Top 3 Must-Know CS2 Mirage Smokes
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▶ Play ClipThis video is a ranked guide to essential T-side smokes on Mirage in CS2, taught by a Faceit Level 10 player. The smokes are divided into three tiers based on how often the player uses them in real matches. The guide covers default smokes thrown every round, execute smokes for site takes, and advanced situational smokes for high-level play.
Introduced as non-negotiable smokes thrown every round, including Window, Top Mid, Connector, and Cat.
Requires aiming at the tip of the second mound on the rug and jump throwing from the corner.
Aim at the tip of the antenna and left click throw; protects against the AWP in window.
Aim at the second step on the corner of the rug and jump throw to block CT vision.
Aim at the tip of a green leaf sticking out and jump throw; closes off mid access.
Includes CT smoke, Jungle, Stairs (for A site), and three B site smokes (Door, Market, Cat) from one spot.
Covers advanced smokes from top mid: window, CT, top connector, and jungle.
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"Title accurately reflects content: a Faceit level 10 player demonstrates essential Mirage T-side smokes ranked by usage frequency."
What is the lineup for the Window smoke from T spawn on Mirage?
Aim at the tip of the second mound on the rug and jump throw.
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How do you throw the Top Mid smoke from T spawn?
Aim at the tip of the antenna and left click throw.
0:42
What is the lineup for the Connector smoke from T spawn?
Aim at the second step on the corner of the rug and left click jump throw.
1:04
How do you throw the Cat smoke from T spawn?
Aim at the tip of a green leaf sticking out and jump throw.
1:24
What is the lineup for the CT smoke on A site?
Aim at the left side of the middle pillar, at the corner of a wooden beam, and left click jump throw.
1:59
How do you throw both Jungle and Stairs smokes from the same spot on A?
From the same spot on A, aim slightly left of the middle of a block for Jungle, then aim at the middle of a thick part of bricks for Stairs with a left+right click jump throw.
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What are the three B site smokes thrown from the same spot, and what are their lineups?
From the corner, aim at the second window in the middle for Door (left click jump throw), top corner of a brick for Market (left click jump throw), and left corner of a building for Cat (left click throw).
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What is a quick Window smoke from behind the boxes at top mid?
Aim at the left corner of a box behind top mid, move half an inch right, and left click throw.
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How do you throw a CT smoke from top mid?
Aim at the right black dot on a palm tree and left click jump throw.
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What is the lineup for the Top Connector smoke from behind the box at top mid?
Crouch in the corner behind the box, aim at an opening in a leaf on the palm tree, and left click throw.
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How do you throw the Jungle smoke from top mid?
Aim at the top corner of a palm tree and left click throw.
4:47
Ranked by Usage Frequency
Provides a prioritization method for learning smokes based on real gameplay frequency, not just arbitrary lists.
0:06Top Mid Smoke Blocks AWP
Demonstrates a tactical use of the Top Mid smoke to counter a common AWP position, adding a layer of defense.
0:48Three B Site Smokes from One Spot
Saves time and simplifies execution by throwing Door, Market, and Cat smokes from the same corner.
2:43Tier 3: Game-Changing Advanced Smokes
Highlights seldom-used smokes that can provide a strategic advantage in high-level play.
3:16[00:00] I'm Faceit level 10 in CS2, and this is
[00:02] every essential smoke I throw on T side
[00:04] Mirage ranked by how often I use them.
[00:06] Most guides just dump lineups. This one
[00:08] tells you exactly what to learn first.
[00:10] Splitting these into three tiers. Tier
[00:12] one, you throw these every single round.
[00:13] Tier two, execute smokes for when you're
[00:15] committing to a site. Tier three, the
[00:17] advanced ones most players never bother
[00:19] learning. Let's go. Tier one, these are
[00:21] non-negotiable. First, we're going to
[00:22] start with the window smoke. You're
[00:23] going to take yourself into this corner
[00:25] here. You're going to look at this rug.
[00:27] You're going to aim at the tip of the
[00:29] second mound on the rug and then jump
[00:31] throw.
[00:33] This is going to land perfectly in
[00:34] window. It's going to bounce off of cat
[00:36] and give you a perfect bloom, not
[00:38] allowing them to see around it at all.
[00:41] Smoke two is going to be top mid. So,
[00:42] you're going to go into this corner next
[00:44] to the trash can. You're going to aim on
[00:46] the tip of this antenna
[00:49] and just left click throw.
[00:51] It's going to land perfectly on the top
[00:52] mid. This smoke going to protect you
[00:54] from the op in window. If they do break
[00:56] that window smoke, you have a second
[00:57] layer of defense here, allowing you to
[00:59] flash up,
[01:01] cross,
[01:02] and still have your life.
[01:04] Number three is connector. You're going
[01:06] to go back into this corner by the trash
[01:07] can, aim at the rug, and look for this
[01:09] second step on the corner of it. Just
[01:12] left click jump throw.
[01:14] It's going to land perfectly into
[01:15] connector. If you're not smoking con, I
[01:17] don't know what you're doing. I mean,
[01:18] it's just free picks for the CTs. This
[01:21] takes 2 seconds to throw, so just make
[01:22] sure you're throwing that. Smoke four is
[01:24] going to be cat. Once again, we're going
[01:25] back into the corner by the trash can.
[01:27] You're going to find this green leaf
[01:29] sticking out here. Go to the tip of it
[01:32] and then jump throw.
[01:36] It's going to land perfectly on cat.
[01:38] It's going to close them off from just
[01:39] taking mid without a flash or something
[01:41] like that. It's going to give you a
[01:42] little bit of a heads up, and it's not
[01:44] going to leave a gap over here to where
[01:45] they can freely sit around the smoke.
[01:47] Like some of the cat smokes land here,
[01:50] they can sit here and fight you. This
[01:51] one, as long as somebody's peeking to
[01:53] hold it from here, they can't come out
[01:55] without a flash or they're dead. All
[01:56] right, guys. tier two, these are
[01:58] executes only. We're going to start at
[01:59] the A site. You're going to want to
[02:00] locate this pillar here, go to the left
[02:03] side of the middle. You're going to aim
[02:05] up here at this wooden beam on the
[02:06] corner of it, and then left click jump
[02:08] throw. This is going to block off CT
[02:10] from any enemies, whether they're
[02:11] opping, rifling, whatever it might be.
[02:13] This is going to keep them from being
[02:15] able to see you when you come out ramp.
[02:16] All right, guys, the next two smokes
[02:18] we're actually going to do together from
[02:19] the same spot here on A. We're going to
[02:20] throw jungle and stairs. You're going to
[02:22] walk into this corner here. You're going
[02:24] to aim a little bit left of the middle
[02:25] of this block. [music] Just left click
[02:27] throw. That's going to block off jungle.
[02:29] You're going to go straight down to this
[02:30] thick part of the bricks. Aim about in
[02:32] the middle of it. Left and right click
[02:34] jump throw. This is going to land on
[02:36] stairs. It's going to protect you guys
[02:38] from stairs players and those jungle and
[02:40] con players.
[02:42] All right, guys, still in tier two, but
[02:43] we're on B site this time. We're going
[02:45] to walk ourselves into this corner, and
[02:46] we're actually going to throw the three
[02:47] smokes that we need most from the exact
[02:49] same spot. Super simple. You're going to
[02:51] aim on the second window in the middle
[02:53] of it. You're going to left click jump
[02:55] throw. That's going to hit door. You're
[02:57] going to aim at the top corner of this
[02:58] brick here.
[03:00] Left click jump throw there as well. And
[03:02] then we're going to aim at the left
[03:03] corner of this building.
[03:04] Just left click no throw.
[03:07] And that's going to hit cat. Let me show
[03:09] you guys what this looks like here. So,
[03:10] window's fully smoked, door's fully
[03:12] smoked, and then you have cat popping
[03:14] here a couple seconds later.
[03:16] Everything you need.
[03:17] All right, guys, last but not least is
[03:19] tier four. These are smokes that most
[03:21] players never take the time to learn,
[03:22] but can actually make the difference in
[03:24] game.
[03:25] >> [music]
[03:25] >> If you find yourself top mid here behind
[03:27] these boxes, a super easy smoke, let's
[03:29] say if window's not smoked here, aim at
[03:31] the left corner of this box, move over a
[03:33] half an inch. Just left click throw.
[03:35] That's going to block window. It's super
[03:37] quick, super easy, and it might get you
[03:39] out of a bad situation.
[03:41] And then from that same spot, we're
[03:43] going to go back here by the box. Left
[03:45] click throw for window.
[03:47] You're going to go up here to the right
[03:49] dot on this palm tree, this little right
[03:51] black dot. you're going to left jump
[03:54] throw, and this is going to block off
[03:55] CT.
[03:57] So, this is kind of a cheeky smoke.
[03:59] Let's say if you're wanting to do a
[04:00] fake, or maybe you have teammates
[04:01] lurking out A, and they don't have a
[04:03] smoke, you can throw that from top mid
[04:04] and help them out there.
[04:06] All right, guys. We got two more smokes
[04:07] from back here behind this box on top
[04:09] mid. I think you guys are really going
[04:10] to find these ones interesting. You
[04:12] might not have seen them before. So,
[04:13] we're going to go back into this corner.
[04:14] We're going to crouch. We're going to
[04:16] look up at this palm tree, and you're
[04:18] going to find this dot, this opening in
[04:20] this leaf here. You're going to want to
[04:21] aim at it, left click, and just throw.
[04:24] This is going to cover top con in case
[04:26] you want to do maybe lurk up con, have
[04:29] it smoke so that you can't get peeked
[04:30] while you're pushing. Maybe you want to
[04:32] go cat. Um it can be used for different
[04:34] things, but as you can see, once it
[04:36] blooms, they cannot see through it.
[04:39] No way for them to see through it here.
[04:41] So, that can be a really useful useful
[04:42] smoke at times. We're going to go back
[04:44] top mid here and throw one last smoke.
[04:47] This is going to be the jungle smoke.
[04:48] It's super easy. Aim at that top corner
[04:50] of this palm tree, left click throw.
[04:53] This is going to cover up jungle. And
[04:55] these are just a couple smokes that you
[04:56] might not have seen, or maybe even known
[04:58] about, that can really change your game
[05:00] play and give you a few more cool plays
[05:02] to make in those Faceit lobbies. That's
[05:04] every T-side smoke on Mirage ranked.
[05:07] Tier one was default smokes that you
[05:09] probably should throw every single
[05:10] round. Tier two was executes made for
[05:13] committing to a certain site. And then
[05:15] tier three were smokes that you probably
[05:17] want to take to the workshop, practice
[05:18] them, and then use them in game. If you
[05:20] want the full T-side breakdown on how to
[05:22] play Mirage, how to read the enemy, and
[05:24] know what plays to make, comment T-side
[05:26] guide down in the comment section below.
[05:29] I'll respond to every single one. Make
[05:31] sure to like and subscribe if this video
[05:32] helped you at all, and I will catch you
[05:34] guys in the next one.
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