Anubis Callouts
How to Play Anubis?
For a long time, Anubis was clearly dominated by T. Wide entrances, strong splits, and a fast pace gave attackers a lot of freedom. After recent changes, the map has become more balanced, but T side can still dictate the terms of play here.
CT – without map control, you lose
The biggest mistake CT makes on Anubis is playing too passively.
Standard:
1 x A (main)
2 x B (site + short / connector)
2 x mid (hole + window) 1/rotator
If you give up the mid and connector without a fight, T gets a split on both bombsites. Anubis heavily rewards quick rotations, so info is crucial.
CT must:
change tempo
sometimes take up space
do not stand in the same positions as in the previous round
A site – main pressure + division
And it's hard to maintain if T has mid.
If you play A:
smoke on main is essential
Molotov in front of the entrance to T
heaven cannot die before reaching duo B/mid
Your goal is to delay and play on trade. Peeking the main alone ends in a quick 4v5 and an open A.
B site – fast pace hurts
B on Anubis is vulnerable to quick executions.
Duo must:
throw the utility early
communicate the number of opponents
don't let yourself be locked up without information
Sometimes it's worth playing Main or Dark aggression so that T doesn't have the comfort of building a round.
T side – here you can dictate the game
Anubis gives T a lot of options:
fast B exec
mid control → split A
fake B + slow transition to A
The biggest advantage of T is speed. You can play very fast or very slow and force CT to guess.
After the changes, the map is more punishing for mistakes on Water, so dry rushing every round doesn't make as much sense as it used to.
