More grenade throws you must know in CS:GO
Grenades are one of CS:GO's most unique elements. On the one hand, they're secondary equipment in a game that's very much about aim, angles, and scoring headshots. On the other hand, they're the closest thing to a hard counter in countless situations—knowing how to angle a flashbang or smoke off the wall can save your team from destruction in CS:GO's popular competitive mode.
Last week we featured 10 useful grenade throws on the maps Dust2, Mirage, and Cache. Knowing that all of these angles and arcs are a lot to take in at once, this week we complete that series with some recommended 'nade tosses on three more well-treaded CS maps: Nuke, Cobblestone, and Inferno.
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Situation: Smoking off big garage as Terrorists
Situation: Flashing bombsite A from the roof overlooking Terrorist spawn
Situation: From lobby, flashing B ramp as Terrorists to initiate a push
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Situation: Smoking off CT spawn in order to attack bombsite B
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Situation: Defending B and banana as CT, deciding where to smoke
Situation: As a Terrorist, checking baby room (aka 'dark') near mid for a camping CT
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Situation: As CT, smoking off B main from CT spawn
Situation: Dropping through skyfall as Terrorists to take bombsite B
Situation: Smoking off highway to initiate a B main push as the terrorists
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Evan's a hardcore FPS enthusiast who joined PC Gamer in 2008. After an era spent publishing reviews, news, and cover features, he now oversees editorial operations for PC Gamer worldwide, including setting policy, training, and editing stories written by the wider team. His most-played FPSes are CS:GO, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic, Rainbow Six Siege, and Arma 2. His first multiplayer FPS was Quake 2, played on serial LAN in his uncle's basement, the ideal conditions for instilling a lifelong fondness for fragging. Evan also leads production of the PC Gaming Show, the annual E3 showcase event dedicated to PC gaming.
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