Ascent

Open mid · Destructible doors

Mid pressure decides the pace; early information snowballs the whole half.

2 sites · 22 published callouts · in the Competitive pool. Rewards Controller · Sentinel.

Both defaults, and the buy

Attacking: Win mid or fake it — both sites open from there.
Defending: Hold the door, take the early duel, and close mid before the site.
First buy: Buy for mid: the door decides the half, and the first duel there is worth a rifle.
Utility: One smoke on mid and one flash for the door — the site utility comes later.

All of A: Tree · Lobby · Main · Window · Site · Garden · Rafters · Wine. Callout names are Riot’s own; the reduction to three is ours.

1Walk in through A Main and B Main.1 min
2Stand in A Site and B Site and find two pieces of cover you can plant behind in each.2 min
3Hold A alone and time how long the rotation takes to reach you.1 min
4Retake through A Window — the route the defence uses.1 min

Win the mid duel with information, then take a site from behind the door.

Riot's notes from patch 1.01 to 13.06 change Ascent in 3 patches. The latest is patch 10.04, published 2025-03-04.

Patch 10.042025-03-04
B Main
- Changed part of the B Main wall along B Lane to non-pennable.
Why, in Riot's words
While bullet penetration is a meaningful system that rewards map knowledge and situational execution, we feel like the weapon spam here at barrier drop is currently creating unhealthy gameplay and frustrating experiences. This change will give Attackers some added safety at barrier drop when first approaching B Main.
Patch 4.042022-03-01
- B orb can now be taken from the lower box (previously, you had to double jump up to the box to get it)
Patch 3.062021-09-21
- One crate on A site is no longer pennable, this is to create a safer position on site for defenders
Why, in Riot's words
One stack of crates on C site is no longer pennable, this is to create a safer planting option for attackers

A: A Tree · A Lobby · A Main · A Window · A Site · A Garden · A Rafters · A Wine
Attacker Side: Attacker Side Spawn
B: B Lobby · B Main · B Boat House · B Site
Defender Side: Defender Side Spawn
Mid: Mid Bottom · Mid Catwalk · Mid Cubby · Mid Market · Mid Courtyard · Mid Link · Mid Pizza · Mid Top