B Retake Flash from Market

Steps

1. From inside Market, move to the market door that opens onto B site. Stand just inside the doorway on the right side, with your right shoulder touching the door frame. Do not step out onto the site.
2. Face toward B site. You can see the bombsite area through the market door, including the bench, the short entrance, and the apartments exit.
3. Look up and place your crosshair on the upper edge of the door frame directly above you - specifically on the top-right corner where the horizontal beam meets the vertical frame edge.
4. Perform a simple left-click throw while standing still. The flash bounces off the door frame and pops high above the B bombsite.
5. The flashbang pops high above B site, blinding any T holding a post-plant position on the site. The high pop angle makes it extremely difficult for Ts to avoid by turning, and it covers the bench, short, and apartments angles simultaneously.

Tips

• This flash is your go-to retake tool when Ts have planted on B site. The high pop covers all common post-plant positions, meaning a single flash can blind multiple defenders at once.
• Time the flash with your team’s push. The flash pops roughly 1.5 seconds after throwing, so call “flashing B” and have your teammates push from market and short as it pops. Coordinated timing is the key to successful retakes.
• If the flash pops too low (at eye level instead of above the site), your crosshair was not high enough on the door frame. Make sure you aim at the very top corner. If it pops behind you (inside market), you threw it while standing too far back from the doorway.
• Pair this flash with an apartments smoke to cut off one entry point. Flash from market, smoke apartments, and push in from market and short with your teammates for a textbook retake.
• 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
• Even if Ts hear the flash bounce, the high trajectory gives them almost no time to turn away. This makes it one of the most reliable retake flashes on Mirage.

When to Use

This flash is essential for B site retakes on Mirage. Use it for:

• B site retakes after the Ts have planted the bomb - throw this flash as your team pushes from market and short to blind defenders holding post-plant positions
• Supporting a teammate’s push when the B anchor is alive and wants to re-peek from market - the flash gives them a massive advantage in any duel on the site
• Multi-angle retakes where you push from market while a teammate enters from short - the high pop flash covers both sides of the site and benefits both entry points
• Late-round clutches where you need to enter B site solo from market - the flash buys you the split-second advantage needed to win a 1v1 or 1v2 on the site
• Force-buy retakes where you have limited utility and need maximum value from a single flashbang - the high pop covers the entire site and does not require multiple flashes