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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 · 174 distinct matches · 61 players · 6% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 177 · 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 174 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 · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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 4:02–4:31
    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 · 17 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. Mex
    8. LazarusLazarus ×2
    9. Wind
    10. LazarusLazarus ×2
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Energy storage ×2
    16. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:06 · typical 4:15
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    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 · 1 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor Suicide frontdone 4:21
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
  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 · 209 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×3done 6:02 · typical 5:35
    3. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 7:20
    4. Wind
    5. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    6. SmugglerJammer botfor Pond
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. SprinterSprinter
    18. Wind
    19. SprinterSprinter ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Mexfor Geo sea
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Mexfor Geo sea
    30. Wind ×5
    31. ButlerButler
    32. Wind ×3
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Mexfor Geo sea
    36. Wind ×2
    37. ButlerButler
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. Wind ×2
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×5
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×6
    46. ButlerButler
    47. Wind ×4
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×2
    50. ButlerButler
    51. Wind ×2
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Converter
    55. ButlerButler
    56. Wind
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind
    61. Converter ×2
    62. Wind
    63. Con turret
    64. Metal storage
    65. Converter ×2
    66. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    67. Con turret
    68. Converter ×2
    69. Wind
    70. Con turret
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×2
    75. Con turret
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×3
    78. Con turret
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Con turret
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Con turret
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Con turret
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:26
    90. Wind ×4
    91. StormbringerBomber
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. Converter
    95. Wind
    96. StormbringerBomber
    97. Wind ×2
    98. StormbringerBomber
    99. Wind ×4
    100. Converter
    101. StormbringerBomber
    102. Wind
    103. StormbringerBomber
    104. Wind ×4
    105. Converter
    106. Wind ×3
    107. StormbringerBomber
    108. Wind
    109. StormbringerBomber
    110. Wind ×3
    111. StormbringerBomber
    112. Converter
    113. Wind ×4
    114. StormbringerBomber
    115. Wind ×3
    116. StormbringerBomber
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. StormbringerBomber
    120. Con turret
    121. Wind ×3
    122. Con turret
    123. Wind
    124. Converter
    125. Con turret
    126. Wind ×4
    127. Converter
    128. StormbringerBomber
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×5
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×2
    133. StormbringerBomber
    134. Wind
    135. StormbringerBomber
    136. Wind ×3
    137. StormbringerBomber
    138. Wind
    139. Converter
    140. StormbringerBomber
    141. Wind ×4
    142. StormbringerBomber
    143. Wind
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2
    146. StorkLight transport
    147. Wind
    148. StormbringerBomber
    149. Wind ×3
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. Wind
    154. StormbringerBomber
    155. Wind ×3
    156. Converter
    157. StormbringerBomber
    158. Wind ×3
    159. StormbringerBomber
    160. Wind
    161. Converter
    162. Wind ×2
    163. StormbringerBomber
    164. Wind ×3
    165. StormbringerBomber
    166. Wind
    167. Converter
    168. StormbringerBomber
    169. Wind ×3
    170. StormbringerBomber
    171. Wind ×3
    172. StormbringerBomber
    173. Wind ×2
    174. Converter
    175. StormbringerBomber
    176. Wind ×2
    177. StormbringerBomber
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter ×2
    180. Wind
    181. StormbringerBomber
    182. Wind ×3
    183. StormbringerBomber
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter
    186. Wind ×2
    187. StormbringerBomber
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind ×2
    191. StormbringerBomber
    192. Wind ×4
    193. StormbringerBomber
    194. Converter
    195. Wind ×2
    196. StormbringerBomber
    197. Wind ×3
    198. Converter
    199. StormbringerBomber
    200. Wind ×4
    201. Converter
    202. Aircraft PlantEat Aircraft Plantreclaimed for its metal
    203. ArmageddonArmageddonnot finished by 15:00 · typical 12:27
    204. Converter
    205. Wind ×4
    206. Converter
    207. Wind ×5
    208. Converter
    209. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Viltrum's (41 OS, 13/10/2026); 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 8:45 · in 31% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:54 · 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

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

177 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
3:00165116520000
4:00320131440000
5:00486848480000
6:00588457990000
7:00744072270000
8:00930790650000
9:0011580111800000
10:0014051135200000
11:0018084162420000
12:0021154196520000
13:00240822343000210
14:002730327286008074
15:00307463150343108130130
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

Viltrum

41.2 OS · 13/10/2026

Open source match ↗

65 received units · includes a constructor
5796 metal received · 98811 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=176
Advanced Bot Lab4:15Middle 50%: 4:02–4:31 · n=173
Advanced Metal Extractor5:35Middle 50%: 5:04–6:03 · n=177
Armageddon12:27Middle 50%: 11:58–13:30 · n=125

Played most by

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