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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 · 5 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×4
    3. Energy storage
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:45 · 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. Construction BotCon bot
    2. LazarusLazarus
    3. Construction BotCon bot
    4. LazarusLazarus
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. Mex
    8. Converter
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon bot
    11. Wind ×3
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind
    14. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 3:55 · 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 · 8 steps
    1. Converter
    2. Wind
    3. Bot LabEat Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor unknown
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:45 · typical 5:11
    7. Wind
    8. 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 · 44 steps
    1. SharpshooterSniper botfor Ponddone 6:27
    2. Advanced solar
    3. Wind
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    5. Wind
    6. Con turret
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×2
    11. SharpshooterSniper botfor Pond
    12. Wind
    13. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    14. Wind
    15. ButlerButlerfor Pond
    16. Wind ×3
    17. SentrySentry
    18. Wind ×2
    19. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    20. Geothermal PowerplantGeofor Geo seadone 8:51
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    22. Wind ×2
    23. ButlerButler
    24. Converter
    25. ButlerButler
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind
    29. Converter
    30. Wind
    31. Converter
    32. Wind
    33. Converter ×2
    34. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    35. Wind
    36. Converter
    37. Wind
    38. Converter
    39. Wind
    40. ButlerButler
    41. Wind
    42. Converter
    43. Wind
    44. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 11:17 · 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 · 94 steps
    1. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    2. Wind ×2
    3. ButlerButler
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    6. Wind
    7. Con turret
    8. Wind ×3
    9. Con turret
    10. Wind ×5
    11. Con turret
    12. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Beach sea
    13. Wind ×3
    14. Con turret
    15. CitadelAnti-nukedone 10:37
    16. Wind ×2
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×12
    19. ButlerButler
    20. Wind ×6
    21. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    22. Wind
    23. TracerTracer
    24. Wind ×5
    25. Con turret
    26. Wind
    27. Converter
    28. Wind ×2
    29. Converter
    30. Wind ×12
    31. Converter ×2
    32. Wind ×4
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind
    35. VeilVeil
    36. Wind ×5
    37. Converter
    38. Wind
    39. Con turret
    40. T2 converter
    41. Wind ×3
    42. ButlerButler
    43. Wind ×3
    44. Metal storage
    45. Wind ×2
    46. Converter
    47. Wind ×9
    48. Converter
    49. Wind ×6
    50. Converter
    51. Wind ×3
    52. Converter
    53. Wind
    54. Advanced Bot LabEat Advanced Bot Labreclaimed for its metal
    55. Wind ×5
    56. Converter
    57. Wind ×3
    58. Converter
    59. Wind
    60. T2 converter
    61. Wind ×2
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind ×3
    64. Con turret
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×2
    67. Con turret
    68. Wind
    69. Con turret
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×2
    72. Con turret
    73. Wind ×4
    74. Converter
    75. Wind ×2
    76. Con turret ×2
    77. Wind
    78. Converter
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Con turret
    81. Wind
    82. T2 converter
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Con turret
    85. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    86. Wind
    87. Converter
    88. Wind ×9
    89. Converter
    90. Wind ×10
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×10
    93. Converter
    94. Wind ×2

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Sdragona's (34 OS, 27/09/2026); 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
4:00320731440000
5:00487148470000
6:00600658000000
7:00765372270000
8:00957690610000
9:0011819111730000
10:0014468135030000
11:00170461624253000
12:002015019656202000
13:002412123445575000
14:00281302736292405973
15:003271031542155085128130
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

Sdragona

34.4 OS · 27/09/2026

Open source match ↗

13 received units
8092 metal received · 148181 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

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