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Shellshocker artillery

Front rushes Shellshocker artillery from the Vehicle Plant by 3:09, well earlier than the norm, using it with Janus to shell the middle before transitioning into the usual Blitz-led army.

Usually 2 mex, then lab (65%)

#artillery #rush · 17 distinct matches · 9 players · 1% of Armada Front games · team won 65% of 17 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • ShellshockerT1 vehicle artillery from 2:55 · 9% of role by thenFrom the Vehicle Plant. Only 9% of Front games have it by then; others who build it get it around 3:33
  • ShellshockerArty in 53%4% of all Front games by then
  • JanusJanus in 47%9% of all Front games by then

Where those units first fight, in 17 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 1,375 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (30% of army), janus (12% of army), Rattlesnake (12% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Shellshocker out by 3:16

  1. Open into Vehicle Plant immediately instead of the bot-based norm.
  2. Field Shellshocker light arty ahead of schedule to soften middle.
  3. Add Janus rocket support alongside the arty line.
  4. Bring Advanced Metal Extractor online to sustain the push.
  5. Transition the army toward Blitz as the main force.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 17 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD FRONT
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 6:00 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 Vehicle Plant

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor2Mex
    Order
    1. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant after 2 mexdone ~0:42, middle half 0:38–0:42

    Some games also: wind (41%)

    By 0:23 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Mex
    2. Wind
    3. Mex
    4. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:42 · typical 0:42
  2. 2

    Vehicle Plant to T1 vehicle artillery

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Order
    1. ShellshockerT1 vehicle artillery after 5 mex, 2 wind
    Builders
    • Construction Vehicle3 Con vehicle
    Army
    • Rover3 Scout +2 vs standard
    • Janus2 Janus

    Some games also: Sentry (35%)

    By 2:55 in all: 5 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 23 steps
    1. RoverScout
    2. Wind ×2
    3. RoverScout ×2
    4. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    5. Mex
    6. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    7. JanusJanus
    8. Mex ×2
    9. JanusJanus ×2
    10. SentrySentry
    11. Mex
    12. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    13. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    14. BeamerBeamer
    15. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    16. SentrySentry
    17. BlitzBlitz
    18. Wind
    19. BlitzBlitz ×2
    20. BeamerBeamer
    21. BlitzBlitz
    22. Wind
    23. ShellshockerArtydone 3:41
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle artillery to 5:00

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Shellshocker8 Arty +8 vs standard

    Some games also: Dragon's Teeth (47%) · wind (41%) · janus (35%) · con vehicle (35%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 2 wind

    By 5:00 in all: 6 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 11 steps
    1. ShellshockerArty
    2. Wind
    3. ShellshockerArty ×2
    4. Wind
    5. ShellshockerArty
    6. Wind
    7. ShellshockerArty
    8. Wind
    9. ShellshockerArty
    10. Wind ×2
    11. ShellshockerArty
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine20Wind
    Builders
    • Construction Turret2 Con turret
    • Construction Vehicle2 Con vehicle +2 vs standard
    Army
    • Sentry1 Sentry
    • Blitz14 Blitz +10 vs standard
    • Shellshocker6 Arty +6 vs standard
    • Janus1 Janus

    Some games also: energy storage (47%) · mex (41%) · Radar Tower (35%)

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 28 wind · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 206 steps
    1. ShellshockerArty
    2. Wind
    3. Con turret
    4. ShellshockerArty ×2
    5. Wind
    6. ShellshockerArty ×2
    7. Wind
    8. BlitzBlitz ×2
    9. Wind
    10. BlitzBlitz
    11. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    12. BlitzBlitz
    13. Wind
    14. BlitzBlitz ×2
    15. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    16. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:20 · typical 9:16
    17. Wind
    18. BlitzBlitz ×2
    19. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    20. Wind
    21. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    22. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    26. Wind ×2
    27. SentrySentry
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. SentrySentry
    30. Wind
    31. SentrySentry
    32. BlitzBlitz
    33. Wind
    34. SentrySentry
    35. BlitzBlitz
    36. Con turret
    37. SentrySentry
    38. BlitzBlitz
    39. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    40. SentrySentry
    41. BlitzBlitz
    42. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    43. BlitzBlitz ×2
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Pit BullPit Bull
    46. BlitzBlitz
    47. Wind
    48. BlitzBlitz
    49. Wind ×4
    50. BlitzBlitz
    51. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:05
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Con turret
    54. BlitzBlitz
    55. Wind
    56. Mex
    57. Wind
    58. BlitzBlitz
    59. RoverScout
    60. Wind
    61. RoverScout
    62. SentrySentry
    63. Wind
    64. RoverScout
    65. Wind
    66. RoverScout
    67. Wind
    68. RoverScout
    69. Wind
    70. SentrySentry
    71. RoverScout
    72. Wind
    73. BlitzBlitz
    74. SentrySentry
    75. Wind ×2
    76. SentrySentry
    77. BlitzBlitz
    78. Wind ×2
    79. BlitzBlitz
    80. Wind
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Wind
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Wind
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. Wind
    87. Mex
    88. BlitzBlitz
    89. Wind
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. Wind
    92. Bot LabBot Labdone 12:00
    93. BlitzBlitz
    94. Wind ×2
    95. BlitzBlitz
    96. Wind
    97. Construction BotCon bot
    98. BlitzBlitz
    99. Converter
    100. BlitzBlitz
    101. Wind
    102. Construction BotCon bot
    103. BlitzBlitz ×2
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. Con turret
    106. LazarusLazarus
    107. Wind
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Converter
    110. BlitzBlitz ×2
    111. Wind
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. LazarusLazarus
    114. Converter
    115. BlitzBlitz
    116. Wind
    117. BlitzBlitz
    118. LazarusLazarus
    119. BlitzBlitz ×2
    120. LazarusLazarus
    121. VeilVeil
    122. Wind
    123. Con turret
    124. Converter
    125. BlitzBlitz
    126. LazarusLazarus
    127. Wind
    128. Con turret
    129. Converter
    130. LazarusLazarus
    131. BlitzBlitz
    132. Wind ×2
    133. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 13:28
    134. BlitzBlitz
    135. LazarusLazarus
    136. StarlightStarlightfor Geodone 13:31
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    139. Wind
    140. PawnPawn
    141. BlitzBlitz ×2
    142. PawnPawn
    143. BlitzBlitz
    144. Converter
    145. PawnPawn
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Wind
    148. BlitzBlitz
    149. PawnPawn
    150. BlitzBlitz
    151. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    152. BlitzBlitz
    153. PawnPawn
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. PawnPawn
    158. BlitzBlitz
    159. Con turret
    160. PawnPawn
    161. Wind
    162. Con turret
    163. JunoJuno
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. PawnPawn
    166. Converter
    167. Con turret
    168. Wind
    169. BlinkScout plane
    170. BlitzBlitz
    171. PawnPawn
    172. BlinkScout plane
    173. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    174. BlitzBlitz
    175. BlinkScout plane
    176. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    177. BlitzBlitz
    178. BlinkScout plane
    179. Converter
    180. Wind
    181. PawnPawn
    182. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    183. BlinkScout plane
    184. BlitzBlitz
    185. BlinkScout plane
    186. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    187. BlitzBlitz
    188. BlinkScout plane
    189. PawnPawn
    190. Wind
    191. TickTick
    192. BlinkScout plane ×3
    193. TickTick
    194. Converter
    195. BlinkScout plane ×2
    196. TickTick
    197. BlinkScout plane
    198. Wind
    199. BlinkScout plane
    200. TickTick
    201. RoverScout
    202. Wind
    203. BlinkScout plane
    204. RoverScout
    205. TickTick
    206. BlinkScout plane

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PRO_Rerory's (49 OS, 14/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

Nothing regular.

You get

  • Tidal Generator4 Tidal from Pondfirst at 0:19 · in 71% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:45 · in 76% of games

How it plays out

Typical game of this build against the role’s standard build, running totals by minute

  • This build
  • Standard front

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

05k10k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

17 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard frontEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard frontOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard front
1:003183330000
2:008118450213131
3:001584162314014193105
4:0026762712395543228333
5:003861386810021199720818
6:0050795078167521209461534
7:00598963281920300618182457
8:00696976622897387131033361
9:00824390873931463838884329
10:0010022106664931532345255062
11:0012097126225445583857425711
12:0013417148345696638565156544
13:0016290174506341702875587287
14:0017954201837018765582788104
15:0021530226698303841497478946
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won slightly more often than the standard build while losing a bit less metal across all checkpoints shown.

  • + Won 67% vs 61% for the standard build.
  • + Lost less own metal at every checkpoint (e.g. 8803 vs 8949 by 15:00).
  • − Destroyed slightly less enemy metal than standard by 15:00 (7830 vs 8347).
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

PRO_Rerory

48.9 OS · 14/09/2026

Open source match ↗

13 received units · includes a constructor
3159 metal received · 5152 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:42Middle 50%: 0:38–0:42 · n=17
Advanced Metal Extractor9:16Middle 50%: 7:58–9:38 · n=13

Played most by

Optimusprimenutt5games of this buildPRO_Rerory3games of this build[BS]Hellzie2games of this buildGieds2games of this buildAcqua1game of this build