Mid Doorson Pearl

Around it

Callouts near Mid Doors

• B LinkA passage on B that sits beside B Main and B Hall, and is the safer retake entry for defenders because a player in B Main can cover it.
• 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.
• Mid PlazaThe central hub of mid that opens rotation paths to both sites, and the spot where players place early smokes to deny attacker sightlines onto A Secret and A Flowers.
• A RestaurantAn area close to A Site and A Main that attackers use as a staging point before committing to the site.
• Mid TopThe upper mid entrance and the only way into A Art, so players use it to flag enemies pushing from the attacker side toward the flank.
• Mid MarketThe market area at the attacker end of mid, between Mid Top and A Restaurant.

Playing it

Pearl Mid tips

1. 01Get an early presence on Mid Plaza, because whoever holds it controls the rotation paths to both sites.
2. 02Take Mid Top early, since it is the only way into Art and blocking it stops the flank before it starts.
3. 03Use Mid Connector and Mid Doors as wall-smoke origins to cut sightlines onto B Screen and A Main from a distance.