Take Catwalk before going Mid to B
1Secure Catwalk before committing Mid to B so the Mid rotator is pulled toward A.
Starter Guide
An initial plan an IGL can use on the first gun round.
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- Guard Upper Tunnels aggression, help the Lower player secure Lower Tunnels, then return attention to the Upper gap (1:20:31).
- Apply B pressure with a lurk smoke plus supporting flashes or mollies; repeated pressure can condition a later contact or split (1:21:42).
- During a B rush, use spawn order to assign the anti-rush flash, entry, extinguish and trade, support flashes, and B Doors smoke (1:25:25).
- Secure Lower Tunnels early, with the Upper player helping make the clear tradable (1:11:30).
- Synchronize with the Mid and Catwalk group and provide the flash or molly that removes the close Short threat (9:13).
- Adapt the Lower clear to CT timing, economy, and teammate support; when isolated against likely aggression, hold outside tunnels rather than forcing the clear (1:11:30).
- Know the Mid doors re-smoke, close Mid doors molly, Mid lurk smoke, and Short pop flash (1:15:11).
- Secure Mid behind a Mid doors smoke and anti-aggression flashes, then scale toward Catwalk with Lower support (1:08:22).
- Use Mid and Catwalk pressure to preserve both A and B threats and force the CT rotator to reveal or change position (9:51).
- On a B split, provide the CT smoke and entry flash, clear Window through trades, and expose only one defensive angle at a time; the last Mid player may hold a rotation timing from CT spawn or Mid (1:22:47).
- Convert favorable Long spawns into an immediate contest; best-spawn players entry and trade while support players throw utility (55:50).
- Layer a corner smoke and timed flashes so entries can clear Long doors, Blue box, and Pit without taking isolated fights (58:52).
- Once Long is secured, hold the control rather than rushing; deny CT information, prepare Cross, Short, and Car utility, or transition through Pit into an A contact (1:01:22).
- A Long defaulter may leave to support Mid, but must call the resulting Long gap and CT-push risk (0:48).
- At Suicide and Mid, seek the cross wallbang or AWP duel, optionally use a teammate boost, then reset with utility for Mid (1:06:03).
- After Long control, move into Pit for A-site picks and cover the team's Long contact; teammates should flash the crossing move when it is exposed (1:01:58).
Dust 2 rewards a T side that uses favorable Long spawns and Catwalk pressure to force a decision from the Mid-to-B player.
- Take Long when favorable spawns put the team ahead of the CT arrival.
- Use Catwalk pressure to force the Mid-to-B player to choose between reinforcing A and holding B.
- Commit to B when CTs are invested at Long or Mid, or when B is defended by one player.
- Choose Mid-to-B against a slow rotation, Catwalk against a weak A, and Long when CTs are playing Catwalk.
Take Mid before executing A
2Secure Mid control before the A execute so the Mid rotator is pulled toward B.
Punish the Long Doors flank
3When the team goes Mid to B, hold Long Doors until you punish the flank once, then ignore it for the next two or three rounds.
Plant for Long Plat
4When space allows, plant for Long Plat and keep Long control for the post-plant.
Flash a suspected Cat boost
5If you suspect an AWP or another CT is boosted on Cat, throw the Cat flash from Lower Tunnels before taking the early fight.
Support A Short from Lower Tunnels
6As the Lower Tunnels player, anticipate when the team needs the A Short flash.
Flash above Car on the Long run-up
7When the team runs up Long toward A Site, throw flashes high above Car.
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Mid Doors smoke
SmokeBlocks the CT view through Mid Doors so T Spawn crosses do not feed early damage.
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Cat molotov
MollyBurns the Catwalk pocket so the Short group can scale without clearing the close angle dry.
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A Short flash
FlashFlashes the Short fight from Lower Tunnels so Catwalk players can scale without taking the first duel dry.
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Cat flash from Lower Tunnels
FlashPops over Cat from Lower Tunnels so the Catwalk pack can scale through the Short fight behind a support flash.
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Short molotov
MollyBurns the Short corner so Catwalk players can clear forward before CTs settle into the A-site crossfire.
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Blocks the CT view through Mid Doors so T Spawn crosses do not feed early damage.
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Burns the Catwalk pocket so the Short group can scale without clearing the close angle dry.
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Blocks the CT Spawn cross so Long players can scale into A site or plant with less exposure.
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Flashes the Short fight from Lower Tunnels so Catwalk players can scale without taking the first duel dry.
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Cuts CT Spawn so A hits can cross and plant without fighting the full rotation lane.
Cuts the B Doors/CT angle so Tunnel players can fight site and window without being split by CT Spawn.
Pops from Taxi so the Long pack can burst through Long Doors without giving Corner the first clean duel.
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Flashes A Long Corner from Taxi so the Long pack can pop through Doors behind the flash.
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Blocks the left Middle sightline so the Mid pack can take space without giving CTs the first clean fight.
Pops over Cat from Lower Tunnels so the Catwalk pack can scale through the Short fight behind a support flash.
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Smokes the Short lane so Catwalk players can scale without giving the A player every early angle.
Covers the close A Short ledge angle so the Cat pack can scale into the Avangar wall.
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Burns the Short corner so Catwalk players can clear forward before CTs settle into the A-site crossfire.
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Cuts the first Long Corner fight so Ts can leave Long Doors without dry-swinging the corner player.
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Burns the Long Car anchor out of the strongest anti-Long position before the pack crosses.
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Blocks the window rotator so B Tunnel players can clear site before the CT side stabilizes.
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Pushes the CT away from playing underneath Window so the Mid-to-B split can pressure the site before the close defender settles.
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Pops over B from Tunnels so the entry pair can swing site before the anchors reset their crossfire.
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12 situational utilities are tucked away until needed.
Stack two players at Top Mid with both backs against the rear wall, leaving a clear gap on their left (viewer right). The boosted player can hold the narrow Mid Doors angle.
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- Long / Short A SplitPinch A from both lanes once Short or Long has converted.
- Avangar ExecuteUse the Short wall to stage a tighter A-site finish.
- B RushUse the B smoke pair for a direct Upper Tunnels finish.
- B Tunnels ExecuteFinish directly through Tunnels when B is isolated.
- Mid-to-B SplitTurn mid control into the B split before rotations settle.