Overpass smokes are easier to learn when you sort them by the moment you throw them. Some open the map at round start. Some build an execute. Others protect the bomb after the plant. This guide gives the essential smokes for each phase and links to our deeper site guides. It describes throws in general terms. Learn exact lineups from a lineup tool or recent video, then test them in a private server.
Status note, checked on 1 November 2026: Overpass left the Active Duty pool on 8 July 2026, when Cache replaced it. CSDB lists it as a reserve map that you can still play in Competitive, but not in Premier. Smokes still matter if you queue it or play it in community and practice settings.
How do CS2 smokes behave on Overpass?
A CS2 smoke costs $300 and gives a little under 20 seconds of cover. Smokes are volumetric. They fill the space around them, react to bullets and can be cleared briefly by an HE. That makes old CS:GO one-way tricks far less reliable. Our volumetric smoke guide explains why. A smoke also puts out fire, which matters in post-plant fights.
Early control smokes for T side
Front Bathrooms smoke
BLAST's July 2025 guide shows a smoke thrown from the stairs out of T spawn that helps Ts take Bathrooms. It blocks AWP lines at Fountain and Party. This is often the first smoke of the round on the A side. See our Overpass Bathrooms guide for the area.
Connector smoke
CSDB lists a Connector smoke thrown from Playground. It is marked hard but very useful. Smoking Connector cuts the CT link between the two sites, so it isolates whichever site you hit. Our Overpass Connector guide explains why that room matters.
Early smokes for CT side
CTs can slow T map control with smokes too.
- Monster smoke: Refrag's July 2025 article shows a jump-throw Monster smoke from the dumpster corner on the CT side. BLAST notes the exact lineup changes with your spawn.
- Short smoke: From the same corner, a second smoke can close B Short. Thrown together, these two slow an early B push.
- T Stairs smoke: Some guides show a CT smoke onto the T Stairs entry to block early aggression.
- Truck smoke: CSDB lists a CT smoke from A site onto Long, which stops Ts from walking Long freely.
Execute smokes: A site
For A, the core smokes are Bank and Truck. Teams add a Stairs or Trash smoke depending on the route. From Long, a smoke wall near Rock or Tree helps against a CT AWP. From Bathrooms, a two-smoke execute with Bank plus Stairs or Dumpster is common. The full breakdown, with a split plan, is in our Overpass A site smokes guide.
Execute smokes: B site
For B, Heaven comes first on every serious execute. CSDB calls it non-negotiable. Bridge, Sandbags and Pillar smokes then split the site, so Ts entering from Monster and B Short face fewer angles. The step-by-step version is in our Overpass B site smokes guide.
Post-plant smokes
After the plant, keep one smoke if you can.
- Re-smoke Heaven on B, as CSDB advises, so the retake cannot shoot down onto the bomb.
- On A, smoke the retake route from Bank or Storage to slow CTs coming in.
- Expect CTs to smoke your molotov on the bomb. Hold an angle on the bomb in case they try to defuse inside it.
For the CT view of the same fight, read our Overpass retake utility guide.
Which overpass smokes should you learn first?
- Heaven, for B executes.
- Bank and Truck, for A executes.
- Front Bathrooms, for early A-side control.
- Monster, if you play CT on B.
- Connector, once the first four feel natural.
This order gives the most value for the least practice time.
How to practise
Open Overpass in a private match, enable grenade trajectory practice and save each position. Our guide to practising lineups in CS2 lists the commands. Overpass has had small updates in CS2, such as a fence removal in Upper Park in November 2024, so re-test after patches.
Sources and checks
Map status and smoke uses were checked on 1 November 2026 against CSDB's Overpass page, CSDB Overpass lineups, the Refrag Overpass nades article (July 2025) and BLAST's Overpass smokes guide (July 2025).
Frequently asked questions
What is the most important smoke on Overpass?
The Heaven smoke for B executes. It blocks the high CT position that sees every entry into B.
Do one-way smokes still work on Overpass in CS2?
Rarely in the old way. CS2 smokes are volumetric and react to bullets and HEs, so old CS:GO one-ways are unreliable. Test any you find in a private server.
Can you still play Overpass in CS2?
Yes. As of 1 November 2026 it is a reserve map, playable in Competitive but not in Premier.
