Noisy Mid setup: clear and leave
1When the Mid setup reveals itself with smoke, molly, or multiple flashes, have the Mid trio clear the space and leave for the sites before Ts counter-hit.
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- Open with the Mid flash and a Ramp or Palace check, then choose the site fight or CT retake before utility lands.
- On retake posture, delay the T push into CT and Jungle, report the T depth, and preserve CT space for the grouped return.
- Use Bottom Connector utility to slow or mask Mid control, then report the Box cross so the defense can stay or shift.
- Connect the A and Mid fights with a flash or nade; concede space when Window and Short cannot trade the duel.
- Follow the team call: play up Catwalk for a Mid fight or join B Anchor when the defense protects the sites.
- When Ts establish Mid, expect the Catwalk and Apps split and connect with B Anchor before Ladder is cleared.
- Jump-spot Apps, choose the defensive smoke position before contact, and call the depth and utility you see.
- Use the smoke to fight from Bench or Van for the pre-plant multikill; a full B retake is a called gamble, not the default.
- Use Window for the first Mid timing, take one and fall, and call the handoff before moving for another angle.
- Return from CT spawn through Vent to Window when Mid needs the AWP; do not route that direct connection through Jungle.
Start flexible, then resolve the defense into a Mid or A commitment before the T finish and give each site anchor a deliberate plan.
- Choose whether the round is playing for Mid or A; do not leave the starting 2-1-2 spread in place for the final hit.
- When the Mid setup is noisy, clear and leave before the counter-hit; when a masked Top mid smoke shows no cross, hold the setup.
- When CTs fight Mid, put A Anchor into a CT retake plan instead of leaving an isolated site fight without support.
- Separate the anchor jobs: A preserves CT space for the retake, while B uses a preplanned smoke to fight before the plant.
Silent Mid mask: hold the setup
2When Top mid is smoked but Connector sees no T cross into Mid, have the Mid players stay hidden and hold because the smoke may only be a mask.
A hit during Mid fight: call retake
3When the team is committed to Mid and A utility lands, have A Anchor smoke the CT cross, call Ramp and Palace depth, and live for the grouped retake.
B contact: anchor the small site
4When B Anchor jump-spots Apps contact, have them drop the preplanned smoke and fight from Bench or Van while B Short closes from Catwalk.
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A Ramp molotov
MollyDenies the A Ramp burst from Triple Box so the A anchor can delay without taking the first dry duel.
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Top Mid flashbang
FlashSupports a Mid fight from Triple by flashing Top Mid without pulling the A anchor out of the site setup.
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Bottom Connector smoke
SmokeDefensive smoke that blocks the Bottom Connector lane before Mid attackers can freely link Underpass and Window pressure.
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Top Mid Boxes molotov
MollyBurns the Top Mid Boxes staging pocket so Window and Connector can contest Mid before the T pack settles.
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Denies the A Ramp burst from Triple Box so the A anchor can delay without taking the first dry duel.
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Supports a Mid fight from Triple by flashing Top Mid without pulling the A anchor out of the site setup.
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Burns the Top Mid Boxes staging pocket so Window and Connector can contest Mid before the T pack settles.
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Defensive smoke that blocks the Bottom Connector lane before Mid attackers can freely link Underpass and Window pressure.
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Pops through Mid Window timing to blind Top Mid and Underpass pressure while the CTs re-peek or fall off.
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Blocks Ramp from Triple so the A setup can stall the hit without committing a body to the choke.
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Removes the Palace angle during A pressure so site and Stairs can focus Ramp and Tetris first.
Burns deep Apartments from B Site so the anchor can slow an Apps burst before contact.
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Blocks deep Apartments so the B anchor can reset the timing and call the Market rotation.
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Cuts Catwalk during a Mid or B retake so Short players can reposition without a dry duel.
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