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Rattlesnake defence

Armada Tech (Eco) build order · Supreme Isthmus

The Tech player fields early Rattlesnake pop-up artillery from around 8:39 to hold and push the middle, well ahead of the norm, before transitioning to typical Citadel/Umbrella defence.

Usually first T2 con to Geo (77%)

#artillery #defence #t2 · 30 distinct matches · 17 players · 2% of Armada Tech games · team won 53% of 30 · Recently observed

THE CATCH, AND WHAT COMES WITH IT
  • RattlesnakeEarly defence from 8:39 · 2% of role by thenOnly 2% of Tech games have it by then; others who build it get it around 11:07

Where those units first fight, in 18 games with kill data: in the middle 100%.

Those units destroy a typical 113 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 30 GAMES · AGAINST STANDARD TECH
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
PLAY THE OPENING

Follow the example game's first 9:39 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 1:09–1:24

    By 0:59 in all: 3 mex · 4 wind

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Mex ×3
    2. Wind ×3
    3. Bot LabBot Labdone 1:08 · typical 1:16
  2. 2

    Bot Lab to Advanced Bot Lab

    Economy
    • Metal Extractor1Mex
    • Wind Turbine9Wind
    • Energy Storage1Energy storage
    Order
    1. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Lab after 4 mex, 12 wind, 3 con turretdone ~4:21, middle half 4:07–4:33
    Builders
    • Construction Turret3 Con turret
    • Lazarus2 Lazarus
    • Construction Bot2 Con bot
    • Construction Bot1 Con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (47%)

    By 3:23 in all: 4 mex · 12 wind · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 19 steps
    1. Construction BotCon bot
    2. Wind
    3. Con turret
    4. Wind
    5. LazarusLazarus
    6. Construction BotCon botfor Air
    7. Mex
    8. TickTick ×4for Pond
    9. LazarusLazarus
    10. Mex
    11. LazarusLazarus
    12. Wind ×3
    13. Energy storage
    14. Wind ×4
    15. Energy storage
    16. Con turret ×2
    17. Wind
    18. Converter
    19. Advanced Bot LabAdvanced Bot Labdone 4:32 · typical 4:21
  3. 3

    Advanced Bot Lab to 5:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine3Wind
    Builders
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot for allies

    Some games also: converter (37%)

    By 5:00 in all: 4 mex · 17 wind · 2 converter · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Converter ×3
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con botfor Air
    3. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex ×2done 5:41 · typical 5:16
  4. 4

    5:00 to Early defence

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine17Wind
    • Energy Converter3Converter+3 vs standard
    Order
    1. RattlesnakeEarly defence after 4 mex, 36 wind, 6 converterdone ~11:10, middle half 9:51–11:57
    Builders
    • Butler4 Butler
    • Advanced Construction Bot2 T2 con bot for allies
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: Butler for allies (37%) · con turret (30%)

    By 8:34 in all: 4 mex · 36 wind · 6 converter (standard 4) · 1 energy storage · 3 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 3 steps
    1. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    2. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot ×4for Pond
    3. RattlesnakeRattlesnakedone 10:21 · typical 11:10
  5. 5

    Early defence to 15:00

    Economy
    • Wind Turbine133Wind
    • Energy Converter34Converter
    • Metal Storage1Metal storage
    Order
    1. Fusion ReactorFusion after 134 wind, 20 converter, 9 con turretin 50% of games
    Builders
    • Construction Turret7 Con turret
    • Butler3 Butler −3 vs standard
    • Advanced Construction Bot1 T2 con bot

    Some games also: fusion (50%) · T2 con bot for allies (47%) · Rattlesnake (37%) · T2 converter (33%) · anti-nuke (30%)

    By 15:00 in all: 4 mex · 196 wind · 43 converter · 1 energy storage · 1 metal storage · 10 con turret

    The example game in this phase · 109 steps
    1. Con turret
    2. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    3. Con turret
    4. ButlerButler
    5. Metal storage
    6. ButlerButler
    7. Advanced Metal ExtractorT2 mex
    8. Converter ×4
    9. Wind ×2
    10. Con turret
    11. GunslingerGunslingerdone 10:11
    12. Wind ×11
    13. Advanced Construction BotT2 con bot
    14. Con turret
    15. Wind
    16. Con turret
    17. Wind
    18. Con turret
    19. Converter
    20. Wind
    21. Converter ×3
    22. Wind
    23. Converter
    24. Wind
    25. Con turret ×2
    26. Converter
    27. Wind
    28. Converter
    29. Wind ×11
    30. Con turret
    31. CitadelAnti-nukedone 13:26
    32. Con turret ×2
    33. Aircraft PlantAircraft Plantdone 12:03
    34. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    35. StorkLight transport
    36. ButlerButler
    37. StorkLight transport ×2
    38. ButlerButler ×2
    39. Wind ×5
    40. Con turret
    41. Wind
    42. Con turret
    43. Wind
    44. Con turret
    45. Converter
    46. Wind
    47. Construction AircraftCon aircraft
    48. Wind
    49. Converter
    50. Wind ×2
    51. Con turret
    52. Wind
    53. Converter
    54. Wind
    55. Sneaky PeteSneaky Pete
    56. Wind ×2
    57. Converter
    58. Wind
    59. Con turret
    60. Wind
    61. Fusion ReactorFusiondone 13:57
    62. Con turret
    63. Wind
    64. Converter
    65. Wind ×2
    66. ShipyardShipyarddone 13:51
    67. Wind
    68. Converter
    69. Wind ×3
    70. CorsairDestroyerdone 14:07
    71. Wind
    72. Converter
    73. Con turret
    74. Wind ×3
    75. Converter
    76. Wind
    77. CorsairDestroyer
    78. Con turret
    79. Wind ×2
    80. Converter
    81. Wind
    82. Con turret ×2
    83. Wind ×2
    84. Converter
    85. Con turret
    86. Wind ×3
    87. Con turret
    88. EelSubmarinedone 14:41
    89. Converter
    90. Wind
    91. Con turret
    92. Wind
    93. Con turret
    94. EelSubmarine
    95. Wind
    96. Con turret
    97. AnemoneAnemone
    98. Wind
    99. Converter
    100. Con turret
    101. Wind
    102. Con turret
    103. EelSubmarine
    104. Wind
    105. Con turret
    106. Wind
    107. GauntletGauntletnot finished by 15:00
    108. Converter
    109. Wind

Counts are medians over the build's games: half of them build more, half fewer. The example game is Amrissa's (35 OS, 13/08/2026); pick another.

Team trades

IN AT LEAST 30% OF ITS GAMES

You hand over

  • Construction Bot1 Con bot to Airfirst at 2:24 · in 77% of games
  • Advanced Construction Bot5 T2 con bot to Air or Geo sea or Pondfirst at 5:00 · in 100% of games
  • Butler3 Butler to Beach sea or Geo sea or Geofirst at 8:05 · in 47% of games

You get

  • Hercules1–2 Light transport from Airfirst at 4:07 · in 80% 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

05001k1.5k
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

Own metal lost

0100200300
0:005:0010:0015:00

metal

30 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
3:00159416410000
4:00315631510000
5:00498048660000
6:00600658080000
7:00752672320000
8:00933790790000
9:0011778112490000
10:0014251135810000
11:00170711641647000
12:002018120006153000
13:002435823808575000
14:0028130275565858899104
15:0033395316361053319160204
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

Amrissa

35.5 OS · 13/08/2026

Open source match ↗

1 received units
1136 metal received · 171699 energy received

Allied construction assistance is unknown. Timings are observations, not a promise of solo reproducibility.

Typical milestones

Bot Lab1:16Middle 50%: 1:09–1:24 · n=30
Advanced Bot Lab4:21Middle 50%: 4:07–4:33 · n=30
Advanced Metal Extractor5:16Middle 50%: 4:59–5:39 · n=30
Rattlesnake11:10Middle 50%: 9:51–11:57 · n=27

Played most by

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