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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:47 · 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 · 22 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Converter
    4. Con turret
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Wind
    7. LazarusLazarus
    8. Wind
    9. Mex
    10. Wind
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Construction BotCon bot
    13. TickTick
    14. Wind
    15. TickTick
    16. Wind
    17. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    18. Converter ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. Con turretfor Suicide front
    22. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:26 · 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 · 3 steps
    1. Energy storage
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 5:11 · 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 · 5 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper bot ×2for Ponddone 5:27
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Suicide front
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    5. RattlesnakeRattlesnakenot finished by 15:00 · 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 · 81 steps
    1. Wind ×3
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind ×13
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    9. Wind ×7
    10. ButlerButler ×6
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    12. Wind ×5
    13. Converter
    14. Wind ×2
    15. Converter
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Con turret
    20. Converter
    21. Wind ×2
    22. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    23. Wind
    24. Converter
    25. Wind
    26. Con turret
    27. Wind ×2
    28. Con turret
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×4
    31. Converter
    32. Wind ×3
    33. Converter
    34. Wind ×3
    35. Converter
    36. Wind ×2
    37. Con turret
    38. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    39. Wind ×2
    40. Converter
    41. Con turret
    42. Wind ×2
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×2
    45. Converter
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Metal storage
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×4
    53. Converter
    54. Wind ×3
    55. Converter
    56. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexfor Suicide front
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:28
    59. Converter
    60. Wind
    61. Con turret
    62. Wind ×3
    63. Converter
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×3
    67. Con turret
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:21
    73. Wind ×3
    74. Converter
    75. Wind
    76. LazarusLazarus
    77. Wind ×2
    78. LazarusLazarus
    79. Converter
    80. Wind ×2
    81. LazarusLazarus

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is TrollHardGoPro's (39 OS, 22/08/2026); 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

TrollHardGoPro

38.7 OS · 22/08/2026

Open source match ↗

4 received units
2077 metal received · 77140 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

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