Anubis Tips for Beginners: What to Learn First

These Anubis tips are for players who have just started on the map. Anubis is a canal map with a busy mid, two sites with very different entrances and a few routes that look confusing at first. Learn it in the right order and it becomes much easier.

Anubis returned to the Active Duty pool in January 2026 and was still in it when we checked on 1 November 2026. Pools change, so check our CS2 map pool guide for the current list.

What makes Anubis different?

Anubis has a lot of water. The canal runs through mid under Bridge, and moving through water can give your position away. Mid also links to both sites. A team that wins mid can hit A through Connector or B from the canal side, which forces the defence to look two ways.

Refrag called Anubis the most T-sided map in the pool before the January 2026 update. Valve's changes were aimed at helping CTs. That is an analyst's view, not an official statistic, but it explains why the update matters.

Learn the routes first

1. T to A: from T spawn through A Main and past the Fountain onto the site.
2. T to mid: into Top Mid, then toward Bridge, Water and Double Doors.
3. T to B: past Ruins and down B Long, entering the site through Gate.
4. CT to A: from CT spawn through Tunnel, which climbs toward Heaven.
5. CT to B: through Street or Cave. Players in Middle can also reach B through E Box.

Our Anubis callouts guide has the full list of names. Agree on names with your team, because guides differ.

The callouts to learn first

What changed in January 2026?

If you watched old videos, some details are now wrong. Refrag's update breakdown lists the main changes:

• The hole in the Bridge wall moved to just outside Mid Doors.
• The Mid Doors were reversed, so CTs can play closer to them.
• A new hole inside E Box lets grenades pass to the back of B.
• Crates on A moved from the site floor to Walkway, and scaffolding now blocks one Heaven angle.

Anubis tips for the CT side

• Do not lose mid for free. Hold it as a pair if you can, and call early pushes.
• Use height on A. Heaven is strong, but expect a smoke there on every serious hit. Move after your first shot.
• Do not fight five alone on B. Give information, delay with a grenade and fall back. Our B retake guide shows how to come back.
• Listen to Water. Noise in the canal often signals a split.

Anubis tips for the T side

• Smoke the big CT angles. Heaven on A and the Sniper window on B are the usual first smokes. Our Anubis smokes guide explains each one.
• Use mid to split. Players through Connector make an A hit much stronger.
• Clear B in order. Pillar and Corner first, then Default, Back Site and Ninja.
• Watch the flank. CTs can come through mid during your hit. Keep one player on it.

How should you practise Anubis?

Start a private match and walk every route on both sides. Stop at each doorway and look for the angles that can see you. Then play rounds against bots and practise clearing each site one angle at a time. Our crosshair placement guide helps with pre-aiming the common spots.

Finally, review one of your matches with the demo viewer. Look for rounds where you died alone in mid. Fixing that one habit wins a lot of rounds on this map.

Sources and checks

Routes and callouts were checked on 1 November 2026 against the CSDB Anubis guide. Map changes were checked against Refrag's Anubis update breakdown, and the map pool against GINX's Active Duty report. Valve can change maps in any update.

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