ×2for Ponddone 4:32
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine62Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:22, middle half 11:47–13:23
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Butler8 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (41%)

    By 10:27 in all: 4 mex · 76 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 188 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:35 · typical 5:31
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×4
    24. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    25. Wind ×4
    26. Converter
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×3
    30. NettleNettle
    31. ArmageddonArmageddondone 10:04 · typical 12:22
    32. Wind
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×2
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×4
    37. Con turret
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    43. Wind ×4
    44. Converter
    45. Con turret ×2
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. Wind ×2
    49. Con turret
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    55. Wind
    56. Con turret
    57. Wind ×2
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind
    63. Con turret
    64. Wind
    65. Con turret
    66. Wind
    67. Con turret
    68. Converter
    69. Wind
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    71. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:28
    72. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    73. TracerTracer
    74. Converter
    75. CitadelAnti-nukedone 12:14
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    81. Converter
    82. ArbalestArbalest
    83. Wind ×2
    84. ChainsawChainsaw
    85. Wind
    86. ChainsawChainsaw
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×3
    89. ArbalestArbalest
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×4
    92. ArbalestArbalest
    93. Converter
    94. Wind
    95. ArbalestArbalest
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Converter
    98. ChainsawChainsaw
    99. Wind ×3
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×3
    104. Converter
    105. Wind
    106. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:26
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    109. Converter
    110. PawnPawn
    111. Wind
    112. PawnPawn
    113. Wind
    114. PawnPawn ×3
    115. Wind
    116. PawnPawn
    117. Wind
    118. PawnPawn ×3
    119. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    120. Wind
    121. PawnPawn
    122. Wind
    123. PawnPawn
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×4
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×4
    130. Converter
    131. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:21
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×3
    135. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    136. Converter
    137. Wind
    138. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Con turret
    142. Wind
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind
    145. Con turret ×2
    146. Metal storage
    147. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantnot finished by 15:00
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×3
    151. Converter
    152. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    153. Wind ×2
    154. Con turret
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Converter
    157. Con turret
    158. Wind ×2
    159. Con turret
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind
    164. Con turret
    165. Wind
    166. Con turret
    167. Wind
    168. Con turret ×2
    169. Converter
    170. Wind
    171. Con turret ×2
    172. Wind
    173. Con turret
    174. Twin GuardTwin Guard
    175. FalconFighter
    176. Wind
    177. FalconFighter
    178. Con turret ×2
    179. Converter
    180. FalconFighter
    181. Wind
    182. FalconFighter ×2
    183. Wind
    184. FalconFighter
    185. Con turret
    186. FalconFighter
    187. Wind
    188. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Teaner's (52 OS, 27/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:18 · in 80% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Air or Geo seafirst at 4:41 · in 94% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:48 · 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

0200400
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

108 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
3:00166516440000
4:00326931520000
5:00490348660000
6:00589158110000
7:00745372330000
8:00932890790000
9:0011559112530000
10:0013960135840000
11:0018192164160000
12:0021155199880000
13:0024043237750000
14:00273242754909051108
15:00309363161647324130206
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

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
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Teaner

51.6 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

47 received units · includes a constructor
6251 metal received · 144224 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:17Middle 50%: 1:11–1:33 · n=107
Advanced Bot Lab4:14Middle 50%: 4:02–4:23 · n=106
Advanced Metal Extractor5:31Middle 50%: 5:04–5:59 · n=108
Armageddon12:22Middle 50%: 11:47–13:23 · n=79

Played most by

Crouxy14games of this buildAmrissa10games of this buildTeaner10games of this buildAriah9games of this buildPlatinumBlonde7games of this build
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