CS:GO CT/T Buying Guide For First 3 Rounds
CS:GO CT/T Buying Guide For First 3 Rounds by iNSANEwOW
Guide to first 3 rounds! This is very situation, maps, and team dependent. This is a guide, not hard rules. It serves to help us all understand the first rounds of a match better.
CT SIDE
1st round
- USP + Kevlar
- USP + Nades (Smoke, Flash, HE) //Need atleast one of those of you cover a spot that gets rushed often to instantly smoke it off and/or nade it
- USP + Smoke/HE (or P250) + Defuse Kit //Usually x1
2nd Round (@1st Round Win)
- MP7 + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash/HE //Possible to play more up close
- Famas + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash/HE //Stay further back and play defensive NEVER push with it
- Scout + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash/HE //only if you REALLY are a good AWPer (max x1)
- 5/7 + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash //Saving for AWP obviously (max x1)
2nd Round (@1st Round Loss)
- USP
- P250 + optional Smoke or Flash //Not a huge investment but some possibilities to get a kill
- 5/7 + Kevlar/Helmet + Flash/Smoke //You pretty much need to make a play with this either stack a spot or push somewhere to try and get a gun
3rd Round (@1st and/or 2nd round loss)
- Depending on your money situation either same as “2nd Round (@1st Round Loss)” or all upgrade to M4 //In 99% of cases you will have to save unless you saved an AK or sth 2nd round
3rd Round (@1st and 2nd round win without bombplant)
- Players that survived round 2 with their SMG/Famas drop their guns to the ones who died and upgrade to M4
3rd Round (@1st and 2nd round win with bombplant)
- All upgrade to M4
Other
- If they plant 1st round and fullsave 2nd they will surely go for AK 3rd. If they plant 1st, forcebuy 2nd (tec9 + armor or sth) then you can still stick with your SMG/Famas for 3rd and do the same as suggested in “3rd Round (@1st and 2nd round win without bombplant)”.
T-Side
1st Round
- Glock + Kevlar //first guys to enter a site aggressive players
- Glock + Smoke/Flash/HE //supporter
- Tec9 + Smoke/Flash //only x1 maybe x2 can drop Tec9 to Kevlar guy, gives a bit better dmg output against kevlar also a lot of bullets and is good to finish off people without having to reload generally good to have one on your team especially if you are rushing a site
2nd round (@1st round win)
- Galil + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash/HE //Better for slow and long range pick&play style rounds
- MP7/UMP + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash/HE //Better if you want to rush a site
- Tec9 + Kevlar/Helmet + Smoke/Flash/HE //Saving for AWP max x1
- If you want to play it slow it still makes sense to get a SMG or two and let the SMG/Tec9 players hold spots where you expect close range combat (House on Inferno, Action Mirage covering for a CT push)
2nd Round (1st round loss with bombplant)
- Fullsave for AK next round
2nd Round (1st round loss without bombplant)
- Tec9/Deagle + Kevlar/Helmet + Flash/Smoke //would only recommend Deagle if you don’t have a scout in your team and if you are good with it longrange
- Scout + Kevlar/Helmet + Flash/Smoke //Again only if you REALLY are good with AWP
- Glock/P250/Deagle/Tec9 + Flash or Smoke //If you got 1 kill first round P250 + Flash or Smoke is fine, at 2 or more kills you can get Tec9 + Flash or Smoke or get a Deagle without anything
3rd round (@1st round win or bombplant)
- You should be able to get an AK
3rd round (if you don’t have the money for an AK + Kevlar/Helmet)
- Glock/P250/Deagle/Tec9 + Flash or Smoke //If you bought second round or otherwise can’t afford AK. Same as Setup 3 “2nd Round (1st round loss without bombplant)” depending on your money situation, you need to make sure you are able to get AK next round even if you can’t get a kill. Basically you can buy pretty much anything (Pistols, Scout) just be sure that you can buy AK next round (with nades) and you are fine.
In 2nd round (1st round loss with bombplant)
Ive seen many pro teams a buy where. 2 people drop also to their teammates, the rest buy low cost pistols. This leaves 2 players with ak+Kevlar+ full utility, 2 players without Kevlar with a p250, and finally a player with a beagle+ full utility or SMG+ some utility. This buy is very effective nowadays as for example in mirage you can use the aks to get mid control, or you can overwhelm the other team rushing a site with better weapons as they don’t expect it.
Anyways I found your guide very useful, just trying to make it better with this reply
Thanks!