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Rattlesnake defence

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

Standard T2 eco build that adds an early Rattlesnake-led defensive artillery line around 8:57-11:10 at the middle, with notable pressure beforehand and later base losses.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (74%)

#defence #artillery · 62 distinct matches · 32 players · 2% of Armada Tech games · team won 40% of 62 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • RattlesnakeEarly defence from 8:57 · 3% of role by thenOnly 3% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:15

Started with Rattlesnake (98%), Keeper (2%).

Where those units first fight, in 41 games with kill data: in the middle 85%, on their own side 15%.

Those units destroy a typical 495 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Rattlesnake out by 11:00

  1. Open standard T2 rush with Bot Lab and early mex.
  2. Finish Advanced Bot Lab on the usual T2 timing.
  3. Upgrade mex while team pressure builds up front.
  4. Push out Rattlesnake pop-up arty early to hold middle.
  5. Keep supplying T2 cons and anti-nuke to the team.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 62 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:58 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 Extractor3Mex
    • Wind Turbine4Wind
    Order
    1. Bot LabBot Lab after 3 mex, 4 winddone ~1:16, middle half 1:10–1:29

    By 0:59 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:11 · typical 1:16
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine8Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:12, middle half 3:58–4:30
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus3 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (39%)

    By 3:16 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind ×2
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    9. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:56 · typical 4:12
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind−2 vs standard
    Order
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Lab
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 16 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 4 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:10 · typical 5:11
    4. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:58
  4. 4

    5:00 to Early defence

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine23Wind
    • Energy Converter2Converter
    Order
    1. RattlesnakeEarly defence after 4 mex, 40 wind, 6 converterdone ~11:10, middle half 9:48–11:36
    Builders
    • Butler5 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot2 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: con turret (32%)

    By 8:57 in all: 4 mex · 40 wind · 6 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. ButlerButler ×3
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 10:31 · typical 11:10
  5. 5

    Early defence to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine158Wind
    • Energy Converter36Converter
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Lab in 61% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret4 Con turret −3 vs standard
    • Butler5 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (48%) · fusion (45%) · T2 con bot for allies (44%) · anti-nuke (31%) · Rattlesnake (31%)

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 203 wind · 45 converter · 1 energy storage · 7 con turret (standard 10)

    The example game in this phase · 196 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. ButlerButler ×2
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    6. Wind ×9
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind ×2
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×5
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×4
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    16. Wind
    17. Converter
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Converter ×2
    20. Wind ×2
    21. Converter
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter ×2
    24. Wind ×3
    25. Converter
    26. Wind ×4
    27. Converter
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×2
    30. Converter
    31. Wind
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind
    34. Converter
    35. Wind
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. ButlerButler
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×2
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×2
    52. ButlerButler
    53. Wind ×2
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×3
    56. ButlerButler
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×3
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. ButlerButler
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×5
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×5
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×4
    72. ButlerButler
    73. Wind ×2
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    77. Wind
    78. ButlerButler
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Converter
    83. Wind
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Wind
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×2
    92. Converter
    93. ButlerButler
    94. Wind ×2
    95. Converter
    96. Wind
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×3
    99. ButlerButler
    100. Wind
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×4
    103. ButlerButler
    104. Converter
    105. Wind ×2
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×2
    108. Converter
    109. Wind
    110. Converter
    111. ButlerButler
    112. Wind ×4
    113. RiptideFrigatenot finished by 15:00
    114. Wind
    115. Converter ×2
    116. Wind
    117. HerringMissile corvette
    118. Wind
    119. ButlerButler
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Converter
    122. Wind ×2
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×8
    125. Converter ×2
    126. Wind ×6
    127. Converter
    128. Wind ×4
    129. Converter
    130. Wind ×5
    131. Converter
    132. Wind ×3
    133. Converter
    134. Wind
    135. UmbrellaAnti-nukedone 14:09
    136. Wind ×2
    137. Converter
    138. Wind ×5
    139. Converter
    140. Wind ×6
    141. Converter
    142. Wind ×6
    143. Converter
    144. Wind ×5
    145. Converter
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Converter
    148. Wind ×4
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×6
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×6
    153. Converter
    154. Wind ×4
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×4
    157. Converter
    158. Wind ×4
    159. Converter
    160. Wind
    161. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    162. Wind ×5
    163. Converter
    164. Wind ×2
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. Converter
    168. Wind ×5
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×3
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. Converter
    174. Wind ×3
    175. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    176. Wind ×2
    177. ButlerButler
    178. Wind
    179. Converter
    180. Wind ×5
    181. Converter ×2
    182. Wind
    183. ButlerButler
    184. Wind ×2
    185. Converter ×2
    186. Wind ×3
    187. ButlerButler
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. Wind
    191. Converter
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Converter ×2
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Converter ×2
    196. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (31 OS, 24/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:22 · in 77% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Geo sea or Air or Pondfirst at 5:00 · in 100% of games
  • Butler2 Butler to Geo sea or Beach sea or Geofirst at 8:23 · in 42% of games

You get

  • Hercules2 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:03 · in 85% of games

How it plays out

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

  • This build
  • Standard tech

Metal produced

020k40k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Enemy metal destroyed

01k2k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

050100150
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

62 games.

Show as table
ByMetal produced: This buildMetal produced: Standard techEnemy metal destroyed: This buildEnemy metal destroyed: Standard techOwn metal lost: This buildOwn metal lost: Standard tech
1:003833830000
2:009169150000
3:00167616510000
4:00320731430000
5:00487148480000
6:00600658000000
7:00765372270000
8:00957690610000
9:0011819111690000
10:0014468135020000
11:00170461623953000
12:002015019652202000
13:002412123441575000
14:00281302735792405974
15:003271031538155085128130
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Roughly matched the standard build's win rate while destroying far more enemy metal for fewer losses by 15:00.

  • + Own metal lost at 15:00 much lower than standard (130 vs 196).
  • + Enemy metal destroyed more than triples standard by 15:00 (872 vs 262).
  • − Rattlesnake arrives far later than role's usual tempo (11:13 vs role norm near 3% doing this at all).
  • − Team win rate close to standard, so no clear edge from the switch.
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

DonGarillo

31.1 OS · 24/09/2026

Open source match ↗

52 received units · includes a constructor
1803 metal received · 54125 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:10–1:29 · n=62
Advanced Bot Lab4:12Middle 50%: 3:58–4:30 · n=62
Advanced Metal Extractor5:11Middle 50%: 4:59–5:27 · n=62
Rattlesnake11:10Middle 50%: 9:48–11:36 · n=53

Played most by

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