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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 7 Oct 2026

Valve’s latest change to Cache, 22 Sept 2026: “Some gap fixes and clipping adjustments around the blue doors in Mid.” Valve’s note · 12 lineups are older than a change — re-check in game.

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Essential Ten

10 essentials of 12 lineups

Active Duty: 7 maps · Cache replaced Overpass (Valve update, 8 Jul 2026)
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  • Pressed against the CT-side truck on A site, at its yellow light.1 stand
    Top of the A Main building above a vertical line, about 22 degrees up.2 aim
    3 landA
    Smokes the A Main exit to stall rushes and hide CTs at Forklift, Quad and Truck.from Highway → A MainThrown by the CT truck on A (Highway is our nearest call).
    CTAnti-rushDelay
    thrown from the ground
    LMB
    left-click
    3 guides agreenewest guide 12 Jul 2026Older than Valve’s 22 Sept 2026 change — re-check in gameDifficulty easy
    Guides
  • Hop up onto the low ledge (small wall) in the Sun Room corner and stand on it.1 stand
    No text mark is published; match console angle: about 29-31 degrees up, yaw ~146.2 aim
    3 landB
    Covers Heaven, the raised CT perch over B, so entries only fight players on the site.from Sun Room → HeavenGuides differ: a plain left-click after hopping on the ledge, or a jumpthrow.
    TExecute
    thrown from the ground
    LMB
    left-click
    3 guides agreenewest guide 14 Jul 2026Older than Valve’s 22 Sept 2026 change — re-check in gameDifficulty easy
    Guides
  • At the end of A Long just outside the Squeaky door, squeezed into the corner.1 stand
    Steeply upward, about 55 degrees, at the corner of the roof ahead.2 aim
    3 landA
    Covers Forklift, removing a close CT angle so players can exit Squeaky and A Main.from Long A → ForkliftThrown from outside Squeaky (Long A on our board).
    TExecute
    thrown from the ground
    LMB
    left-click
    2 guides agreenewest guide 14 Jul 2026Older than Valve’s 22 Sept 2026 change — re-check in gameDifficulty easy
    Guides
  • On the Sun Room floor, wedged into the corner in front of the small wall.1 stand
    A corner in the brickwork ahead, almost level (about 3 degrees up).2 aim
    3 landB
    Blocks the CT-spawn entrance onto B, cutting the fastest CT rotation during a B execute.from Sun Room → HeavenLands at the CT entrance to B (“Tree”); Heaven is our nearest call.
    TExecute
    jumpthrow
    JUMP+L+R
    jumpthrow + both clicks
    2 guides agreenewest guide 12 Jul 2026Older than Valve’s 22 Sept 2026 change — re-check in gameDifficulty medium
    Guides
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Why these ten

The 10 lineups on Cache most guides agree on, covering 5 jobs a round needs — ranked by our rule, not the game’s.

92+ guides agree
0in Valve’s map guide
5one-click throws
  • Execute ×6
  • Area control ×3
  • Anti-rush ×2
  • Delay ×2
  • Entry ×2

Sources

  • ▸ csnades.gg9 of 10
  • ▸ cs2nades.gg5 of 10
  • ▸ hotspawn.com5 of 10
  • ▸ cs2util.com3 of 10

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Name watch: 9 rows carry a note where guides call a spot differently — both names kept.

Practice

Start with A Main Smoke (from CT Truck) — reveal mode hides the aim until you try.

Share

Share A Main Smoke (from CT Truck) with your team.

Throw-method legend

LMB
Full throw — the longest, highest arc.
RMB
Underhand lob — short and low.
L+R
Medium throw — 50% strength, guaranteed since Valve’s 17 Feb 2024 update.
JUMP
Jumpthrow — jump and release together. One-key binds stopped 19 Aug 2024; Valve made it more consistent 18 May 2026.
RUN · W
Moving throw — the step adds distance; start from the same spot each time.
SHIFT · CTRL
Walk or crouch — a slower, lower release.

Lineups in our words from the guides each row cites · no console positions, no screenshots, no author names · the schematic is ours, not Valve’s radar.