Palace Smoke from A Main

Steps

1. From A Main, push forward until you reach the last piece of cover before the corridor opens up to A site. Stand against the left wall at the corner, partially concealed from the site.
2. Look toward A site and locate the Palace entrance on the far side. Palace is the elevated doorway on the right side of the site where CTs commonly hold with rifles or AWPs.
3. Place your crosshair on the top edge of the Palace doorway, centered on the opening. Aim right where the door frame meets the stone wall above it - there is a visible border between the door and the wall.
4. Perform a standing left-click throw - hold and release with no movement needed. The distance from A Main to Palace is manageable with a standard overhand throw.
5. The smoke travels across and blooms directly in the Palace doorway, creating a thick smoke wall that blocks all CT vision from Palace into A Main and the site approach below.

Tips

• Palace is the dominant CT position on A site Anubis. The elevated angle gives CTs a massive advantage, and this smoke completely negates it. Learn this lineup before any other A smoke on Anubis.
• If the smoke lands short and blooms on the site floor instead of in the Palace doorway, your crosshair was too low. Raise it to the top of the door frame for the correct distance.
• This is a standing throw, which means you can peek the A Main corner, throw the smoke quickly, and duck back into cover. The simplicity makes it reliable even under pressure.
• Practice offline with these commands: sv_cheats 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_grenade_trajectory 1; sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10; mp_roundtime_defuse 60
• Combine this with the A Connector smoke from Mid for complete A site isolation. Palace and Connector are the two primary CT positions, and smoking both gives your team a clean site take.
• After throwing, wait 2-3 seconds for the smoke to bloom fully before committing to the push. Pushing too early means the Palace player can still see your team through the gaps.

When to Use

This smoke is the most important A-site utility on Anubis for T side. Throw it when:

• Executing A site to block the Palace AWPer or rifler who would otherwise have a clear line of sight on everyone pushing from A Main
• Solo A takes where you are the designated A Main player and need to create space for yourself to push onto the site alone
• A fakes where throwing the Palace smoke convinces CTs that a full A execute is happening, drawing rotations from B
• Mid-round A pushes when your team reads a light A defense and wants to capitalize by quickly taking the site
• Eco round rushes where the Palace smoke is the single most impactful piece of utility your team can afford