B CT Smoke from B Stairs

Steps

1. From B Stairs, walk up toward the landing area before the site entrance. Find the concrete wall on the right side and stand in the corner where the wall meets the staircase railing, pressing your right shoulder into the junction.
2. Look up toward the ceiling above B site. Find the metal support beam that crosses the ceiling diagonally, connecting the two walls of the upper structure.
3. Place your crosshair on the intersection point where the metal beam crosses the vertical concrete column in the background - right at the junction where the two structural elements overlap.
4. Use your jump throw bind (hold left click, then press your jump throw key). The jump throw gives the smoke the arc needed to clear the staircase walls and reach B CT.
5. The smoke arcs over the obstacles and blooms at the B CT entrance, completely cutting off CT rotations from that direction and isolating the B site defenders from their reinforcements.

Tips

• This is the most important T-side smoke for B executes on Vertigo. CT B is the primary rotation path, and blocking it gives your team time to plant and set up post-plant positions before CTs can reinforce.
• Pair this with the B Back smoke to completely isolate B site. With both smokes down, the only unsmoked angle is directly in front of you, which your entry fraggers can clear.
• If the smoke lands too close (on the site floor instead of reaching CT B), make sure you are in the exact corner position. Being too far from the wall shortens the trajectory.
• If the smoke overshoots past the CT B doorway, your crosshair was too high. Lower your aim slightly below the beam intersection.
• 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 verify the smoke placement.
• Coordinate the timing with your team - throw this smoke 1-2 seconds before the push so it blooms just as the first player enters the site.

When to Use

This smoke is essential for any organized B site take on Vertigo. Use it for:

• Full B executes where your team pushes through B Stairs and needs CT rotations blocked before committing
• B Stairs rushes on eco rounds where you need to deny CT reinforcements while your team plants with pistols
• Split B attacks where players come from multiple angles and the CT B smoke prevents defenders from collapsing on the Stairs entry
• Post-plant setups where keeping CT B smoked forces retaking CTs to push through smoke or rotate the long way around
• Late-round B hits after your team fakes A and rotates to B with limited time remaining