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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
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  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 · 13 steps
    1. Tidal ×8for Suicide front
    2. Tidal
    3. Mex ×4
    4. Energy storage
    5. Wind
    6. Mex
    7. BeamerBeamer ×2
    8. Mex
    9. Con turret
    10. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×2
    13. Bot LabBot Labdone 5:51 · 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 · 1 step
    1. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00
  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 · 201 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. CenturionCenturion
    3. Wind
    4. CenturionCenturion
    5. Wind ×4
    6. CenturionCenturion
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 7:55 · typical 8:26
    8. CenturionCenturion
    9. Wind ×2
    10. CenturionCenturion
    11. Wind
    12. SentrySentry
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    15. LazarusLazarus
    16. Construction BotCon bot
    17. Wind ×6
    18. NettleNettle
    19. Wind ×2
    20. Con turret
    21. Construction BotCon bot
    22. Wind
    23. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    24. Construction BotCon bot
    25. Wind ×2
    26. Construction BotCon bot
    27. Wind
    28. SentrySentry
    29. Con turret
    30. Construction BotCon bot
    31. Wind
    32. SentrySentry
    33. Construction BotCon bot
    34. Wind
    35. Con turret
    36. SentrySentry
    37. Construction BotCon bot
    38. Wind
    39. Advanced solar
    40. Wind
    41. SentrySentry
    42. Advanced solar
    43. SentrySentry
    44. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Suicide front
    45. SentrySentry
    46. Advanced solar
    47. Converter
    48. Advanced solar
    49. SentrySentry
    50. Converter
    51. Wind
    52. NettleNettle
    53. Converter
    54. NettleNettle
    55. Converter
    56. NettleNettle
    57. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    58. NettleNettle
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Converter ×3
    62. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plant ×2done 11:21
    63. Converter
    64. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    65. BlitzBlitz ×2
    66. Converter
    67. BlitzBlitz ×2
    68. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    69. Converter
    70. BlitzBlitz
    71. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    72. Converter
    73. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    74. BlitzBlitz
    75. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    76. BlitzBlitz
    77. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    78. Converter
    79. BlitzBlitz
    80. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    81. BlitzBlitz
    82. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    83. BlitzBlitz
    84. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    85. BlitzBlitz
    86. Converter
    87. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    88. Wind
    89. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    90. BlitzBlitz
    91. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    92. BlitzBlitz
    93. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×4
    94. BlitzBlitz
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    97. BlitzBlitz
    98. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×3
    99. BlitzBlitz
    100. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    104. BlitzBlitz
    105. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    106. Wind ×2
    107. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    108. BlitzBlitz
    109. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    110. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    111. Wind
    112. BlitzBlitz
    113. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    114. Wind
    115. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    116. BlitzBlitz
    117. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth ×2
    118. GroundhogGroundhog
    119. Converter
    120. Wind
    121. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    122. BlitzBlitz
    123. Vehicle PlantEat Vehicle Plantreclaimed for its metal
    124. Wind ×2
    125. BlitzBlitz
    126. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    127. BlitzBlitz
    128. Wind
    129. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    130. BlitzBlitz
    131. Converter
    132. Vehicle PlantVehicle Plantdone 12:55
    133. Wind ×2
    134. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    135. BlitzBlitz
    136. Dragon's TeethDragon's Teeth
    137. BlitzBlitz
    138. Wind
    139. BlitzBlitz ×3
    140. Wind
    141. Converter
    142. BlitzBlitz ×2
    143. Wind ×2
    144. BlitzBlitz ×2
    145. Wind
    146. BlitzBlitz ×2
    147. Wind
    148. Converter
    149. BlitzBlitz
    150. Wind
    151. BlitzBlitz
    152. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    153. BlitzBlitz
    154. Wind ×2
    155. Fortification WallFortification Wall ×2
    156. Wind
    157. BlitzBlitz ×2
    158. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. BlitzBlitz ×2
    162. Wind
    163. BlitzBlitz ×2
    164. Wind
    165. BlitzBlitz
    166. Wind
    167. BlitzBlitz ×2
    168. Converter
    169. BlitzBlitz ×2
    170. Wind
    171. Bot LabBot Labdone 14:09
    172. BlitzBlitz ×2
    173. Wind
    174. BlitzBlitz
    175. Converter
    176. BlitzBlitz
    177. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    178. Wind
    179. LazarusLazarus
    180. BlitzBlitz ×2
    181. Wind
    182. BlitzBlitz ×2
    183. Wind
    184. LazarusLazarus
    185. Converter
    186. BlitzBlitz
    187. Wind
    188. BlitzBlitz ×3
    189. Wind
    190. LazarusLazarus
    191. BlitzBlitz ×2
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. BlitzBlitz ×2
    195. Wind
    196. LazarusLazarus
    197. BlitzBlitz
    198. Wind
    199. BlitzBlitz
    200. Converter
    201. LazarusLazarus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is YogaBoy158497's (40 OS, 07/10/2026); 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

YogaBoy158497

40.0 OS · 07/10/2026

Open source match ↗

6 received units · includes a constructor
219 metal received · 29742 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

Played most by

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