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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 · 16 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus ×2
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Wind
    8. Mex
    9. Energy storage
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Con turret
    14. LazarusLazarus
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:46 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:40 · typical 5:35
    6. Wind
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×2
  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 · 238 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    2. Wind
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. ButlerButler
    25. Wind ×4
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×4
    28. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    29. Wind ×8
    30. Converter
    31. Wind ×6
    32. Converter
    33. Wind
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Wind ×3
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Converter
    41. Wind
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×3
    47. Converter
    48. Wind
    49. ButlerButler
    50. Wind ×4
    51. Converter
    52. Wind
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind ×9
    57. Converter
    58. Wind ×3
    59. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Converter
    62. Wind ×2
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×5
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×4
    67. Converter ×2
    68. Wind ×4
    69. ArmageddonArmageddondone 12:39 · typical 12:27
    70. Wind ×3
    71. Converter ×2
    72. Wind ×5
    73. Converter
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Con turret
    76. Wind
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×4
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×4
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. Wind ×5
    85. Converter ×2
    86. Wind ×4
    87. Con turret
    88. Wind
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×3
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×4
    93. Con turret
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×6
    98. Converter
    99. Wind
    100. Converter
    101. Wind ×4
    102. Converter
    103. Wind ×4
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×6
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×5
    108. Converter
    109. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Converter
    112. Wind ×7
    113. Converter ×2
    114. Wind ×7
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×3
    117. Converter
    118. Wind ×5
    119. Converter
    120. Wind ×4
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×5
    125. Converter
    126. Wind ×3
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×7
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×7
    133. Converter
    134. Wind ×9
    135. Converter
    136. Wind ×10
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×8
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×6
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×8
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×4
    147. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:07
    148. Wind ×5
    149. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    150. Converter
    151. Wind ×2
    152. Converter
    153. Wind ×3
    154. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    155. Wind ×4
    156. Con turret
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. BlinkScout plane
    160. Converter
    161. Wind ×3
    162. Con turret
    163. Wind ×4
    164. Converter
    165. BlinkScout plane
    166. Wind
    167. Con turret
    168. Converter
    169. Wind ×4
    170. Con turret
    171. Wind ×2
    172. Converter
    173. Wind ×2
    174. BlinkScout plane
    175. Con turret
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. Wind ×2
    179. Converter
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×3
    182. Con turret
    183. BlinkScout plane
    184. Wind
    185. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    186. Wind
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. BlinkScout plane
    190. Converter
    191. BlinkScout plane
    192. Wind ×2
    193. BlinkScout plane
    194. Wind ×2
    195. BlinkScout plane ×2
    196. Converter
    197. Wind ×2
    198. BlinkScout plane
    199. Wind
    200. FalconFighter
    201. Converter
    202. Wind ×4
    203. FalconFighter
    204. Wind ×3
    205. Converter ×2
    206. FalconFighter
    207. Wind ×2
    208. Converter
    209. FalconFighter
    210. Wind
    211. Converter
    212. Wind ×2
    213. Converter
    214. Wind
    215. FalconFighter
    216. Wind ×3
    217. FalconFighter
    218. Converter ×2
    219. Wind ×4
    220. FalconFighter
    221. Wind ×2
    222. Converter
    223. FalconFighter
    224. Converter
    225. Wind ×4
    226. FalconFighter
    227. Wind
    228. Converter
    229. Wind ×2
    230. FalconFighter
    231. Wind
    232. Converter
    233. Wind
    234. FalconFighter
    235. Wind
    236. Converter
    237. Wind ×2
    238. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [NWP]1347's (37 OS, 06/10/2026); 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

[NWP]1347

37.3 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2670 metal received · 31480 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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