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Rattlesnake defence

Armada Pond build order · Supreme Isthmus

Pond builds early turret-like artillery (Gauntlet, Rattlesnake) from 6:26 to defend the middle instead of its usual boosting.

#defence #artillery · 39 distinct matches · 23 players · 2% of Armada Pond games · team won 38% of 39 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • GauntletEarly defence from 6:26 · 2% of role by thenOnly 2% of Pond games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:46
  • HerculesLight transport from an ally in 49%9% of all Pond games by then

Started with Gauntlet (49%), Rattlesnake (38%), Agitator (10%), Persecutor (3%).

Where those units first fight, in 36 games with kill data: in the middle 92%, on their own side 8%.

Those units destroy a typical 826 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

Then transitions into Rattlesnake (21% of army), pawn (10% of army).

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Gauntlet/Rattlesnake defence by 5:43

  1. Open tidal and mex as usual, boosting front early.
  2. Build Bot Lab on a normal Pond timing.
  3. Add early Gauntlet for defensive arty near middle.
  4. Fight in the middle with Gauntlet and Rattlesnake together.
  5. Upgrade mex and shift to mixed arty/army composition.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 39 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD POND
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 7:26 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 Extractor4Mex
    • Tidal Generator8Tidalfor allies
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    • Tidal Generator1Tidal
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 4 mex, 4 wind, 1 tidaldone ~3:50, middle half 3:07–7:23

    Some games also: con turret (31%)

    By 3:39 in all: 4 mex · 4 wind · 1 tidal · 1 energy storage

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Tidal ×2
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Bot LabBot Labdone 2:51 · typical 3:50
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Early defence

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine7Wind−4 vs standard
    Order
    1. GauntletEarly defence after 4 mex, 15 wind, 2 con turret
    Builders
    • Construction Turret1 Con turret
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot

    Some games also: converter (44%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 3 converter

    By 6:26 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind · 1 tidal · 1 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 2 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 39 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Con turret
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind ×2
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind ×2
    9. Converter ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Wind ×5
    12. LazarusLazarus
    13. Wind
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×2
    16. Converter
    17. Wind ×2
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Wind ×9
    20. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    21. Wind ×6
    22. Energy storage
    23. Wind
    24. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 6:15 · typical 8:26
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Converter ×2
    27. Wind
    28. Converter ×3
    29. Wind
    30. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    31. Wind ×9
    32. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    33. Wind ×6
    34. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    35. Con turret ×3
    36. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    37. Bot LabBot Labdone 9:01
    38. Wind ×2
    39. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 10:00
  3. 3

    Early defence to 10:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine4Wind−17 vs standard
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab in 56% of games

    Some games also: con turret (46%) · converter (38%) · Dragon's Teeth (31%)

    The standard build makes here, this one skips: 4 converter

    By 10:00 in all: 4 mex · 28 wind (standard 38) · 1 tidal · 4 converter (standard 9) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 126 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. Con turret
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind
    9. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    10. Wind
    11. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    12. Wind ×5
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind ×5
    15. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    16. Wind
    17. Construction BotCon bot
    18. Wind ×9
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Pit BullPit Bull
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Con turret
    24. Wind
    25. ShipyardShipyarddone 11:34
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×5
    28. Con turret
    29. Wind ×3
    30. EelSubmarinedone 11:40
    31. ShipyardShipyarddone 11:47
    32. Wind ×2
    33. Con turret
    34. DolphinDolphin
    35. Wind ×3
    36. EelSubmarine
    37. Con turret
    38. DolphinDolphin
    39. Con turret
    40. DolphinDolphin
    41. Con turret
    42. DolphinDolphin
    43. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    44. DolphinDolphin ×2
    45. Construction ShipCon ship
    46. DolphinDolphin
    47. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    48. DolphinDolphin
    49. Mex
    50. DolphinDolphin ×8
    51. Converter
    52. Mex
    53. DolphinDolphin
    54. Converter
    55. Wind
    56. DolphinDolphin
    57. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    58. DolphinDolphin ×2
    59. Wind
    60. Converter
    61. DolphinDolphin
    62. Wind
    63. DolphinDolphin
    64. Converter
    65. DolphinDolphin ×2
    66. Converter
    67. Wind
    68. DolphinDolphin ×2
    69. Converter
    70. DolphinDolphin
    71. Converter
    72. Wind
    73. DolphinDolphin
    74. Wind
    75. DolphinDolphin
    76. Converter
    77. Mex
    78. DolphinDolphin
    79. Converter
    80. DolphinDolphin
    81. Wind
    82. DolphinDolphin ×2
    83. SkaterSkater
    84. DolphinDolphin
    85. Wind
    86. SkaterSkater
    87. Wind
    88. DolphinDolphin
    89. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    90. SkaterSkater
    91. DolphinDolphin
    92. Wind
    93. SkaterSkater
    94. Wind
    95. DolphinDolphin
    96. Wind
    97. SkaterSkater ×2
    98. Wind
    99. DolphinDolphin
    100. CorsairDestroyerdone 14:16
    101. Grim ReaperGrim Reaper
    102. Con turret
    103. Wind ×2
    104. BeamerBeamer
    105. Wind ×2
    106. DolphinDolphin
    107. Wind
    108. DolphinDolphin ×2
    109. Wind
    110. DolphinDolphin ×2
    111. Wind
    112. DolphinDolphin
    113. Wind
    114. DolphinDolphin
    115. Wind
    116. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    117. DolphinDolphin
    118. Mex
    119. DolphinDolphin
    120. Wind ×2
    121. DolphinDolphin
    122. SkaterSkater
    123. Naval Radar / Sonar TowerNaval Radar / Sonar Tower
    124. DolphinDolphin
    125. Wind
    126. CorsairDestroyer

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Hannodins's (36 OS, 25/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Tidal Generator8 Tidal to Suicide front or Frontfirst at 0:10 · in 92% of games

You get

  • Hercules1 Light transport from Airfirst at 3:23 · in 49% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot from Techfirst at 6:30 · in 82% of games

How it plays out

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

  • This build
  • Standard pond

Metal produced

010k20k30k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

02k4k6k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

39 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard pondEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard pondOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard pond
1:001151150000
2:002812680000
3:008447990000
4:00150714730000
5:00227021850000
6:00317829950000
7:004129391021021210
8:0054004948300170232117
9:0066806223844379455316
10:00868277051164611773552
11:0010376964517908421998855
12:0012622120522012116922081289
13:0015291145382174155331721876
14:0017953174272621213449252535
15:0020531201884170259958873249
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Won less often than the standard build despite higher metal production, trading extra losses for more enemy metal destroyed.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 nearly doubles standard (5525 vs 2982).
  • + Metal production ahead of standard by 15:00 (23551 vs 20997).
  • − Own metal lost nearly doubles standard by 15:00 (6224 vs 3531).
  • − Team win rate below standard (41% vs 45%).
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

Hannodins

36.1 OS · 25/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units · includes a constructor
1443 metal received · 39940 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab3:50Middle 50%: 3:07–7:23 · n=31
Advanced Metal Extractor8:26Middle 50%: 7:29–9:54 · n=32

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