Counter-Strike 2 Maps

The current CS2 Active Duty map pool for Premier Season 5 – Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage and Nuke – plus the maps that rotated out and the newest community maps.

Updated 3 November 2026Checked for patch Premier Season 55 sources
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Counter-Strike 2 has seven maps in its Active Duty pool. These are the maps used in Premier and at the Majors, and Valve swaps one out from time to time – usually at the start of a new Premier season.

The latest change came with Premier Season 5 on July 8, 2026: Cache – back in CS2 since April – replaced Overpass. Earlier, Season 4 (January 21, 2026) brought Anubis back in place of Train. Maps that leave the pool aren't deleted: you can still play them in Competitive, Casual and Deathmatch.

Active Duty pool (Premier Season 5)7Out of the pool – still in Competitive5Community maps (Season 5)5

Active Duty pool (Premier Season 5)

Since July 8, 2026 · 7 maps
Ancient
Bomb defusal · Overgrown jungle temple ruins · in the pool since the CS2 launch (September 2023)
Anubis
Bomb defusal · Egyptian-style town built around canals · back in the pool with Premier Season 4 (January 21, 2026), replacing Train, with gameplay adjustments
Cache
Bomb defusal · Industrial zone near Chernobyl, Ukraine · returned to CS2 on April 28, 2026 and joined the pool on July 8, 2026, replacing Overpass
Dust II
Bomb defusal · The classic desert town with long A and B tunnels · back in the pool since April 2024
Inferno
Bomb defusal · Narrow Italian village streets, Banana and Apartments · in the pool since the CS2 launch
Mirage
Bomb defusal · Sunny town with a big open mid, Palace and Connector · in the pool since the CS2 launch
Nuke
Bomb defusal · Nuclear power plant with sites stacked on two floors · in the pool since the CS2 launch

Out of the pool – still in Competitive

5 maps
Overpass
Bomb defusal · Canals and a park in Germany · left the Active Duty pool on July 8, 2026 but is still playable in Competitive and Wingman
Train
Bomb defusal · Rail yard with train cars to fight around · left the pool in January 2026
Vertigo
Bomb defusal · Skyscraper under construction, high above the city · no longer in the Active Duty pool
Office
Hostage rescue · Snowy office building · the classic hostage rescue map
Italy
Hostage rescue · Italian village · hostage rescue in Casual and Competitive

Community maps (Season 5)

Added July 2026 · 5 maps
Boulder
Bomb defusal · Community map · Competitive, Casual and Deathmatch
Fachwerk
Bomb defusal · Community map · Competitive, Casual and Deathmatch
Shelter
Bomb defusal · Community map · Competitive, Casual and Deathmatch
Debris
Wingman · Community map · 2v2 Wingman
El Dorado
Wingman · Community map · 2v2 Wingman

Section images: official Counter-Strike 2 videos (Valve / YouTube).

Map tips

Learn the calloutsEvery spot has a name – Banana on Inferno, Connector on Mirage, Forklift on Cache. Walk a map in a private match before you queue.
Use map guidesSince March 2026 you can open official map guides with grenade line-ups during the first five rounds of each half in Competitive.
Premier only uses Active DutyPremier always plays one of the seven Active Duty maps. Since September 2026 each team picks two and the game draws one at random.
Practise one map at a timeCompetitive ranks are per map, so you can learn a new map without risking your rank on your best one.

Read the latest changes in our CS2 update notes, or start with the beginner's guide.

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Reference page written by AI (Claude) and checked against the sources above. Games change with every patch – the patch this page was last checked for is shown at the top.