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Shellshocker artillery

A fast T1 vehicle artillery build getting Shellshockers out by 2:55, well ahead of the role's usual timing, to support the fight in the middle with light artillery before transitioning into a Blitz-led army.

Usually 2 mex, then lab (63%)

#artillery #rush · 19 distinct matches · 9 players · 1% of Armada Front games · team won 68% of 19 · 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 3:34
  • ShellshockerArty in 53%4% of all Front games by then
  • JanusJanus in 42%9% of all Front games by then

Where those units first fight, in 19 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 911 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into blitz (31% of army), Rattlesnake (12% of army), janus (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 19 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 ~0:41, middle half 0:36–0:42

    Some games also: wind (37%)

    By 0:23 in all: 2 mex

    The example game in this phase · 2 steps
    1. Mex ×2
    2. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 0:35 · typical 0:41
  2. 2

    Vehicle Plant to T1 vehicle artillery

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor4Mex
    • 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 (42%) · blitz (32%)

    By 2:55 in all: 5 mex · 2 wind

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. RoverScout
    2. Wind
    3. RoverScout
    4. Wind
    5. RoverScout
    6. Wind
    7. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    8. Mex
    9. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    10. Mex
    11. JanusJanus
    12. Mex
    13. JanusJanus
    14. Mex
    15. JanusJanus
    16. SentrySentry
    17. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    18. BeamerBeamerfor Geo
    19. ShellshockerArtydone 3:09
  3. 3

    T1 vehicle artillery to 5:00

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

    Some games also: wind (42%) · Dragon's Teeth (42%) · janus (37%) · con vehicle (37%)

    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
    2. BlitzBlitz ×3
    3. BeamerBeamerfor Geo
    4. BlitzBlitz ×2
    5. Construction VehicleCon vehicle ×2
    6. SentrySentry
    7. Con turret
    8. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    9. ShellshockerArty
    10. Windfor Beach sea
    11. ShellshockerArty
  4. 4

    5:00 to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine22Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    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

    Some games also: janus (47%) · mex (47%) · Radar Tower (37%) · converter (32%) · Dragon's Teeth (32%)

    By 10:00 in all: 7 mex · 29 wind · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 267 steps
    1. Windfor Beach sea
    2. ShellshockerArty
    3. NettleNettle
    4. Windfor Beach sea
    5. ShellshockerArty
    6. Windfor Beach sea
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Windfor Beach sea
    10. Wind
    11. Mex
    12. ShellshockerArty
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind ×5
    16. BlitzBlitz
    17. Wind
    18. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    19. Wind ×2
    20. BlitzBlitz
    21. Wind
    22. Con turret
    23. Energy storage
    24. BlitzBlitz
    25. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:45 · typical 9:16
    26. Con turret
    27. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    28. BlitzBlitz
    29. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    30. Wind
    31. BlitzBlitz
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Windfor Beach sea
    34. Wind
    35. Mex
    36. BlitzBlitz
    37. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    38. Windfor Beach sea
    39. Wind
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    42. Windfor Beach sea
    43. Wind
    44. Energy storage
    45. Wind
    46. Windfor Beach sea
    47. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    48. Wind
    49. Windfor Beach sea
    50. Wind
    51. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00
    52. Wind
    53. Wind ×2for Beach sea
    54. Wind
    55. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    56. Windfor Beach sea
    57. Wind
    58. Windfor Beach sea
    59. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    60. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    61. Wind
    62. Windfor Beach sea
    63. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    64. Construction VehicleCon vehicle
    65. Wind ×2
    66. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind ×2
    69. Con turret
    70. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    71. Wind ×2
    72. SentrySentry
    73. BeamerBeamer
    74. Wind
    75. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 11:42
    76. Con turret
    77. Wind
    78. BlitzBlitz
    79. Con turret
    80. Wind ×2
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Wind ×2
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Wind ×2
    85. SentrySentry
    86. Wind
    87. BlitzBlitz
    88. Wind
    89. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    90. Wind
    91. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. Wind ×4
    94. BlitzBlitz
    95. Wind ×2
    96. BlitzBlitz
    97. Wind ×2
    98. SentrySentry
    99. BlitzBlitz
    100. Wind
    101. BlitzBlitz
    102. Wind ×2
    103. BlitzBlitz
    104. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    105. Wind ×2
    106. BlitzBlitz
    107. Bot LabBot Labdone 11:28
    108. Wind
    109. BlitzBlitz
    110. Con turret
    111. Wind ×2
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. Wind
    114. BlitzBlitz
    115. Wind
    116. PawnPawn
    117. Wind
    118. BlitzBlitz
    119. PawnPawn
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Con turret
    122. PawnPawn
    123. Con turret
    124. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    125. Wind
    126. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    127. Wind
    128. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00
    129. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    130. PawnPawn
    131. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    132. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:14
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Con turret
    135. BlitzBlitz
    136. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    137. Con turret
    138. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    139. Wind
    140. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    141. Wind
    142. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    143. PawnPawn
    144. Con turret
    145. Wind
    146. BlitzBlitz
    147. Converter
    148. PawnPawn
    149. BlitzBlitz ×2
    150. PawnPawn
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. PawnPawn
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Converter
    155. PawnPawn
    156. BlitzBlitz
    157. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    158. BlitzBlitz ×2
    159. BlinkScout plane
    160. BlitzBlitz
    161. BlinkScout plane
    162. PawnPawn
    163. Converter
    164. BlitzBlitz
    165. Converter
    166. BlinkScout plane
    167. LazarusLazarus
    168. BlitzBlitz
    169. BlinkScout plane
    170. Converter
    171. BlitzBlitz
    172. LazarusLazarus
    173. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    174. BlinkScout plane
    175. BlitzBlitz
    176. LazarusLazarus
    177. BlinkScout plane
    178. BlitzBlitz
    179. LazarusLazarus
    180. BlinkScout plane
    181. BlitzBlitz
    182. LazarusLazarus
    183. BlinkScout plane
    184. Converter
    185. BlitzBlitz
    186. LazarusLazarus
    187. BlinkScout plane
    188. BlitzBlitz
    189. PawnPawn
    190. BlinkScout plane
    191. PawnPawn
    192. BlitzBlitz
    193. BlinkScout plane
    194. PawnPawn
    195. BlitzBlitz
    196. PawnPawn
    197. Converter
    198. BlinkScout plane
    199. PawnPawn
    200. BlitzBlitz
    201. BlinkScout plane
    202. PawnPawn
    203. Con turret
    204. BlitzBlitz
    205. PawnPawn ×2
    206. Con turret
    207. PawnPawn
    208. BlitzBlitz
    209. BlinkScout plane
    210. PawnPawn ×2
    211. BlitzBlitz
    212. BlinkScout plane
    213. Converter
    214. PawnPawn
    215. BlitzBlitz
    216. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    217. BlinkScout plane
    218. PawnPawn
    219. BlitzBlitz
    220. BlinkScout plane
    221. PawnPawn
    222. BlitzBlitz
    223. PawnPawn
    224. BlinkScout plane
    225. BlitzBlitz
    226. PawnPawn
    227. BlinkScout plane
    228. PawnPawn
    229. BlitzBlitz
    230. BlinkScout plane
    231. PawnPawn
    232. BlitzBlitz
    233. Converter
    234. BlinkScout plane
    235. PawnPawn
    236. BlitzBlitz
    237. BlinkScout plane
    238. PawnPawn
    239. BlitzBlitz
    240. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    241. PawnPawn
    242. BlinkScout plane
    243. BlitzBlitz
    244. PawnPawn
    245. BlinkScout plane
    246. BlitzBlitz
    247. PawnPawn
    248. BlinkScout plane
    249. PawnPawn
    250. BlitzBlitz
    251. BlinkScout plane
    252. PawnPawn
    253. BlitzBlitz
    254. Converter
    255. BlinkScout plane
    256. PawnPawn
    257. BlitzBlitz
    258. PawnPawn
    259. BlinkScout plane
    260. SentrySentry
    261. BlitzBlitz
    262. PawnPawn
    263. BlitzBlitz
    264. BlinkScout plane
    265. BlitzBlitz
    266. PawnPawn
    267. BlinkScout plane

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PRO_Rerory's (51 OS, 03/09/2026); 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 68% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Geo or Techfirst at 7:45 · 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 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

19 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
2:008158460213131
3:001595162513014193105
4:0027932716395541228333
5:003896386810021199720818
6:0050845078167521129461522
7:00615463301920298617172420
8:00700276622897387131033347
9:00830190883931467938884310
10:0010178106954351532345255055
11:0012207126235318582155325711
12:0013629148465445638563936524
13:0016438174506291701075587236
14:0018677201836934762382788103
15:0021869227238303837497478946
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

50.8 OS · 03/09/2026

Open source match ↗

8 received units · includes a constructor
1063 metal received · 30920 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Vehicle Plant0:41Middle 50%: 0:36–0:42 · n=19
Advanced Metal Extractor9:16Middle 50%: 7:56–9:38 · n=15

Played most by

Optimusprimenutt5games of this buildPRO_Rerory4games of this buildGieds3games of this build[BS]Hellzie2games of this buildAcqua1game of this build