Long Doors HE Grenade from Pit

Steps

1. Drop down into Pit on A Long. Position yourself on the back wall side of Pit, close to the corner where the wall meets the ramp leading back up to A site.
2. Face toward Long Doors in the distance. You should have a clear view of the double door opening at the far end of Long A.
3. Aim at the top edge of the long doors doorframe. Find the horizontal line where the concrete above the doors meets the darker interior of the doorway.
4. Place your crosshair on the center of the top edge of the doorframe, right on the lip where the wall meets the ceiling of the doors passage. This sends the HE on a high arc that drops right into the doorway.
5. Left click to lob the HE grenade. It arcs over Long A and detonates right inside the Long Doors passage, catching anyone who is pushing through or stacking up inside the doors.

Tips

• Ts love to stack inside Long Doors before pushing out. This HE grenade can hit multiple players bunched in the tight doorway, dealing 40-70 damage to each. Against eco rushes, it can outright kill.
• Throw this HE grenade early in the round when you hear footsteps or see utility coming through doors. The faster you throw it, the more likely Ts are still grouped up inside.
• If the grenade is flying over the doors and landing in the T side tunnel behind them, your aim is too high. Lower your crosshair to the top edge of the doorframe rather than above it. If it is landing short on the ground of Long A, you are aiming too low.
• After throwing the HE from Pit, you are still in a strong position. You can peek Long with a rifle or AWP while the Ts are tagged and disoriented from the explosion.
• Pair this with a teammate throwing a flash over Long Doors from A site. The HE damages them, the flash blinds them, and then you peek for the easy picks.
• Practice commands: sv_cheats 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_grenade_trajectory 1; sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10; mp_roundtime_defuse 60

When to Use

This is a defensive HE grenade for CT-side Long A control. Use it when:

• Early round Long Doors aggression - if your team spots Ts rushing through doors, throw the HE immediately to tag as many as possible before they spread out
• Anti-rush rounds where you expect a fast Long push - the HE plus an incendiary can completely shut down a Long execute
• Retake situations where Ts are pushing through doors to reinforce A site after a plant
• Eco and force-buy rounds on CT side - a single HE into a packed doorway can deal 200+ total damage across the T team, swinging the round in your favor
• Stalling pushes - even if the HE does not kill, it forces Ts to stop, heal, or rethink their push, buying time for your teammates to rotate