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

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Zippo9's (37 OS, 02/10/2026); 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

Zippo9

37.2 OS · 02/10/2026

Open source match ↗

2 received units
1806 metal received · 41233 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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