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CT, Jungle and Stairs establish a strong three-way crossfire.

Round plan

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

  1. Basic
    • Allow player boosts
  2. Early
    • Early: hold defaults
  3. Mid
    • Mid: allow rotations
  4. Late
    • Late: hold the site

Run in these strategies

The Mirage CT gameplans that call A Crossfire Setup, and the economy states they run it on.

Defensive CT · Full Buy

Other Full Buy plays here

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

B Passive + Short

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CT Full Buy

B players stay deep while Short pressures Mid.

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Mid Fight

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CT Full Buy

Window, Connector and Short coordinated aggressive Mid control.

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Passive Mid Setup

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CT Full Buy

Window and Connector play safely without taking early duels.

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Ramp Retake

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CT Full Buy

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

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Retake B

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CT Full Buy

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

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Rotation Control

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CT Full Buy

Jungle and Connector players rotate actively between A Site and Mid.

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Stack B

Full-util execute
CT Full Buy

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

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Under Control

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CT Full Buy

Under is controlled through Connector and Short rotations.

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