Wait out the opening delay
1When the CTs spend an early smoke-and-molly layer on the called lane, have the IGL hold the pack and preserve the finish utility until the delay fades.
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An initial plan an IGL can use on the first gun round.
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AWP
- Work Banana as a pair; clear one of Logs or Broom and trade the remaining side before taking Car.
- Track the CT utility layer, hold the lane while it fades, and report when the spend exposes a heavy B setup.
- Keep Halls tied to Brackets pressure so the A anchor must split attention instead of isolating the lurk.
- If the team cannot establish Brackets or Car, return through Boiler and help take Mid instead of waiting in Halls.
- Pressure Second Mid, then take Mid with the Brackets pack after the CT smoke fades; do not force the lane alone.
- Once Brackets is won, hold the Arch and Short response so the IGL can read the rotation before choosing the finish.
- Start from Ramp as the flex, then become the second body for whichever Banana or Mid pair needs support.
- Carry the saved flash or rifle into the chosen lane before the team converts control; do not remain on the opening post.
- Use Ramp as a passive opening post, then support Banana or Mid with a pick or flash while the default develops.
- If the CTs offer no early fight, leave the post or rifle so the AWP does not delay the control pair or finish.
Inferno T side uses Banana, Brackets, and Apartments to expose the CT utility and rotation before committing to the thinner site.
- Read how much the CTs commit to Banana; take Car when the lane is light, and shift the pack toward Brackets when the full B package appears.
- Take Brackets to force a reflash or third A defender, then hold the space long enough to read the response before choosing a finish.
- Let early CT smokes and mollies expire, preserving the utility that opens the final fight instead of forcing through the first delay layer.
- Keep Apartments connected to Mid pressure; if Brackets stalls, bring that lurker back through Boiler so the team can rebuild the take.
Heavy Banana shifts the pack
2When the Banana pair reports a full CT take or extra B utility, have the IGL move the pack toward Brackets while Banana keeps presence so the B rotation stays occupied.
Hold the Brackets reaction
3When Brackets is secured, have Boiler and the AWP hold Short and Arch while the IGL reads the reflash or third A defender before choosing the site.
Use Car to drain B utility
4When Car is secured, have the Banana pair show B pressure and wait through the defender block so the IGL knows which site utility remains.
Return the isolated Apartments lurk
5When Brackets and Car are both stalled, have the Apartments player return through Boiler and help retake Mid so the team is not waiting on an isolated lurk.
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Molly
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Bedroom molly
MollyBurns the close Bedroom pocket during the Apartments default.
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Removes the strongest B-site crossfire so the entry pack can clear first oranges and default.
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Forces the tucked B anchor out of New Box before the site players cross the fountain lane.
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Burns the close Banana pocket so the entry pair can take Car without a tucked CT surviving behind utility.
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Blocks the long-side rifle and AWP angle so T side can leave Top Mid without dry swinging the lane.
Pushes the Pit player out of the round-winning A-site anchor spot before the short wrap commits.
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Pops over Top Mid so the mid pack can clear the first rifle angle before taking space.
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Pops over Top Banana so the Banana pair can take Car without dry swinging the close hold.
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Cuts the lower Banana lane from CT Spawn so the B setup can delay the first Banana crunch.
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Flashes Top Banana from CT B so the B pair can contest Car without giving the first fight away.
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Pops into the B-site lane so Banana players can pressure through the execute smokes.
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Forces the Coffins player out before B entries expose themselves to the site crossfire.
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Cuts the deep A rotator so the site pack can clear Pit and Default before Library re-peeks.
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Blocks the Arch rotation during A pressure so Long and Short players can scale without fighting two lanes.
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Supports the late A hit from Top Mid after the short and long smokes split defender attention.
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