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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 1:10 · 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 · 14 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×2
    3. Wind ×3
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon bot
    7. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    8. Construction BotCon bot ×2
    9. Con turret
    10. Mex
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind
    13. Energy storage
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:04 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 4:53 · typical 5:11
  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 · 6 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    4. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    5. ButlerButler ×3
    6. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 8:37 · 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 · 145 steps
    1. ButlerButler
    2. Wind
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind
    5. ButlerButler
    6. Wind ×2
    7. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    8. Wind ×8
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    10. Wind ×12
    11. HoundHound
    12. Wind ×3
    13. HoundHound
    14. Wind ×4
    15. HoundHound
    16. Wind ×2
    17. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    18. Wind ×3
    19. HoundHound
    20. Wind ×4
    21. HoundHound
    22. Wind ×12
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    25. Wind ×4
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind ×3
    28. ButlerButler
    29. Wind ×14
    30. Metal storage
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×3
    34. Converter
    35. Wind ×3
    36. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×3
    39. Converter
    40. Wind ×3
    41. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind ×3
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×3
    48. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    49. Wind
    50. Converter
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind ×3
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Wind
    57. Con turret
    58. Wind ×2
    59. Converter
    60. Wind ×2
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×4
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Advanced Fusion ReactorAdvanced Fusion Reactornot finished by 15:00
    70. ButlerButler
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. ButlerButler
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Converter
    78. Wind ×2
    79. ButlerButler
    80. Wind ×2
    81. Converter
    82. Wind ×4
    83. Converter
    84. ButlerButler
    85. Wind ×4
    86. Converter
    87. Wind ×2
    88. ButlerButler
    89. Wind
    90. Converter
    91. Wind ×3
    92. Converter
    93. Wind
    94. ButlerButler
    95. Wind ×2
    96. Converter ×2
    97. Wind ×4
    98. Converter ×2
    99. Wind ×2
    100. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    101. Converter
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Converter ×2
    106. Wind
    107. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    108. Wind ×3
    109. Converter ×2
    110. Wind
    111. Converter
    112. Wind
    113. Converter
    114. Wind
    115. Converter
    116. Wind ×2
    117. Converter
    118. Wind
    119. Converter ×2
    120. Wind ×2
    121. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    122. Converter
    123. Wind
    124. Converter ×2
    125. Wind ×2
    126. Converter
    127. Wind
    128. Converter
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind
    132. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    133. Wind
    134. Converter ×2
    135. Wind
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×2
    138. Converter
    139. Wind
    140. Converter ×2
    141. Wind ×2
    142. Converter ×2
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (31 OS, 02/09/2026); 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

30.5 OS · 02/09/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
5162 metal received · 76616 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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