Following the release of Counter-Strike 2, many of the smokes that players knew and relied upon for years in CS:GO have now been changed, and that's left them a little stuck when trying to execute onto bomb sites.
Vertigo might be a controversial map in Counter-Strike, but to protect yourself from the Vertiglobals, you're need to need to know some smokes.
Don't worry, though, because we are CS2 experts, and we'll have you learning all of the necessary smokes for Vertigo in no time.
If you play A as a CT on Vertigo on CS2, then there's one smoke you absolutely need to know.
Ramp is one of the hardest positions to hold onto on any map in the game, but this smoke makes it so much easier.
To smoke ramp out of spawn in CS2, first line up with this part of the wall in Elevators just out of CT spawn.
Next, turn to face this part of the ceiling and hold left-click. Run forwards and release left-click when your crosshair reaches the far edge of the light. The smoke will then fly through the gap and bounce backwards towards Ramp.
Thanks to that Ramp smoke on A and favourable angles to peek from for the Counter-Terrorists on B Stairs, Vertigo T side can be really difficult.
However, with these smokes, you'll start stringing rounds together in no time.
Let's start with B.
The two best smokes for Vertigo B on CS2 involve knowing how to smoke either side of the Generator. One player can throw both of these smokes when executing or rushing B, so first get them to come to this spot on the bin in T Spawn.
When they've done that, to smoke the left side of the Generator they need to look at this gap in the skylight.
For the right side, they should instead aim at this part of the frame for the skylight.
Both of these smokes are thrown with simple jump throws, and they are two of the best smokes you can ever learn on Vertigo in Counter-Strike 2.
Similar to the B Site, the A site of Vertigo only requires the knowledge of two smokes in CS2.
Designed to give the executing Terrorists complete cover from Back Site, Heaven, and Elevators, these two simple smokes are two of the best smokes on Vertigo in Counter-Strike 2.
Let's start with the left side of A site.
For the left side smoke, stand on this part of the railings on the stairs in T Spawn.
Then, aim at this part of the frame of the skylight directly behind you.
For the right side smoke, a second player will need to stand further up the stairs.
Then, aim at this part of the wall behind you.
Just like with the B Site, both of these smokes require jump throws. Because of the time they take to land, they are perfect for both rushes and executes, this is why they are two of the best smokes on Vertigo in CS2.
Sometimes, simply executing or rushing onto a site isn't enough, and a slower, more methodical approach is required.
If that's the case in your game, then abusing Mid is the answer. As a CT, losing Mid requires rotations, and as a T, this is something you can then manipulate to get favourable positions when attacking the bomb sites.
You can also use Mid to perform splits on the sites, which improve your chances of taking the site because there are too many angles for the CTs to hold at once.
To take Mid on Vertigo, there are two key smokes to know. One will smoke off CT Spawn, the other will smoke off Elevators.
Let's start with the CT smoke.
To smoke off CT on Vertigo in CS2, come to this spot in Mid.
Then, turn and aim at this corner of the boost box and left-click throw.
To smoke Elevators, you should instead stand in this spot in Mid.
Then, aim at this corner of the box and do a jump throw.
These two smokes are two of the best smokes on Vertigo in CS2. With these smokes you will able to not only control Mid, but also use Mid to split onto the bombsites or even perform late round fakes or lurks.
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