BAR / BUILD ATLAS
← All builds
Tech / Armada / Economy first / OBSERVED BUILD

Nuke rush

After the usual T2 rush, Tech commits early to an Armageddon nuke silo from around 10:24, well ahead of the norm, aiming it at the enemy base while still supplying T2 to the team.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (80%)

#nuke #t2 #team support · 96 distinct matches · 36 players · 7% of Armada Tech games · team won 66% of 97 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ArmageddonArmageddon from 10:24 · 7% of role by thenOnly 7% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 10:29

Where those units first fight, in 19 games with kill data: in the enemy base 95%, in the middle 5%.

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 96 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 11:24 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 ~1:16, middle half 1:11–1:31

    By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:11 · typical 1:16
  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 4:02–4:25
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    By 3:14 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. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Con turret
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret
    17. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:45 · 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 (33%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 15 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 3:59
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:40 · typical 5:30
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine61Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:28, middle half 11:51–13:23
    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 (45%)

    By 10:24 in all: 4 mex · 76 wind · 13 converter · 1 energy storage · 5 con turret

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (41 OS, 11/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:18 · in 84% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Geo sea or Airfirst at 4:40 · in 93% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:46 · in 79% 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

97 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
3:00166016350000
4:00326731480000
5:00490548630000
6:00587758070000
7:00746572200000
8:00934990610000
9:0011561112470000
10:0013962135530000
11:0018168163420000
12:0021155198500000
13:0024042236440000
14:002730327360012568130
15:00308593147373385130260
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

Amrissa

40.6 OS · 11/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units · includes a constructor
2781 metal received · 124701 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:11–1:31 · n=96
Advanced Bot Lab4:14Middle 50%: 4:02–4:25 · n=95
Advanced Metal Extractor5:30Middle 50%: 5:04–6:06 · n=97
Armageddon12:28Middle 50%: 11:51–13:23 · n=71

Played most by

Crouxy12games of this buildAmrissa10games of this buildAriah8games of this buildTeaner8games of this buildPlatinumBlonde7games of this build