B Bench HE Grenade from B Apartments

Steps

1. In B Apartments, walk toward the exit that leads onto B site. Stop at the doorway and stay on the left side, keeping your body mostly hidden from anyone on site.
2. Position yourself against the left wall of the apartments doorframe. Your left shoulder should be pressed into the wall, giving you a consistent throw position each time.
3. Look out through the doorway toward B site. You should see the bench area on the far side of the site, with the large wall behind it and the pillar to the right.
4. Aim at the wall directly above the bench, placing your crosshair on the lower edge of the dark horizontal line on the wall panel above the bench. This is roughly one meter above where a CT’s head would be while crouching behind the bench.
5. Left click to throw the HE grenade. It flies across B site, hits the wall above the bench, and bounces down right onto the bench position. The explosion catches anyone hiding behind or near the bench.

Tips

• The bench is one of the strongest CT positions on Mirage B site because it offers head-level cover while still allowing the CT to peek. This HE grenade neutralizes that advantage by dealing damage through the cover.
• Expect to deal 45-75 damage depending on the exact CT position. If they are crouching tight against the bench, the wall bounce drops the HE almost directly on them for maximum damage.
• If the grenade is overshooting the bench and landing behind the wall in market, your aim is too high. Lower your crosshair to the horizontal line on the wall, not above it. If it is hitting the ground in front of the bench, aim slightly higher.
• Throw this HE at the same time as your teammates throw B site smokes and flashes. The ideal sequence is: smoke market window, flash over apartments, HE the bench, then push together.
• The bench player often has a Molotov or HE of their own ready for the apartments push. By throwing your HE first, you force them to either eat the damage or reposition, disrupting their counter-utility timing.
• 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 HE grenade softens the toughest position on Mirage B site. Use it when:

• B site executes through apartments - throw it as your opening utility before the team pushes out of the apartments doorway
• Fast B rushes where you need to quickly weaken the closest defender before flooding the site with numbers
• Split B executes where players come from both apartments and short/mid - the HE from apartments clears bench while the mid players handle market
• Force-buy rounds - tagging the bench CT for 50+ damage with a cheap HE grenade gives your team a massive advantage with weaker weapons
• Post-plant situations where you know a CT is trying to use the bench as cover to defuse or hold an angle