A Ramp Smoke from CT A

Steps

1. From CT A, walk to the corner of the wall that provides cover from the A Ramp sightline. Stand with your back against the wall, facing toward A Ramp from a safe off-angle position.
2. Look toward the A Ramp entrance. Find the top of the metal railing that runs along the upper edge of the ramp as it transitions from the lower level to the site level.
3. Place your crosshair on the center of the railing’s top bar - right at the midpoint where the horizontal bar is equidistant from both support posts.
4. Perform a standing left-click throw - no jump or special movement required. Simply aim and release the smoke.
5. The smoke lands right at the top of A Ramp, creating a wall of smoke that blocks all T vision as they try to push up from the lower level onto the site.

Tips

• This is the fastest and easiest defensive smoke for A site on Vertigo. You can throw it reactively the moment you hear footsteps or utility coming up A Ramp.
• The standing throw makes this extremely consistent - no timing element to worry about, which is critical when you are under pressure during a fast execute.
• If the smoke lands too far down the ramp (below the site level), lower your crosshair slightly below the center of the railing to adjust the throw distance.
• After smoking A Ramp, you can either play aggressively behind the smoke with a close-range weapon or fall back to a deeper position and wait for teammates to rotate.
• Practice this lineup offline with sv_cheats 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_grenade_trajectory 1; sv_grenade_trajectory_time 10; mp_roundtime_defuse 60 to confirm the placement.
• This smoke lasts about 18 seconds - enough time for your B player and mid player to rotate and help you hold A site against a full execute.

When to Use

This smoke is your primary defensive tool for A Ramp on Vertigo. Use it for:

• Early-round defense when you hear Ts rushing up A Ramp and need to delay the push immediately
• Buying time for rotations when your teammates need to cross from B or mid to reinforce A site
• Retake setups where you smoke the ramp to isolate Ts on site from their teammates still pushing up from below
• Eco round stalls where your team cannot contest with rifles and needs to delay the execute as long as possible
• Solo A holds when you are the only player on the site and need to slow down the push until backup arrives