The Active Duty map pool is something CS2 players must be aware of, especially if they plan to rank up the ladder in the current season.
Premier mode is the game's ranked mode and offers players the possibility to square off against users with the same skill level in a competitive setting, but not all maps are available.
Now that Season 3 is underway, we have all the details you need to know about the Active Duty rotation in effect.
What is the Active Duty map pool?
On top of featuring the competitive settings, Premier matches in CS2 can only take place in one of the maps from the Active Duty map pool. This list defines which maps are in rotation, similar to what happens in other games like Valorant.
The map rotation changes whenever a new season comes into effect, meaning the list won't always remain the same. However, the number of maps is set, so whenever a new map gets added, another one gets removed to make space.
Current Active Duty map pool
These are the maps available in the current rotation of the Active Duty map pool for CS2's Premier mode:
- Ancient
- Dust II
- Inferno
- Mirage
- Nuke
- Overpass
- Train
The latest change happened at the start of Premier Season 3, where Overpass was added after being out for more than a year, and Anubis was removed to make room for it.
As you can see, only seven maps are available in the pool. Keep in mind that only bomb maps can be added to the pool, since that is the game mode used for competitive settings.
We will update this list whenever Valve announces a change to the pool to reflect the current rotation.
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