A pro-level breakdown of Inferno's B site, focusing on the banana control smoke and the pit smoke. Learn how to use these two utilities not as simple vision blockers, but as a timing tool to slice the site into three distinct phases and dictate the pace of the round.
Introduction
Inferno's B site is the most corridor-like bombsite in the entire map. Banana isn't just a lane; it's a stretched fuse. Pit isn't just a position; it's a blade that can cut the site in half. Today we're focusing on two things: how to place the banana control smoke, and why the pit smoke can decide whether a clutch is a 1v2 or a 2v1.
1. Banana: Not a Fight, a Time Buy
The smoke T side throws at the start of the round into banana was never meant to 'block CT'. Its real purpose is to buy three to four seconds, allowing the first player to hug the wooden barrel without being read by the sandbag angle.
The key detail is the smoke's landing spot. If it lands mid-banana on the left, CT looking out from sandbags will have a narrow gap on the right, just wide enough for a crouching head. So pro teams prefer the 'right-wall smoke'—pressing the smoke against the right side to push CT's pre-aim back to the left.
CT's counter isn't another smoke, but fire. An incendiary landing one step behind the smoke forces T to stand in the smoke for two extra seconds. Those two seconds are enough for CT to rotate from B site to sandbags, and for the pit player to line up the first shot. So banana isn't won by the first smoke, but by where the fire behind it lands.
2. Pit Smoke: Slicing the Site into Three Segments
The pit's uniqueness lies in its connection to CT spawn, B site, and banana exit. A smoke landing in pit effectively divides B site into three independent time phases:
- Before smoke: T just exits banana, CT still inside site, both reading each other's angles.
- During smoke: The smoke blocks pit's vision, T can hug the site edge, but CT can also use the smoke to reposition.
- After smoke: The moment it fades, whoever takes cover inside the site first gains clutch主动权.
Many teams' problem is treating the pit smoke as a 'crossing smoke'—throw and rush. The correct usage is as a timer: from the moment it lands, you have five seconds to complete a one-for-one inside the site, otherwise after it fades CT's crossfire will seal the entrance.
3. The Two-Smoke Combo: Time Gap is the Real Utility Line
If you throw banana smoke and pit smoke simultaneously, you've only done one thing. The truly effective utility line is staggered: throw banana smoke first, wait two seconds, then throw pit smoke. This two-second gap makes CT's attention first drawn to banana, then cut off by pit, creating two separate countdowns.
From CT's perspective, this time gap means: the first player must watch both banana exit and pit, while the second can rotate from CT spawn. If T throws both smokes at once, CT only needs to watch one direction.
So Inferno B's utility line isn't about 'what to throw', but 'when to throw the second one'. This is why the same two smokes often turn into a mess in pugs, but in pro hands can be拆出三段时间.
4. The Clutch Smoke
In a 1v2 clutch, if T still has a smoke, the best spot isn't site center, but the diagonal between pit and banana exit. This smoke doesn't block vision, only gun lines—it prevents both CTs from watching the same direction simultaneously.
The value of clutch utility isn't in blocking, but in creating hesitation about 'who moves first'. Half a second of hesitation, and the bomb is planted. This is where Inferno B is most like chess: you're not throwing a smoke, you're throwing your opponent's next move in time.