A staple of the Counter-Strike series for years, Inferno is a map well known by professionals and casuals alike. With narrow choke points and many open skyboxes it makes the CT's job much easier to establish and maintain map control while the T side has an uphill battle in regaining ground and pushing through to bomb sites.

Pop flashes are designed to give your opponent the minimal amount of time to look away before the flash pops, and can help tremendously by forcing players off commonly played angles. Knowing the correct time and place to use these grenades will help give your team an advantage in taking or holding a bomb site. Below are five pop flashes to help you on de_inferno. There will also be a video with a quick run-through of each flash shown at the bottom.

1. Mid (Haybales) to Arch Side

Left - Start by lining yourself up with the first black mark on the back of the trailer, circled in red.
Right - Aim at where the two wires sticking out from the electric box cross the white line on the building behind it, then run forward a step and throw with left click.
Bottom - The grenade should bounce off the cylinder and over the roof, blinding anyone playing this corner.

2. Apartments to A Site

Left - Line yourself up by standing slightly to the left of the three dots in a line next to the rug.
Right - Find the mark on the wall circled in red and aim at it, then throw with left click.
Bottom - Your flash should bounce twice, once off the wall you're aiming at, then once on the balcony before popping in midair.

3. A Site to Truck / Patio

Left - Stand in the corner behind this box.
Right - Aim at the white line on the far right side of the doubled stacked boxes, then move your crosshair up to the top of the box. Throw with left click.
Bottom - The flash will bounce off the wood running horizontally above that box and back towards patio. Use this flash when your teammate calls that arch side is smoked.

4. Spools to Banana

Left - Jump on the lower spool in the back.
Right - Aim at the left tip of the antenna.
Bottom - The grenade should bounce off the roof and straight up, blinding those looking towards B. Use this to allow a teammate to peek banana for kills or information.

5. New Box to B Site

Left - Line yourself up with the right side of the shadow behind the strap on the left side of new box, run forward until you step onto a ledge.
Right - Find the dot on the wall circled in red, aim at it and throw with left click.
Bottom - This flash should do one of two things, stay on top of the barrel and go off, or fall to the bottom of the barrel before popping (pictured here.) Both accomplish the same thing, one is just a tiny bit more noticeable.

Video Breakdown

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