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Rattlesnake defence

Tech sets up early Rattlesnake pop-up artillery from 8:52 to hold the middle, supported by Butlers, instead of purely funneling T2 to the team.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (83%)

#artillery #defence · 23 distinct matches · 14 players · 2% of Armada Tech games · team won 52% of 23 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • RattlesnakeEarly defence from 8:52 · 2% of role by thenOnly 2% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:16

Where those units first fight, in 13 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 21 metal of enemy units by 15:00.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Key timing: Rattlesnake by 8:52

  1. Open mex and wind as standard tech eco rush.
  2. Build bot lab quickly to keep pace with normal tech timeline.
  3. Finish Advanced Bot Lab on the usual fast tech schedule.
  4. Start Rattlesnake pop-up defence far earlier than tech norm.
  5. Layer anti-nuke and Basilica as the defensive line matures.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 23 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:52 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 1:13–1:27

    By 1:00 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:16 · 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, 11 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:21, middle half 4:08–4:34
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (43%)

    By 3:23 in all: 4 mex · 11 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 15 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Construction BotCon bot
    3. Wind
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Wind ×2
    8. LazarusLazarus
    9. Con turret
    10. Mex
    11. Con turret
    12. Energy storage
    13. Wind ×8
    14. Con turret
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:37 · typical 4:21
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine2Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (30%)

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

    The example game in this phase · 6 steps
    1. Wind ×8
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Wind
    4. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 5:35
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:27 · typical 5:14
  4. 4

    5:00 to Early defence

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine21Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter+2 vs standard
    Order
    1. RattlesnakeEarly defence after 4 mex, 39 wind, 6 converterdone ~11:17, middle half 10:00–12:04
    Builders
    • Butler4 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot3 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: Butler for allies (39%) · con turret (35%)

    By 8:52 in all: 4 mex · 39 wind · 6 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 8 steps
    1. Wind ×2
    2. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    5. Con turret
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 9:41 · typical 11:17
  5. 5

    Early defence to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine117Wind
    • Energy Converter22Converter−17 vs standard
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 155 wind, 26 converter, 9 con turretin 57% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret6 Con turret −2 vs standard
    • Butler2 Butler −3 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: metal storage (48%) · Rattlesnake (43%) · T2 con bot for allies (43%) · anti-nuke (35%) · T2 converter (30%)

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 176 wind · 1 fusion · 28 converter (standard 44) · 1 energy storage · 9 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 70 steps
    1. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    2. Wind ×6
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. Wind
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    10. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    11. Wind
    12. ButlerButler
    13. Wind
    14. ButlerButler
    15. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    16. Wind
    17. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    20. Wind
    21. ButlerButlerfor Geo sea
    22. Wind
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Wind
    25. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    28. Wind ×2
    29. ButlerButlerfor Beach sea
    30. Wind
    31. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    32. ButlerButler
    33. Wind ×2
    34. ButlerButler
    35. TracerTracer
    36. Wind ×3
    37. Con turret
    38. ButlerButler
    39. Wind
    40. Converter
    41. Wind ×2
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Converter
    45. Wind
    46. Con turret
    47. Advanced Radar TowerAdvanced Radar Tower
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind
    51. Fusion ReactorFusionnot finished by 15:00
    52. Wind ×19
    53. ButlerButler
    54. Pit BullPit Bull
    55. Wind
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×2
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Converter
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. ButlerButler
    66. Wind
    67. Converter
    68. Wind
    69. Converter ×2
    70. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is PlatinumBlonde's (50 OS, 04/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 83% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Geofirst at 5:01 · in 100% of games
  • Sharpshooter2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:36 · in 30% of games
  • Butler3 Butler to Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 8:17 · in 52% of games

You get

  • Hercules1–2 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:07 · in 78% 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

0250500750
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

23 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
3:00157116350000
4:00298131480000
5:00493748630000
6:00597658070000
7:00747172200000
8:00925390610000
9:0011613112470000
10:0014056135530000
11:00168271634221000
12:00195211985031000
13:00228612364462000
14:00267782736013412574130
15:002912731473601385190260
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Team won less often than the standard build despite slightly higher enemy metal destroyed and lower own losses by 15:00.

  • + Enemy metal destroyed by 15:00 above standard (1055 vs 400).
  • + Own metal lost by 15:00 slightly below standard (225 vs 260).
  • − Team win rate below standard (43% vs 53%).
  • − Delays combat entirely: first kill and first loss both far later than tech norm (10:06/10:21).
THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE READING

PlatinumBlonde

50.1 OS · 04/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
3319 metal received · 32096 energy received

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

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:13–1:27 · n=23
Advanced Bot Lab4:21Middle 50%: 4:08–4:34 · n=23
Advanced Metal Extractor5:14Middle 50%: 5:02–5:39 · n=23
Rattlesnake11:17Middle 50%: 10:00–12:04 · n=20

Played most by

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