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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 ×5
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:20 · 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 · 19 steps
    1. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. LazarusLazarus
    7. Energy storage
    8. Construction BotCon bot
    9. Con turret
    10. LazarusLazarus
    11. Mex
    12. Con turret
    13. Wind ×2
    14. Converter ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Converter ×4
    17. Metal storage
    18. Wind
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:23 · 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. Wind ×2
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 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 · 6 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    3. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    4. Wind ×2
    5. ButlerButler
    6. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 8:35 · 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 · 209 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Wind
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Wind ×8
    9. ButlerButler
    10. Wind ×6
    11. ButlerButler
    12. Wind ×4
    13. ButlerButler
    14. Wind ×4
    15. ButlerButler
    16. Wind ×4
    17. ButlerButler
    18. Wind ×5
    19. SprinterSprinter
    20. Wind ×2
    21. SprinterSprinter
    22. Wind ×5
    23. SprinterSprinter
    24. Wind ×4
    25. SprinterSprinter
    26. Wind ×6
    27. ButlerButler
    28. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    29. Geothermal PowerplantGeodone 9:35
    30. Wind ×9
    31. Energy storage
    32. Wind ×4
    33. ButlerButler
    34. Wind ×14
    35. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    36. ButlerButler
    37. Wind ×6
    38. Converter
    39. Wind ×4
    40. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    41. ButlerButler
    42. Wind ×4
    43. Converter
    44. Wind ×8
    45. ButlerButler
    46. Wind ×2
    47. Converter ×2
    48. Wind ×3
    49. Advanced Geothermal PowerplantAdvanced Geothermal Powerplantdone 12:53
    50. Wind ×5
    51. Converter
    52. Wind ×2
    53. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    54. Converter
    55. Wind ×7
    56. Converter
    57. Wind
    58. Converter
    59. Wind ×8
    60. Converter
    61. Wind ×8
    62. Converter ×2
    63. Wind ×7
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×6
    66. Converter
    67. Wind ×3
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×6
    70. Converter
    71. Wind ×7
    72. Converter ×2
    73. ValiantValiant
    74. Wind
    75. Converter
    76. Wind ×3
    77. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    78. Wind
    79. ValiantValiant
    80. Wind ×3
    81. Converter
    82. ValiantValiant
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Wind
    86. ValiantValiant
    87. Wind ×3
    88. Converter
    89. Wind
    90. ValiantValiant
    91. Converter
    92. Wind ×3
    93. ValiantValiant
    94. Converter
    95. Wind ×4
    96. ValiantValiant
    97. Converter
    98. Wind ×2
    99. ValiantValiant
    100. Wind ×2
    101. Converter
    102. Wind
    103. ValiantValiant
    104. Wind
    105. Converter
    106. Wind
    107. Converter
    108. Wind ×2
    109. ValiantValiant
    110. Wind ×2
    111. Con turret
    112. Converter
    113. Wind
    114. ValiantValiant
    115. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    116. Wind ×3
    117. ValiantValiant
    118. Wind
    119. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    120. Converter
    121. Wind ×4
    122. Converter
    123. Wind ×2
    124. Metal storage
    125. Wind
    126. Converter
    127. Wind ×2
    128. Con turret
    129. Wind
    130. Converter
    131. Wind ×4
    132. Converter
    133. Wind ×5
    134. Converter
    135. Wind ×2
    136. Converter
    137. Wind ×3
    138. Con turret
    139. Wind ×2
    140. Converter
    141. Wind
    142. Converter
    143. Wind ×2
    144. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    145. Con turret
    146. Wind ×4
    147. Hardened Metal Storage
    148. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    149. Wind
    150. Converter
    151. Wind
    152. Converter
    153. NighthawkNighthawk
    154. Wind ×6
    155. Converter
    156. Con turret
    157. Converter
    158. Wind
    159. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    160. Wind ×2
    161. NighthawkNighthawk
    162. Wind ×5
    163. Converter
    164. Wind
    165. Converter
    166. Wind ×2
    167. NighthawkNighthawk
    168. Wind ×5
    169. Converter
    170. Wind ×2
    171. Converter
    172. Wind
    173. NighthawkNighthawk
    174. Wind ×6
    175. Converter
    176. Wind
    177. Converter
    178. NighthawkNighthawk
    179. Wind
    180. Con turret
    181. Wind ×4
    182. Con turret
    183. Wind
    184. Converter
    185. Wind
    186. Experimental GantryExperimental Gantrynot finished by 15:00
    187. Converter
    188. Wind
    189. Con turret
    190. Wind
    191. NighthawkNighthawk
    192. Wind ×2
    193. Con turret
    194. Wind ×3
    195. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    196. Converter
    197. Wind
    198. NighthawkNighthawk
    199. Con turret
    200. Converter
    201. Wind ×6
    202. NighthawkNighthawk
    203. Converter
    204. Wind ×2
    205. Converter
    206. Wind ×3
    207. NighthawkNighthawk
    208. Wind ×2
    209. RattlesnakeRattlesnake

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is [UNN]Prime's (37 OS, 25/08/2026); 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

[UNN]Prime

37.5 OS · 25/08/2026

Open source match ↗

141 received units · includes a constructor
1705 metal received · 75406 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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