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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 ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:09 · 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. LazarusLazarus
    2. Wind ×2
    3. LazarusLazarus
    4. Wind ×2
    5. Construction BotCon bot
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Construction BotCon bot
    8. Energy storage
    9. Con turret
    10. Construction BotCon botfor Pond
    11. Mex
    12. Wind ×5
    13. Con turret
    14. Wind
    15. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:05 · 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 · 10 steps
    1. Wind
    2. Con turret
    3. Wind ×2
    4. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo
    5. GunslingerGunslingerfor Ponddone 4:31
    6. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mexdone 4:52 · typical 5:14
    7. Wind
    8. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    9. Wind
    10. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
  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 · 26 steps
    1. Wind
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Wind ×2
    6. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Geo sea
    7. ButlerButler
    8. Wind
    9. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    10. Wind
    11. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    12. ButlerButler ×2for Pond
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Pond
    14. ButlerButler ×2
    15. Wind
    16. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    17. Wind ×3
    18. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    19. Wind ×5
    20. ButlerButler
    21. Wind ×2
    22. ButlerButler
    23. Wind ×11
    24. T2 converter
    25. Wind ×8
    26. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 10:37 · 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 · 146 steps
    1. Wind ×8
    2. ButlerButler
    3. Wind ×3
    4. Con turret
    5. Wind
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Wind ×21
    8. Converter
    9. Wind ×10
    10. Converter
    11. Wind ×6
    12. T2 converter
    13. Wind ×4
    14. Converter
    15. Wind ×10
    16. Converter
    17. Con turret
    18. Wind ×6
    19. Con turret
    20. Wind ×3
    21. Con turret
    22. Wind ×2
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Con turret
    26. Wind ×2
    27. Con turret
    28. Wind ×3
    29. Con turret
    30. Wind
    31. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    32. Wind
    33. Con turret
    34. Wind
    35. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    36. Converter
    37. Wind ×2
    38. Fortification WallFortification Wall
    39. Wind
    40. T2 converter
    41. Wind ×7
    42. Converter
    43. Wind ×6
    44. T2 converter
    45. Wind ×4
    46. Con turret
    47. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labnot finished by 15:00
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind
    53. Con turret
    54. Wind ×7
    55. Con turret
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Con turret
    59. Wind
    60. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:48
    61. Radar TowerRadar Tower
    62. Wind ×7
    63. Bot LabBot Labdone 13:30
    64. Wind ×3
    65. Converter
    66. Wind ×9
    67. Converter
    68. Wind ×9
    69. TickTick
    70. Converter
    71. Wind
    72. TickTick
    73. Wind
    74. TickTick
    75. Wind
    76. TickTick ×2
    77. Wind ×2
    78. TickTick ×2
    79. Wind
    80. TickTick ×2
    81. Wind
    82. TickTick
    83. Wind
    84. TickTick
    85. Wind
    86. RattlesnakeRattlesnake
    87. TickTick ×2
    88. Wind
    89. TickTick
    90. Converter
    91. Wind
    92. TickTick
    93. Wind
    94. TickTick ×2
    95. Wind
    96. TickTick
    97. Wind
    98. TickTick
    99. Wind
    100. TickTick ×2
    101. Wind
    102. TickTick
    103. Wind
    104. TickTick
    105. Wind
    106. TickTick ×2
    107. Wind
    108. TickTick
    109. Converter
    110. Wind
    111. TickTick
    112. Wind
    113. TickTick ×2
    114. Wind
    115. TickTick ×2
    116. Wind ×2
    117. TickTick
    118. Converter
    119. TickTick ×2
    120. Wind
    121. Converter
    122. TickTick
    123. Wind
    124. TickTick
    125. Wind
    126. TickTick ×2
    127. Wind
    128. TracerTracer
    129. TickTick
    130. Wind
    131. TickTick
    132. Wind
    133. TickTick ×2
    134. Wind
    135. TickTick ×2
    136. Wind ×2
    137. TickTick
    138. Con turret
    139. TickTick
    140. Wind ×3
    141. Con turret ×2
    142. Wind
    143. Con turret
    144. Wind ×2
    145. Con turret
    146. Wind ×3

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is RogShotz's (40 OS, 03/08/2026); 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

RogShotz

39.9 OS · 03/08/2026

Open source match ↗

5 received units
2810 metal received · 53866 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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