The BEST Opening Utility for MIRAGE!

[00:00] Are you tired of getting rushed down on

[00:01] B site, picked in mid, or caught off

[00:03] guard on A? Well, today we're going to

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[00:06] for Mirage in CS2. But before we dive

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[00:41] Let's get started with the A site.

[00:43] Before we can know what to throw, we

[00:44] have to understand the spawn timings for

[00:46] each position. For ramp, the TE's can be

[00:48] out by 148. So, your best course of

[00:50] action is to throw a molly as early as

[00:52] possible, preventing the TE's from

[00:54] getting too spicy. With the incendiaries

[00:56] being smaller, it's ideal to have them

[00:58] land around here. The pros generally

[01:00] throw it by aiming at the left of this

[01:02] antenna and releasing it just as they

[01:04] pass the corner. On the fly, this times

[01:06] out well to help you cross the connector

[01:08] since it'll block visibility for any of

[01:10] the T's trying to go for an aggressive

[01:11] OP pick. This molly should prevent

[01:13] anyone from jumping up on the right side

[01:15] or crossing all the way to the corner

[01:17] here on the left. Afterwards, if your

[01:19] teammates are going for fights in mid,

[01:20] it's important to flash over connector

[01:22] for them. If you watch Magisk play,

[01:24] he'll generally throw all of this on the

[01:26] run as he's crossing towards connector.

[01:28] Generally, I do a nice little W jump

[01:30] throw like this, but it doesn't have to

[01:31] be that precise. Now, if you're not the

[01:34] connector player and instead you're the

[01:35] A anchor, it might be a good idea to try

[01:37] to time out an H into ramp just as the

[01:39] Molotov starts to fade. You'd be

[01:41] surprised how much UD you can actually

[01:43] get from simply throwing H's on the back

[01:44] of incendiaries. Now, let's turn our

[01:46] attention over to mid. With a decent

[01:48] spawn, the CT is going to be winning

[01:49] this race every single time. This makes

[01:52] smoking window on T-side an absolute

[01:54] must. There's a reason this is the most

[01:56] thrown smoke in all of CS2. The easiest

[01:59] way to throw the smoke is going right

[02:01] here onto the stair corner and doing a

[02:03] simple jump throw right at this position

[02:05] along the rug. While it's amazing to

[02:07] finally have a window smoke that only

[02:08] requires a regular jump throw, this

[02:10] one's a bit easier to block since it

[02:12] bounces so low off of short. And of

[02:14] course, the old version is from this

[02:15] corner right here in the trash can.

[02:17] You're going to aim in this position,

[02:18] hold D, and then jump through. But hey,

[02:21] even this one can be blocked. It's just

[02:23] a little bit more difficult. But if

[02:25] you're a nerd like me and know the

[02:26] instant window smokes, you'll never have

[02:28] this issue because they land much faster

[02:30] and are going to help you take mid with

[02:31] a little bit more pace. I'm showing all

[02:33] of them quickly on screen right now in

[02:35] the background with the spawn clearly

[02:37] labeled. So feel free to pause, rewind,

[02:39] or slow it down all you want if you need

[02:41] to focus in on these. And hey, if you're

[02:43] looking for a more detailed explanation

[02:44] on each and every one of these lineups,

[02:46] I've made a thorough guide on instant

[02:48] smokes for every map. link is in the

[02:50] description. Now, of course, depending

[02:51] on the objective of the mid utility,

[02:53] it's also a good idea to throw either a

[02:55] connector or short smoke to complement

[02:57] your window smoke. For connector, the

[02:59] easiest smoke is from this side of the

[03:01] trash can and simply doing a jump throw

[03:03] at this first step up in the pattern on

[03:05] the rug. This should fill all the way up

[03:07] to the top, leaving no gaps to be

[03:08] exploited. If you'd rather smoke short

[03:10] from that same exact position, you can

[03:12] aim right here and do yet again another

[03:14] simple jump throw. I prefer one that

[03:16] bleeds out a little bit, preventing the

[03:18] CTs from using this corner as cover.

[03:20] Now, for more generalized mid control,

[03:22] I'd recommend pairing a simple crossm

[03:24] smoke up with the window smoke. This is

[03:26] going to threaten the CTS and have them

[03:27] wondering whether or not someone is

[03:29] actually behind the boxes. To throw it,

[03:30] just go in that exact same corner and do

[03:32] a simple left click throw at the top of

[03:34] this antenna. That thing's going to land

[03:35] here and allow you to cross completely

[03:37] unscathed from the connector or mid

[03:39] player. But what about when the rolls

[03:41] are reversed? Believe it or not, there

[03:42] are a couple of counters when it comes

[03:43] to this sort of utility. As everyone

[03:45] knows by now, it's extremely powerful to

[03:47] break the midm smoke. Even if you don't

[03:49] see anyone or you missed the shot, the

[03:51] information gained is just as valuable.

[03:53] And there are two ways to break it. The

[03:55] easiest, in my opinion, is you're going

[03:56] to get stuck into this corner right

[03:57] here. You're going to crouch down, look

[03:59] at this black spot, stand up, and do a

[04:01] right click jump through. That's going

[04:03] to explode just under the window,

[04:04] breaking the smoke without damaging you

[04:06] at all. However, while this breaks the

[04:08] most common smokes, there are some

[04:10] instances where it's unable to be broken

[04:11] from that lineup. In those specific

[04:13] scenarios, Monosy has a break where he

[04:15] goes along the wall right here, looks

[04:17] up, and does a simple rightclick release

[04:20] along this dark spot. He's then going to

[04:21] jump onto the saworse, taking no damage

[04:23] to the nade while getting full

[04:25] visibility of top mid. These sorts of

[04:27] breaks work best if you're mollogging

[04:28] out the boxes at the beginning of the

[04:30] round just before the smoke blooms. This

[04:32] not only gives you more information

[04:33] during a smoke break, but can also make

[04:35] it easier for your teammates to get

[04:37] picks if the TE's aren't tucking behind

[04:38] those boxes. Now, rewinding a bit to

[04:41] that first H break, if you throw a flash

[04:43] instead of a nade in that situation, it

[04:45] works as a fantastic one-way flash to

[04:47] help you peak into mid. Another great

[04:50] way to pressure mid early is by throwing

[04:52] a smoke outside of connector like this,

[04:54] threatening a peak into underpass. You

[04:56] could also stay inside of connector and

[04:57] use it as a nice headshot angle. Even if

[04:59] you don't do anything with it, it's

[05:00] going to likely slow the TE's down as

[05:02] they have to respect it. Now, the

[05:04] underpass peak is going to be most

[05:05] effective if you pair that up with a

[05:07] nice left and right click throw at this

[05:08] light, completely blinding all of

[05:10] underpass without any warning at all.

[05:13] Most people are calling this the donk

[05:14] flash. And believe me, it is worth

[05:16] giving it a shot. All right, enough

[05:18] about mid. Let's talk about B site.

[05:20] You'll see most professional players

[05:22] going here and throwing a deep molotov

[05:23] to disrupt any sort of early ABS

[05:25] pressure. To throw it, keep your back

[05:27] against these boxes and keep the window

[05:29] in frame. Aim with a dark spot above it

[05:31] and do a running throw before you hit

[05:33] the corner. Any T that ends up in front

[05:35] of it will likely be spotted in the

[05:37] open. Now, keep in mind this molly is to

[05:39] counter and disrupt contact plays. A

[05:41] rush is generally going to get right

[05:42] through this. If you're expecting a

[05:44] full-blown rush or hear something

[05:45] coming, a quicker, shallower molly is

[05:48] probably going to be your friend. Now,

[05:51] with that first molly in mind, I

[05:53] generally enjoy pairing up a deep H into

[05:55] kitchen right after it starts to fade.

[05:58] After that, you just get to jump spot

[05:59] and wait for any sort of contact for the

[06:01] rest of the round. I'd recommend holding

[06:03] on to your smoke, though, and never

[06:04] deploying it in the early round, saving

[06:06] it for defensive concealment. Now, if

[06:09] you're not really worried about them

[06:10] lurking out apps on you, you can always

[06:12] get set up in this position to throw

[06:14] flashes for your teammates in mid if

[06:15] your A players aren't doing that great

[06:17] of a job. But normally, I'd say just

[06:19] jump spot until the mid to late round.

[06:21] However, those details are for a

[06:23] different video. Hopefully you guys

[06:25] learned something new here, and if not,

[06:26] hopefully it was a nice little

[06:27] refresher. At the very least, I'm going

[06:29] to be covering the essential opening

[06:30] utility on every single map in CS2. I've

[06:33] already covered Dust 2, so feel free to

[06:34] check that out right now. But before I

[06:36] go, I do want to thank all of my amazing

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