Weapons

nuke

“A nuke! Run to the bunker”In-game Word Diary text

Nuke drops a nuclear bomb and the game tells everyone to run to the bunker. If you are not inside when it hits, you are very likely out. It also has its own Word Mastery track.

Category
Weapons
Type
Blast (whole map)
Affects
Everyone outside the bunker
Word Mastery
Yes, 3 quests
Last checked in game
8 Nov 2026

How to survive Nuke

  • Run to the bunker the moment Nuke is written. Don’t wait. Run.
  • Learn where the bunker is at the start of every match, before anyone types Nuke.
  • Height does not protect you from the blast. Only cover does.
  • Check the bunker is still standing if earlier words have wrecked the map.

When to type Nuke yourself

  • Type it when you are already close to the bunker and others are far away.
  • Its Mastery has you surviving 4 nukes outside the bunker, so practise only when the round is calm.

Nuke Mastery

  1. 1Blast 20 with your nukes
  2. 2Blast 8 with one nuke
  3. 3Survive 4 outside the bunker

Mastered Nuke

  • Much bigger mushroom cloud
  • Breaks chunks off the island
  • 30s of acid rain
The Nuke Mastery screen in Survive Your Ideas
The Nuke track on the in-game Mastery screen

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