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Top Mid and Donut coordinated aggressive Mid control.

Round plan

How Mid Fight unfolds across the round: from the setup call through the early, mid and late timings to the post-plant.

  1. Basic
    • Peek/aggress without waiting for smokes
    • Custom watch angles
  2. Mid
    • Mid: scout the enemy
  3. Late
    • Late: hold the site
  4. Post-plant
    • Retake: always go for it

Run in these strategies

The Ancient CT gameplans that call Mid Fight, and the economy states they run it on.

Aggressive CT · Full Buy

Other Full Buy plays here

The alternative CT full buy tactics on Ancient a strategy can swap to.

A Crossfire Setup

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CT Full Buy

CT, Temple and Donut establish a strong three-way crossfire.

Start Scripted start Ancient

B Passive + Cave

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CT Full Buy

B players stay deep while Cave pressures Mid.

Start Scripted start Ancient

Mid Control

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CT Full Buy

Mid is controlled through Cave and Donut rotations.

Start Scripted start Ancient

Passive Mid Setup

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CT Full Buy

Red Room and Donut play safely without taking early duels.

Start Scripted start Ancient

Ramp Retake

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CT Full Buy

Two players push Ramp mid-round to get information and prevent a possible attack.

Start Scripted start Ancient

Retake B

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CT Full Buy

CT hold Back Site and prefer to retake B rather than fight early.

Start Scripted start Ancient

Rotation Control

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CT Full Buy

Donut and Red Room players rotate actively between A Site and Mid.

Start Scripted start Ancient

Stack B

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CT Full Buy

3 players stack on B Site for a prepared and structured defense.

Start Scripted start Ancient