Mid fight: activate A
1When Middle confirms multiple CTs fighting the first timing, have the IGL activate Ramp and Palace while Middle occupies the rotation.
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An initial plan an IGL can use on the first gun round.
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- Own the Mid read: coordinate the Window smoke, flashes, and Top mid/Underpass timing before calling the finish.
- Count the CT response, then keep pressure on the rotation while the extremities activate the weaker site.
- Hold Ramp or Palace quietly, drop the smoke to Middle, and report A aggression without revealing the lurk.
- When Middle confirms the finish, activate with the A pack and hunt the isolated site defender or rotation.
- Hold Apps for pushes and the B Anchor's jump-spot while Middle tests the CT setup.
- On a B split, call the Apps contact and enter with Catwalk so the anchor cannot isolate either lane.
- Fill the lane opened by the call: pair Underpass with Top mid, reinforce Apps, or become the quiet A-side lurk.
- After the split begins, hold the first Window, Short, or Connector rotation instead of chasing the entry pack.
- Slot into the called default, name the specific pick, and preserve the Mid or extremity pressure around it.
- Before moving posts, assign a rifle to inherit the vacated lane so the default keeps every live read.
Use Mid to reveal whether CTs chose Mid or A, then keep enough shape to split the site their rotation leaves thin.
- Start with Mid utility and quiet extremity presence; read committed CT bodies and utility before choosing the finish.
- If CTs answer first-timing Mid pressure with numbers, activate A; if Mid stays quiet, regroup into a late B split.
- On the second timing, send Top mid and Underpass together behind flashes so CTs cannot isolate either route.
- Keep B conditional: split from Catwalk when A or Mid holds slow the rotation, and reserve an Apps pop for a clear punish.
Quiet Mid: reset for the B split
2When Middle sees no CT cross or response, have the IGL cancel A, regroup through Mid, and send Catwalk with Apps against the slow B rotation.
Second timing: pair Top mid and Underpass
3When the opening utility fades and the IGL calls the Mid take, have Top mid and Underpass swing together behind flashes so neither route is isolated.
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Mid Window smoke
SmokeBlocks the CT AWP's strongest early Mid sightline so Top Mid players can scale.
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Top Mid smoke
SmokeLands in Top Mid so the Mid pair can cross out without giving Window, Connector, or Catwalk a clean opening timing.
Connector molotov
MollyBurns the Connector player out of the first Mid fight so Top Mid and Underpass can pressure together.
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Default flash
FlashPops over the Mid default pressure point so Top Mid can keep scaling after the first smoke lands.
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Blocks the CT AWP's strongest early Mid sightline so Top Mid players can scale.
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Blocks the top Connector fight so the Mid pack can scale without giving the Connector defender a clean angle.
Burns the Connector player out of the first Mid fight so Top Mid and Underpass can pressure together.
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Pops for the Top Mid pack so the Connector defender cannot cleanly fight the first Mid progression.
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Cuts the Stairs player out of the A hit so Ramp and Palace can clear site before fighting Jungle.
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Cuts the Jungle player out of the A hit so Ramp and Palace can clear site before fighting rotators.
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Blocks the Market Window rotator so B Apps players can isolate site and Bench.
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Lands deeper in Jungle to push the Connector/Jungle rotator farther away from the A split timing.
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Cuts the Connector player out of the first Mid fight and makes Cat pressure safer.
Pops over the Mid default pressure point so Top Mid can keep scaling after the first smoke lands.
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Burns the Window room re-peek during Mid control so Top Mid can keep pressure after the smoke blooms.
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Clears the Ladder player during Mid control so CTs cannot swing from Window room.
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Flashes Window and nearby Mid defenders while Ts scale behind the Window smoke.
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Blocks Catwalk vision so B Apartments players can explode or Mid players can split B.
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Burns the Shadow/Under Balcony pocket so the first A player does not miss a tucked anchor.
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Pushes a Triple defender out of cover and denies a stable crossfire with Ticket.
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Blocks the right Market Arch sightline so B Apartments players can isolate site and Van.
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Flashes over B Site for the Apartments entry path without forcing a dry first contact.
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- A ExecuteCut off Jungle and Stairs, clear Under Balcony and Triple, then flash onto A.
- A Connector SplitSplit A behind CT A and Deep Jungle smokes, clear Triple, and flash the site.
- B Cat SplitUse the Short and both Market smokes with the Bench molotov and B Site flash.
- B Apps PopPop from Apartments with both Market smokes, Bench and Van mollies, and the B Site flash.