Ancient

Blocks Donut, the entrance CTs use to get from Mid into A site. The main smoke for an attack on A from Outside A.

9:08 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand Outside A, below the stairs that go up to A Main. Stand pressed into the middle of the diamond-patterned (lattice) stone railing. Valve's guide: “squeeze into the middle of the diamonds”.
2. 02
   Where to aim The lattice window set high in the wall above the A Main doorway. Put your crosshair on one of the black square holes in the upper-middle part of the lattice. csnades: “aim at the black square”. Valve: “aim at the middle of the right side of this diamond”.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands The Donut entrance into A site.

Note csnades rates this one “very precise”. Always check the flight path with the preview camera before the match. The CT smoke is also thrown from this position. Use setpos to go there and see exactly which hole it is.

Difficulty

Medium

Confidence

High

Smokes off the CT Spawn side of A site — CTs rotating back from CT Spawn can't see the bomb being planted. Use it together with the Donut smoke when attacking A.

9:28 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand The same spot as the Donut smoke: stand pressed into the middle of the diamond-patterned railing below the A Main stairs.
2. 02
   Where to aim Look above and to the right of the lattice window. Put your crosshair on the point where the top edge of the nearby wall meets the left edge of the tall stone tower behind it. csnades: “aim at the intersection of the buildings”.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands The CT side of A site — where you enter A from CT Spawn.

Note Valve's official guide has a different CT smoke in Outside A, thrown from another corner a few metres away: “squeeze into the corner, aim at the top left of the dark square”, and jump-throw. The railing version is the one included here, because the Donut smoke is thrown from the same spot too.

Difficulty

Medium

Confidence

High

A pop flash from Main Hall (A Main) into A site. It blinds the defenders holding the site entrance as the Ts come out.

11:44 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand Inside Main Hall (A Main), in the left corner of the corridor. Crouch (Ctrl), facing the bright opening that leads out to A.
2. 02
   Where to aim Directly above the top edge of the opening at the end of the corridor — put your crosshair on the dark stone where heavy stone blocks hang down on the right-hand side. csnades: “crouch and aim at the dark spot”.
3. 03
   How to throw Crouch and throw with a normal left-click. Don't jump.
4. 04
   Where it lands Detonates just beyond the Main Hall exit, over the front of A site.

Note On 2026-09-22 the map holes in Long A Main Hall were fixed. That should not affect the flight path through the exit, but no source has shown this flash since that date. Tigerr aims at the inner left edge of the same opening, slightly different from csnades — for a pop flash either one works.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

Medium

Burns the usual spot (A Default) behind the box on A site, where CTs hide or play up close. Use it when attacking A or after the bomb is planted.

1. 01
   Where to stand The end of A Main that opens onto A site. Stand at the edge of the wall, where the Temple building shows up beyond the low wall.
2. 02
   Where to aim Put your crosshair on the tip (right end) of the patterned stone frame on the Temple building beyond the low wall. csnades: “aim at the tip of the frame”.
3. 03
   How to throw Throw with left-click while walking forward (Shift + W).
4. 04
   Where it lands Behind the box on A site — A Default.

Note This csnades lineup was last updated in January 2024 — before the 2025-08 material update and the grenade collision fixes. Test it on a practice server first. A fallback that works in 2026 (Tigerr): stand inside Main Hall facing the window at the end, put your crosshair on the white box you can see through the window and throw. His exact standing spot is hard to describe in words, so watch from 10:36.

Difficulty

Medium

Confidence

Needs checking

Blocks the mouth of Cave leading into B site — CTs rotate back from Mid/House this way. The first of the two core smokes for an attack on B.

1:16 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand In Ruins, in the right-hand corner beside the rubble pile. Look at the carved stone doorway — through it you can see the blue “PLAZA B” sign. Stand pressed fully into the corner.
2. 02
   Where to aim Find the carved stone band above the doorway. On its bottom row, put your crosshair on the small square ornament left of centre. csnades: “aim at the lower square ornament”. Valve's guide: “aim at the top left of this brick”.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands The Cave doorway on the CT side of B (next to the blue metal support).

Note Throw it from the same corner as the Back Alley smoke — two players at once, or one player after the other. Valve's guide has both smokes thrown from one corner, and that matches the csnades coordinates. Tigerr throws at exactly this Cave doorway from the wooden doorway in Ruins.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

High

Blocks Back Alley, the back way into B (under the Temple stairs, next to the B sign) — CTs coming from CT Spawn can't see the site. The second core smoke for an attack on B.

1:16 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand The exact same Ruins corner as the Cave smoke: the right-hand corner beside the rubble, facing the carved doorway.
2. 02
   Where to aim At the right end of the carved band above the doorway, directly to the left of the large spiky plant hanging off the wall, there is a carved ornament. Put your crosshair on the middle of that ornament. csnades: “aim at the middle of the ornament”. Valve's guide: “aim at the middle of the left side of the brick”.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands Back Alley / the back of B site, under the Temple stairs, next to the B sign.

Note Converting the landing point of the “right side” smoke in Valve's guide from radar coordinates puts it slightly south of the Alley. Its throwing angle matches csnades, so we counted them as one lineup. If it doesn't land properly, check the flight path with the preview camera. Tigerr throws at the same place from the wooden doorway in Ruins.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

High

Burns Pillar, the near corner of B site — CTs usually hold B Ramp from there. That lets the entry player get out of B Ramp. When attacking B, throw it right after the smokes.

8:20 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand The doorway at the top of B Ramp (T Side Lower, “B Doors”). Stand in the corner, pressed into the left wooden door frame, and look towards B site: you will see the blue “PLAZA B” sign low on the front wall and a potted plant on top of the wall.
2. 02
   Where to aim Put your crosshair directly above the top edge of the stone wall in front of you, next to the potted plant — it will sit on the middle of the Temple building visible beyond. csnades: “aim at the middle of the upper building”. In Tigerr's 2026 frame the crosshair is right next to the plant, on top of the wall.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and throw with a normal left-click. Don't jump.
4. 04
   Where it lands B site Pillar / the near corner on the left side.

Note Tigerr's and csnades' crosshair positions differ slightly (to the left or right of the plant). Check once with the preview camera on a practice server with sv_cheats on. From the same corner csnades also has a molotov to Wood: setang -30.13 137.42, aim at the point where the two buildings meet and throw with left-click.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

Medium

A pop flash for the player running out of B Ramp — it goes off over Pillar and B site. Throw it at the exact moment the entry player comes out.

1. 01
   Where to stand The same B Doors corner as the Pillar molotov: the T Side Lower doorway, pressed into the left door frame.
2. 02
   Where to aim The blue “PLAZA B” sign on the front wall. Put your crosshair on the left edge of the sign, level with the bottom of the big letter B.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands Detonates in the air above Pillar / the front of B site.

Note We found no footage from 2026 onwards showing this exact flash, but the 2026 patches changed nothing around B Doors. A pop flash doesn't need pixel precision: it works even if it goes off a little early or late. Call out “flash” as you throw, so the entry player turns away.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

Medium

Blocks Top Mid and the area in front of the Red Room door. CTs on Top Mid and Elbow won't see the Ts going into Mid. Throw it at the start of most rounds, before you take Mid.

0:44 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand Walk out of T Spawn towards Mid. Stand with your back against the middle of the big square stone pillar at the T Spawn exit — the mossy wall is on your left. If you can see Mid's arched wooden doorway ahead, with a tree growing in front of the wall on its left and a wooden bridge on its right, you are in the right spot.
2. 02
   Where to aim Find the patterned stone band on the wall to the left of the arched doorway. Put your crosshair in the middle of that band's second dark horizontal line, around where the tree trunk crosses the band. In Tigerr's 2026 video the crosshair is at the height of the patterned band, on the tree trunk.
3. 03
   How to throw Jump-throw by hand: hold left-click and release it the moment you press jump. Don't use a bind. Stand still when you throw, don't run.
4. 04
   Where it lands Top Mid, Red Room / in front of the Top Mid door.

Note All three sources throw from the T Spawn wall, but the standing spot differs slightly. Valve's in-game guide has you put your back against a wall slightly to the right (x ~ -391), aim at “the middle of the dark brick” and jump-throw with left-click. If the smoke doesn't land properly, open Valve's guide on a practice server and copy its position. To check the flight path, equip the smoke and hold the jump key — the preview camera will show it.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

High

Smokes off A Main (the Main Hall exit) — to slow a push onto A, or to cut A Main off when retaking the site.

7:35 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand The A side of CT Spawn. Stand directly under the large hanging leaf.
2. 02
   Where to aim Look up at the leaf overhead and put your crosshair on the top-left quarter of the leaf. csnades: “aim at the top-left quarter of the leaf”.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands A Main / the Main Hall exit onto A site.

Note csnades rates its precision as “loose”, so a slightly inaccurate aim still works. The most recent dated video confirmation is from November 2025. Ancient patches since then (2026-05 boost closures, 2026-09 Main Hall holes) were minor. Check it once on a practice server.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

Medium

Smokes off B Ramp, the Ts' route into B — to stop a fast rush on B, or to cut the Ramp off when retaking the site. Throw it as soon as the round starts.

4:17 (opens in a new window)

1. 01
   Where to stand In the B-side corner of CT Spawn, next to the big sloped mossy stone wall. Stand pressed into the corner.
2. 02
   Where to aim Look up at the sloped mossy wall. Follow the long diagonal seams between the big stone blocks with your crosshair and put it where a long diagonal seam meets a short seam — about a third of the way down from the top edge of the wall. csnades: “match the brick lines”. Match it exactly to the picture on the csnades page, or go there with setpos and look.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and jump-throw by hand with left-click.
4. 04
   Where it lands The top of B Ramp, in front of B Doors.

Note The aim point is on a plain stone wall with no pattern, so learn it from the csnades picture or the video, and check it with the preview camera (equip the smoke and hold the jump key). The same sloped wall is visible in NealGuides' video. Valve's guide has another Ramp smoke, thrown without a jump from a corner closer to B: “aim at the top of the branch”, normal left-click throw.

Difficulty

Medium

Confidence

Medium

Smokes off Elbow through the House window — stops Ts from walking through Mid into CT/House at the start of the round.

1. 01
   Where to stand Inside House (the orange-brick room facing Top Mid). Stand at the edge of the wall beside the window opening.
2. 02
   Where to aim Look through the window at the ruined stone tower beyond Mid. Put your crosshair on the light-coloured brick near the top of that tower. csnades: “aim at the light brick”.
3. 03
   How to throw Stand still and throw with a normal left-click. Don't jump.
4. 04
   Where it lands Elbow — the bend in the Mid corridor where it turns towards Top Mid from the T side.

Note No source since 2025 shows this exact smoke. The House area was changed in 2025-08 and later reverted (2025-08-18, the House roof decoration near CT Spawn). Test it before the LAN. In Tigerr's 2026-07-29 video an HE grenade (13:16) and a molotov (13:46) are thrown to Elbow from the same window, which shows this window's line works in 2026, but this exact smoke is not in it. A common alternative is the Elbow smoke thrown straight from CT Spawn (NartOutHere 2025-08-16, MacMate 2025-08-26), but the aim differs for each spawn.

Difficulty

Easy

Confidence

Needs checking