A Dugouton Pearl

Around it

Callouts near A Dugout

• A SiteThe A bomb site itself, the area where the spike is planted, entered from A Main and A Link.
• A MainThe main entrance onto A Site, which attackers move through with a push and defenders watch for flanks, and which is often walled off from Mid Doors.
• A LinkThe stair-up entry on A that opens into the site once Art is cleared, so its top is a standard smoke target when pushing.
• A SecretAn opening inside A Site beside A Tower and A Flowers, and the wall target most often used from Mid Plaza to block the junction shared with A Link.
• A FlowersAn A Site zone on the far side of the Secret opening, separated from it by a window, and a common target for wall smokes from mid.
• A ArtA walled-in gallery area between Mid Plaza and A Link whose only entrance from mid is through Mid Top, so players call it when the attackers are taking the flank toward A.

Playing it

Pearl A Site tips

1. 01Smoke the Secret and Flowers opening from Mid Plaza before the push, since most flank peeks come through that window.
2. 02Clear Dugout early and in the same push as A Main so the hard corner is not left for a late defender to hold.
3. 03Lurk or Sage-wall Art from Mid Top before committing, because Art has a single entrance and one player there can cut off the flank.