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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

Early 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

0:03Open mex and wind as standard tech eco rush.
1:12Build bot lab quickly to keep pace with normal tech timeline.
4:21Finish Advanced Bot Lab on the usual fast tech schedule.
8:52Start Rattlesnake pop-up defence far earlier than tech norm.
10:53+Layer anti-nuke and Basilica as the defensive line matures.

Phase by phase

TYPICAL OF ITS 23 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH

10:00
21:00
33:23
45:00
58:52

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
Up to the Bot Lab
0:00 – 1:00
Economy
- 3Mex
- 4Wind
Order
1. Bot Lab ~1:00after 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. 0:03Mex ×3
2. 0:34Wind ×4
3. 0:59Bot Labdone 1:16 · typical 1:16
2
Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab
1:00 – 3:23
Economy
- 1Mex
- 8Wind
- 1Energy storage
Order
1. Advanced Bot Lab ~3:23after 4 mex, 11 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:21, middle half 4:08–4:34
Builders
- 3 Con turret
- 2 Lazarus
- 2 Con bot
- 1 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 · 21 steps
1. 1:16Wind
2. 1:16Con bot ×2
3. 1:36Lazarus
4. 1:37Wind
5. 1:40Con turret
6. 1:44Wind
7. 1:49Lazarus
8. 1:54Wind
9. 1:59Mex
10. 2:01Wind ×3
11. 2:22Con turret
12. 2:26Wind ×2
13. 2:40Con turret
14. 2:43Wind ×5
15. 2:57Energy storage
16. 3:00Wind
17. 3:03Converter
18. 3:05Wind ×2
19. 3:12Converter
20. 3:13Wind ×5
21. 3:31Advanced Bot Labdone 4:07 · typical 4:21
3
Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00
3:23 – 5:00
Economy
- 2Wind
Builders
- 1 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. 4:08T2 con botfor Geo
2. 4:20T2 mex ×3done 4:45 · typical 5:14
3. 4:45T2 con botfor Air
4
5:00 to Early defence
5:00 – 8:52
Economy
- 21Wind
- 3Converter+2 vs standard
Order
1. Early defence ~8:52after 4 mex, 39 wind, 6 converterdone ~11:17, middle half 10:00–12:04
Builders
- 4 Butler
- 3 T2 con bot for allies
- 1 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 · 22 steps
1. 5:42Wind
2. 5:45T2 con bot
3. 5:47Wind ×2
4. 5:59Butler
5. 6:00Wind ×2
6. 6:03Converter
7. 6:04Wind
8. 6:04Converter
9. 6:16Wind ×5
10. 6:23Butler
11. 6:29Wind
12. 6:30Butler
13. 6:32Wind
14. 6:34T2 mex
15. 6:38Wind ×13
16. 7:09Butler
17. 7:09Wind ×2
18. 7:15T2 con botfor Pond
19. 7:18Wind ×6
20. 7:29T2 con botfor Geo sea
21. 7:30Wind
22. 7:33Rattlesnakedone 9:48 · typical 11:17
5
Early defence to 15:00
8:52 – 15:00
Economy
- 117Wind
- 22Converter−17 vs standard
Order
1. Fusion ~12:41after 155 wind, 26 converter, 9 con turretin 57% of games
Builders
- 6 Con turret −2 vs standard
- 2 Butler −3 vs standard
- 1 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 · 164 steps
1. 7:34Wind ×3
2. 7:40T2 con botfor Beach sea
3. 7:43Wind
4. 7:44Converter
5. 7:52Butler
6. 7:53Converter
7. 7:54Wind
8. 7:59Butler
9. 7:59Wind
10. 8:01Converter
11. 8:05Butler
12. 8:07Wind
13. 8:08Converter
14. 8:12Butler
15. 8:14Converter
16. 8:14Wind
17. 8:19Butler
18. 8:21Converter
19. 8:22Wind ×2
20. 8:27Butler
21. 8:28Converter
22. 8:28Wind ×3
23. 8:35Converter
24. 8:35Butler
25. 8:35Wind
26. 8:36T2 con bot
27. 8:38Wind ×2
28. 8:42Converter
29. 8:44Wind ×2
30. 8:48Converter
31. 8:52Metal storage
32. 8:53Wind ×3
33. 8:56Converter
34. 8:56Wind ×2
35. 9:02Converter
36. 9:07Wind ×3
37. 9:09Converter
38. 9:09Wind ×2
39. 9:15Converter
40. 9:16Con turret
41. 9:19Wind ×3
42. 9:20Converter
43. 9:21Wind ×2
44. 9:28Converter
45. 9:28Fusiondone 11:06
46. 9:30Wind ×5
47. 9:34Con turret
48. 9:36Converter
49. 9:42Con turret
50. 9:42Wind ×3
51. 9:44Converter
52. 9:45Wind ×2
53. 9:49Basilicadone 14:10
54. 9:50Con turret
55. 9:51Converter
56. 9:55Wind ×5
57. 9:58Converter
58. 9:59Con turret
59. 10:05Converter
60. 10:06Con turret
61. 10:07Wind ×5
62. 10:11Converter ×2
63. 10:17Con turret
64. 10:19Wind ×4
65. 10:21Converter
66. 10:22Wind
67. 10:27Converter ×2
68. 10:33Wind ×5
69. 10:40Converter ×2
70. 10:50Wind ×5
71. 10:57Converter
72. 11:01Wind
73. 11:03Fusion
74. 11:04Converter
75. 11:05Wind ×3
76. 11:13Converter
77. 11:16Wind ×2
78. 11:20Converter
79. 11:22Wind ×2
80. 11:27Converter
81. 11:33Wind
82. 11:33Anti-nukedone 13:24
83. 11:33Converter
84. 11:34Wind ×4
85. 11:42Converter
86. 11:47Wind
87. 11:50Converter
88. 11:50Wind ×5
89. 11:58Converter
90. 11:58Wind
91. 12:05Converter
92. 12:05Wind ×4
93. 12:13Radar Tower
94. 12:13Converter
95. 12:14Wind ×3
96. 12:21Converter
97. 12:21Wind ×3
98. 12:27Converter
99. 12:31Wind ×2
100. 12:34Converter
101. 12:34Wind ×6
102. 12:43Converter
103. 12:43Wind ×6
104. 12:50Converter
105. 12:50Wind ×3
106. 12:57Converter
107. 12:57Wind ×7
108. 13:04Converter
109. 13:09Wind ×3
110. 13:11Converter
111. 13:12Wind ×5
112. 13:19Converter
113. 13:22Wind ×2
114. 13:26Converter
115. 13:27Wind
116. 13:27Aircraft Plantdone 13:43
117. 13:27Wind ×4
118. 13:32Converter
119. 13:32Wind ×2
120. 13:40Converter
121. 13:41Wind ×3
122. 13:43Con aircraft
123. 13:45Wind ×3
124. 13:47Con aircraft
125. 13:48Wind
126. 13:49Converter
127. 13:51Con aircraft
128. 13:54Wind ×3
129. 13:55Con aircraft
130. 13:55Wind
131. 13:56Converter
132. 13:57Wind ×2
133. 13:59Con aircraft
134. 14:00Wind
135. 14:02Converter
136. 14:02Wind ×5
137. 14:09Converter
138. 14:09Wind ×2
139. 14:11Basilica
140. 14:12Wind ×6
141. 14:15Con turret
142. 14:15Wind ×3
143. 14:17Converter
144. 14:17Wind ×9
145. 14:22Converter
146. 14:22Wind ×4
147. 14:24Converter
148. 14:25Wind ×8
149. 14:30Converter ×2
150. 14:32Wind ×10
151. 14:37Converter
152. 14:37Wind ×4
153. 14:40Energy storage
154. 14:40Wind
155. 14:42Converter
156. 14:43Wind ×2
157. 14:44Energy storage
158. 14:45Wind
159. 14:45Converter
160. 14:45Wind ×6
161. 14:51Converter ×2
162. 14:53Wind ×2
163. 14:55Advanced Radar Tower
164. 14:55Wind ×8

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is _X_'s (47 OS, 21/09/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 83% of games
5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Geofirst at 5:01 · in 100% of games
2 Sniper bot to Pondfirst at 5:36 · in 30% of games
3 Butler to Beach sea or Geo seafirst at 8:17 · in 52% of games

You get

1–2 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

By	Metal produced: This build	Metal produced: Standard tech	Enemy metal destroyed: This build	Enemy metal destroyed: Standard tech	Own metal lost: This build	Own metal lost: Standard tech
1:00	383	383	0	0	0	0
2:00	916	915	0	0	0	0
3:00	1571	1635	0	0	0	0
4:00	2981	3148	0	0	0	0
5:00	4937	4863	0	0	0	0
6:00	5976	5807	0	0	0	0
7:00	7471	7220	0	0	0	0
8:00	9253	9061	0	0	0	0
9:00	11613	11247	0	0	0	0
10:00	14056	13553	0	0	0	0
11:00	16827	16342	21	0	0	0
12:00	19521	19850	31	0	0	0
13:00	22861	23644	62	0	0	0
14:00	26778	27360	134	125	74	130
15:00	29127	31473	601	385	190	260

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

_X_

46.9 OS · 21/09/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1836 metal received · 41875 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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Rattlesnake defence

Phase by phase

Up to the Bot Lab

Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

5:00 to Early defence

Early defence to 15:00

Team trades

You hand over

You get

How it plays out

Metal produced

Enemy metal destroyed

Own metal lost

_X_

Typical milestones

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