B Short Flash from B Site

Steps

1. From your defensive position on B site, move to the area near the B site pillar closest to the short entrance. Stand just behind the pillar with your right side touching it, using it as cover from the short angle.
2. Face toward B short. You can see the short corridor entrance that leads from mid into the B bombsite.
3. Place your crosshair at the top of the short entrance opening, aimed slightly to the left of center. Your crosshair should be roughly at the upper-third of the doorway, not on the ceiling or the ground.
4. Perform a right-click throw (underhand toss). This is critical - the right-click underhand throw gives the flash a short, fast trajectory that pops almost immediately after leaving your hand.
5. The flashbang lobs a short distance and pops right at the B short entrance, blinding any T who is pushing through the corridor. Because it is an underhand throw, the flash pops extremely quickly, giving opponents almost zero time to react.

Tips

• The underhand (right-click) throw is what makes this flash so effective. A normal left-click throw would sail past the target and pop too far away. The right-click lob pops within roughly 0.5 seconds, making it a true pop flash that is nearly impossible to dodge.
• Peek immediately after the flash pops. The window of full blindness is short, so you need to swing out from behind the pillar the instant the flash detonates. Pre-aim head height at the short corridor for an easy kill.
• If the flash pops too far away (inside the short corridor instead of at the entrance), you were aiming too far into short. Lower your crosshair slightly. If it pops at your feet, you aimed too low.
• This flash is reactive - throw it when you hear Ts pushing short. The footsteps in the short corridor are loud and give you enough warning to pull out your flash and throw it before they reach the exit.
• 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
• You can repeat this flash multiple times per round if you buy two flashbangs. The first flash catches them off guard, and the second catches anyone who pushes through thinking the utility is spent.

When to Use

This pop flash is a quick-reaction defensive tool for B site on Mirage. Use it for:

• Stopping short pushes when you hear Ts pushing through B short - the underhand flash pops instantly and blinds anyone in the corridor, giving you a free peek
• Retake support when Ts have taken the site from short and you are re-peeking from behind cover - the flash gives you the advantage in the engagement
• Anti-rush defense when Ts are blitzing B through short and apartments simultaneously - the flash covers the short angle so you can deal with apartments first
• Aggressive peeks when you want to push into short for information - throw the flash, swing out, get a pick, and fall back behind the pillar
• Eco round defense where a single flashbang can turn a fight in your favor - the pop flash is so fast that even good players cannot turn away in time, giving you a free engagement against stronger weapons