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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 · 13 steps
    1. Wind
    2. LazarusLazarus ×3
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Con turret
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Energy storage
    11. Con turret
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:52 · 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 · 7 steps
    1. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Converter ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    5. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:09 · typical 5:11
    6. Converter
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
  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 · 2 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×2for Geo
    2. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 9:08 · 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 · 194 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×7
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind
    8. ButlerButler
    9. Wind ×6
    10. ButlerButler
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler ×2
    15. Wind
    16. ButlerButler
    17. Wind ×2
    18. ButlerButler
    19. Wind ×2
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×2
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. ButlerButler
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×2
    30. ButlerButler
    31. Wind
    32. Converter
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Converter
    38. Wind ×2
    39. ButlerButler
    40. Wind
    41. Converter
    42. Wind ×2
    43. ButlerButler
    44. Wind ×3
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×4
    47. Converter
    48. ButlerButler
    49. Wind ×2
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. ButlerButler
    55. Wind ×3
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×5
    60. Converter
    61. Wind
    62. Converter
    63. Wind ×3
    64. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    65. Wind ×3
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. ButlerButler
    69. Wind ×2
    70. Converter
    71. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    72. Converter
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. Converter
    77. Wind ×4
    78. Converter ×2
    79. Wind ×4
    80. Converter
    81. Wind ×2
    82. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 12:30
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter ×9
    85. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    86. Fusion ReactorFusion
    87. Converter ×10
    88. Wind ×2
    89. Con turret
    90. Wind
    91. Converter ×2
    92. Wind ×2
    93. Con turret
    94. Wind ×4
    95. Converter ×2
    96. Wind ×2
    97. Con turret
    98. Wind ×2
    99. Converter ×2
    100. Wind ×3
    101. Con turret
    102. Wind ×2
    103. Converter
    104. Wind ×2
    105. Con turret
    106. Converter
    107. Wind ×3
    108. Converter
    109. Wind ×3
    110. Converter
    111. Wind
    112. Con turret
    113. Wind ×3
    114. Converter
    115. Wind
    116. Con turret
    117. Wind
    118. Converter
    119. JunoJuno
    120. Wind ×3
    121. Con turret
    122. Wind
    123. Converter
    124. Wind ×3
    125. Converter
    126. Con turret
    127. Wind ×4
    128. Converter
    129. Wind ×2
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×3
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×4
    138. Converter
    139. Wind ×3
    140. Converter
    141. Wind ×4
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Converter
    145. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:20
    146. Wind ×3
    147. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 14:23
    148. Wind
    149. Converter
    150. Wind ×2
    151. Converter
    152. Wind ×4
    153. Converter
    154. Wind
    155. Converter
    156. Wind ×3
    157. FalconFighter ×2
    158. Wind ×2
    159. FalconFighter ×2
    160. Wind ×2
    161. Converter
    162. FalconFighter
    163. Wind
    164. Converter
    165. FalconFighter
    166. Wind
    167. FalconFighter
    168. Wind ×3
    169. FalconFighter ×2
    170. Converter
    171. Wind
    172. Converter
    173. Wind
    174. FalconFighter
    175. Wind ×2
    176. FalconFighter ×2
    177. Wind ×2
    178. FalconFighter
    179. Wind ×2
    180. Converter
    181. FalconFighter
    182. Converter
    183. FalconFighter
    184. Wind
    185. FalconFighter
    186. Wind ×3
    187. FalconFighter ×2
    188. Wind
    189. Converter
    190. FalconFighter
    191. Wind ×2
    192. Converter
    193. Wind
    194. FalconFighter

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is DonGarillo's (33 OS, 01/10/2026); 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

33.2 OS · 01/10/2026

Open source match ↗

3 received units
1051 metal received · 96001 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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