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Nuke rush

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

A plan where after the usual T2 rush and mex upgrades, the Tech player commits early to an Armageddon nuke launcher from around 10:28, well ahead of the norm, with the missile aimed at and landing in the enemy base.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (81%)

#nuke #t2 · 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 · 6 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Mex ×2
    4. Wind ×4
    5. Solar
    6. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:31 · 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 · 15 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    6. Mex
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. TickTick
    11. RocketeerRocketeer
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Con turret
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · 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 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:12
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:29 · typical 5:31
  4. 4

    5:00 to Nuke silo

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine62Wind
    • Energy Converter10Converter
    Order
    1. ArmageddonNuke silo after 76 wind, 13 converter, 5 con turretdone ~12:25, middle half 11:46–13:24
    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%) · Butler for allies (31%)

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

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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is maccommander's (37 OS, 30/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:19 · in 80% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Beach sea or Geo sea or Airfirst at 4:43 · in 94% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Airfirst at 8:46 · in 31% 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
3:00166116410000
4:00327831510000
5:00490348660000
6:00588158080000
7:00743972300000
8:00930390750000
9:0011510112480000
10:0013945135790000
11:0018113164140000
12:0021138200100000
13:0024031238170000
14:00272852755708658104
15:00308473165456315130204
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

maccommander

37.4 OS · 30/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
3406 metal received · 88475 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
Armageddon12:25Middle 50%: 11:46–13:24 · n=78

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