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We’ve got a guide to the economy, strategic elements, and objectives you’ll come across for the Counter-Terrorists in CS2.
The Counter-Terrorists are one of the two sides in CS2. You’ve got them and the Counter-Strike Terrorist organization. These are who you play on defense and attack, respectively. So, when you swap sides at the half, you’ll also swap between CT and T.
They havea different objective than the Terrorists, along with different equipment and weapons to purchase in the buy menu. And just so you know exactly how things work with them, we’ve got this handy guide for you.
What is the objective of the Counter-Terrorist team in CS2?
There area few modes across the CS franchisewhere you’ll play as the CT side of things. Here they are and the objectives of the Counter-Terrorists while in those modes:
The majority of the time, you’ll take part in that final mode listed. It is the basic CS game mode and has spawned many others like itacross games such as VALORANTand even Halo Infinite.
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How the CT economy differs from the T-Side
There are different weapons and pieces of equipment available for the Counter-Terrorists in CS compared to the Terrorists. You’ll want to know how to earn money and what you can use it on tostay ahead of the T-Side in a matchof Bomb Scenario.
Let’s go over how to add cash to your buy phase first and foremost:
That’s the important information on earning money, as you’ll obviously get money for eliminations. That all depends on the weapon you are using. If you get a knife kill for example, that’s $750 in casual and $1500 in competitive modes.
Now, we’ll focus onthe full economy setupfor the Counter-Terrorists in CS2. The table below showcases every available weapon and equipment item for the CT-Side, including its cost. We’ll mark CT exclusive things with an asterisk.
The main focus here is the appearance of the Rescue/Defuse Kit. If you purchase this, you will be able to untie hostages or defuse the bomb much quicker than if you simply did it by hand without that item on your person.
Counter-Terrorist strategy in CS2
Now, we’ll get into the strategy of playing the CT-Side in Counter-Strike 2. Again, most of the time, you’ll be playing the Bomb Scenario mode of the game. That’s what we will touch on here.
The goal is to lock down locations, prevent the enemy team from planting the bomb, or defuse it if they manage to do so. Here are some strategic tips you’ll want to employ:
Those are simple tactics, but the simplest of tactics tend to be the ones people forget the most. So put them to good use and you’ll dominate as the Counter-Terrorist side in CS2.
