Note · binds don’t work
Jump-throws — by hand only
Since the 19 August 2024 update, CS2 ignores binds that put several actions (jump, throw, crouch, walk) on one key. The old jump-throw bind no longer works.
- 01Take the grenade out and put your crosshair on the point under “Where to aim”.
- 02Hold the throw button (usually left mouse) and stand still.
- 03Let go of the throw button almost the moment you press jump.
- Valve made this by-hand method as consistent as a bind, and improved it again in May 2026. On a practice server, holding a grenade and pressing jump makes the grenade preview camera show where a jump-throw will land.
- FACEIT counts outside scripts and macros (AutoHotkey and the like) as cheating — using one gets you banned. You can put jump on the mouse wheel: one action per key.
The grenade crosshair works in freeze time
Since the 30 September 2026 update, holding a grenade and pressing throw during freeze time shows the grenade crosshair. Line up the smokes you throw straight from spawn while you wait.
Source
- Valve — “Side-stepping Skill”: multi-action binds (jump-throw, “null-bind”) no longer work (opens in a new window)
- Valve — Counter-Strike 2 update: the preview camera shows jump-throws (opens in a new window)
- Valve — Counter-Strike 2 update: jump-throws are more consistent (opens in a new window)
- FACEIT Help Center — “What is deemed to be a cheat?”: scripts and macros are banned (updated) (opens in a new window)
- Valve — Counter-Strike 2 update: grenade crosshair shown before the round starts (opens in a new window)
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Current pool
The tournament is played on the seven maps of Valve’s Active Duty pool. FACEIT’s main 5v5 pool is the same seven.
Valve · Active Duty
- Ancient
- Anubis
- Cache
- Dust II
- Inferno
- Mirage
- Nuke
- Cache replaced Overpass: on FACEIT on 2026-07-06, in Valve’s Active Duty on 2026-07-08 (Premier Season 5).
- Train left Valve’s pool on 2026-01-21 and Anubis came back.
Source · checked
- FACEIT Help Center — “Season 9 Map Vote FAQ” (updated) (opens in a new window)
- Valve — Counter-Strike 2 update: Premier Season 5, Cache added and Overpass removed (opens in a new window)
- FACEIT (@FACEITcs, X) — Overpass out, Cache in (from 2026-07-06) (opens in a new window)
- Valve — Counter-Strike 2 update: Anubis added and Train removed (opens in a new window)
