Wallbang
How it works:
- Bullets lose damage as they pass through, so a wallbang hurts less than a clean hit.
- Thin wood, doors and some walls let bullets through. Thick concrete and metal do not.
- Weapons with high armor penetration wallbang best: the AWP, the AK-47, the Desert Eagle and other rifles.
When pros use it:
- To hit a player hiding in a common spot without peeking, often combined with a prefire.
- To finish a damaged enemy who is behind cover.
- To slow a push: spraying through a door makes the other team hesitate.
Wallbangs show up on kill feeds with a small icon. A kill through a wall, through smoke and while blind at the same time is one of the most replayed moments in CS2.
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.
PrefireTo prefire in CS2 is to start shooting at a common position before you see the enemy there.
AWPerThe AWPer is the CS2 player who uses the AWP, a $4,750 sniper rifle that kills with one body shot.
Spray controlSpray control in CS2 is pulling your aim against a weapon's recoil so a long burst stays on target.
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