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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarusfor Suicide front
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Wind ×2
    8. Mex
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Energy storage
    11. Construction BotCon bot
    12. Converter ×2
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:59 · 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 · 12 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:54 · typical 5:34
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. Wind ×2
    12. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 185 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×2
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind ×2
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. ButlerButler ×2
    16. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    17. Wind
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×3
    22. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    23. Wind ×3
    24. Converter
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    27. Wind ×3
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×5
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    33. Wind ×5
    34. Converter
    35. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    36. Wind ×5
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind ×4
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×3
    47. ButlerButler
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×3
    51. GhostGhost
    52. Wind ×5
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. GhostGhost
    56. Wind ×3
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×7
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×8
    61. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×8
    65. Con turret
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    69. Wind ×6
    70. T2 converter
    71. Con turret
    72. Wind ×2
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×9
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Con turret
    78. Wind ×5
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Con turret
    82. Wind ×8
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×8
    85. Converter
    86. Wind
    87. T2 converter
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 10:45
    90. Con turret
    91. Wind ×6
    92. Converter
    93. Wind ×2
    94. Metal storage
    95. Wind ×6
    96. Converter
    97. Wind ×10
    98. Converter
    99. Wind ×7
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×8
    102. Energy storage
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Fusion ReactorFusion
    106. Wind ×4
    107. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:32
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter
    110. Wind ×7
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×11
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×8
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×10
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. ArmageddonArmageddondone 13:43 · typical 12:27
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×6
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×10
    124. Converter
    125. Wind ×6
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Converter
    129. Con turret
    130. Wind ×4
    131. Con turret
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Con turret
    134. Wind ×2
    135. Converter
    136. Wind
    137. Con turret
    138. Wind ×4
    139. Con turret
    140. Wind ×2
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×4
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×4
    145. Converter
    146. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    147. Wind ×2
    148. Con turret
    149. Wind ×2
    150. Con turret
    151. Wind
    152. Con turret ×2
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Converter
    155. Wind ×2
    156. Con turret
    157. Wind ×5
    158. Converter
    159. Wind ×9
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×8
    162. Converter
    163. Wind ×7
    164. Converter
    165. Wind ×5
    166. T2 converter
    167. Wind ×5
    168. Converter
    169. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    170. Wind ×8
    171. Converter
    172. Wind ×7
    173. T2 converter
    174. Converter
    175. Wind ×8
    176. Converter
    177. Wind ×7
    178. Converter
    179. Wind ×8
    180. Converter
    181. Wind ×10
    182. Converter
    183. Wind ×10
    184. Converter
    185. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is kellanvad's (33 OS, 16/08/2026); 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

kellanvad

33.0 OS · 16/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
11001 metal received · 80203 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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