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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is KOT_'s (40 OS, 06/10/2026); 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

KOT_

39.8 OS · 06/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
2793 metal received · 151474 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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