Spray control
How it works:
- Each weapon has its own pattern, and it is almost the same every time. For the AK-47, the first bullets go straight up, then the spray moves left and right.
- Because the pattern is fixed, players can learn it. Good spray control is practiced for hours in training maps.
- The first shot of a rifle is very accurate if you stand still. Moving while shooting makes bullets go wide.
Tapping, bursting, spraying:
- Tapping: single shots, best at long range.
- Bursting: 2 to 4 bullets at a time.
- Spraying: holding fire, best at close and medium range.
A spray transfer is spraying one enemy, then moving to a second one without stopping, which takes great control.
Spray control is the core skill of a rifler. Learn more in CS2 Rules Explained.
Related guides
CS2 Rules Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Competitive Counter-StrikeHow competitive CS2 works: two teams of five, T vs CT, 13 rounds to win a map, the bomb, the economy and how pro matches are played as BO1 or BO3.
RiflerA rifler in CS2 is a player whose main weapon is a rifle like the AK-47, M4A4 or M4A1-S.
PeekTo peek in CS2 is to move out from cover to look at or fight an enemy.
Headshot percentageHeadshot percentage in CS2 is the share of a player's kills that were headshots.
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