How to play defense B bent on Mirage

Mirage is the most popular map in the game and is very often played both in matchmaking and in the pro scene. Mirage is very simple structurally, so shooting often plays a major role on this map. Also, the card is very often played on other sites, such as Faceit, etc., so it is important to know at least the minimum defaults for effective play.

General principles of bombsite defense

It is not the easiest task to be the mainstay of the B site, our task is to delay the exit and collect the maximum amount of information until help arrives in time.

When playing with two defensive players, one player must actively play in the short, preventing the attack from occupying the mid lane and climbing through the window, besides, he controls the passage to the connector and listens to steps in the carpets and the subway.

First spread

To avoid a quick entry to our site, standard grenades are always folded into the carpets. It is worth doing this in each round, since the strategy of a quick rush B is very common in matchmaking, these grenades will give us time to take comfortable positions for reception.

You can get to the point from two sides: through the apartment or from the side of the shorts. One player usually takes a position closer to the carpets to hear the opponent's exit.

In addition to default positions, there is an option to take not the most obvious places, which are not always checked by those leaving

Under the rugs.

Jumping rivals may not immediately look at you, their attention will first of all be drawn to the bombsite or to the forest.

Planting in bombsite

It can work a couple of times per game, especially if opponents come out at late timings and do not have time to check all positions

The emphasis on the exit from the carpets.

If you are lucky, you can catch several spins, but very often hammers come to this position, so you should be careful.

There is also a position near the forest, which is not always in sight of the attack.

Aggressive play

You can practice an aggressive smokey and molotov apartment occupation by standing at close range and giving a lot of information to your team. In addition, if you push further, then your team can already stack on another site and take an exit there. You should not do this every round, as you can be caught several times, and then you will completely fail your position and the attack will take first the carpets, and then the entire plant.

Another option for an aggressive game is to push the metro from the first seconds of the round through the window; if you do this for the first time in a match, the opponents may not expect such impudence, but in the next rounds they will control these pressures.

Outcome

Train your shooting skills, different strategies and throwing options. If you play in pairs, then try to take cross positions, although it is problematic to do this on closed bombs, but there should be an opportunity to insure your teammate. Do not feel sorry for the scattering, especially at the beginning of the round, quick exits to B are not uncommon. Also, do not hesitate to shoot trees and smoky at the start of the round, this can cause additional damage to your opponent.

Do not forget to control the exit from the short, the opponent can open a split round.

Sometimes you can take a sniper rifle to look through carpets, you can also work well with it from the bombsite itself.

Useful videos

Protection B from Xyp9x

A selection of B games from professional players

Video from the former pro player and coach of the Nip - Pimp team about the defense of the B plant