B Stairs Smoke from B CT

Steps

1. From B CT, walk toward the site and stop at the concrete pillar on the right side of the B CT corridor. Stand with your right shoulder pressed against the pillar, facing toward B Stairs.
2. Look toward the B Stairs entrance. Find the metal doorframe that marks the top of the staircase where it opens onto the site level.
3. Place your crosshair on the upper-center of the doorframe - right at the top edge, centered between the two vertical sides of the frame.
4. Perform a standing left-click throw - no jump or movement needed. Simply aim and release.
5. The smoke travels forward and blooms right at the B Stairs entrance, creating a smoke wall that completely blocks T vision as they try to push through the staircase onto B site.

Tips

• This is the go-to defensive smoke for the B site anchor on Vertigo. It is fast, easy, and reliable, making it perfect for reactive use when you hear an incoming B execute.
• The standing throw requires no setup time, so you can throw it within a second of hearing footsteps or utility hitting the staircase area.
• If the smoke lands too far inside the staircase (below the site level), raise your crosshair slightly above the doorframe to shorten the throw distance.
• After smoking B Stairs, reposition to a new angle rather than holding the same spot. Ts will often push through the smoke pre-firing the most common defensive positions.
• 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 smoke covers the doorway.
• Pair this smoke with a B Stairs molotov thrown right in front of the smoke. The fire prevents Ts from pushing through the smoke, effectively doubling the delay time.

When to Use

This smoke is your primary defensive tool for B Stairs on Vertigo. Use it for:

• Early-round defense when you hear a fast B execute and need to delay the push immediately
• Buying time for rotations when your A and mid players need to rotate and reinforce B site
• Retake support where you smoke B Stairs to cut off additional Ts from entering site while your team retakes from B CT
• Eco round stalls where you cannot fight directly and need to delay as long as possible while your team gathers information
• Solo B holds when you are the only site anchor and need to slow down the push until reinforcements arrive from mid or A