A Linkon Pearl

Around it

Callouts near 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 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.
• A SiteThe A bomb site itself, the area where the spike is planted, entered from A Main and A Link.
• A RestaurantAn area close to A Site and A Main that attackers use as a staging point before committing to the site.
• Mid ConnectorA passage in mid linking the mid doors, A Link and the defender-side water, which supports rotations between the sites and is the origin of the wall smoke toward B Screen.
• A DugoutA corner inside A Site beside the boxes that is hard to clear in a straight duel, which is why attackers usually clear it early with A Main.

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.