Vertigo

Vertigo takes place on the upper floors of an unfinished skyscraper, offering sweeping urban skyline views as a backdrop to frantic close-quarters combat. Added to competitive play in 2019, it quickly became one of the most divisive entries in the pool - criticized for its cramped corridors by some and praised for its unique vertical tension by others.

The layout is unusual: both sites sit on the same floor of the building, connected by a central mid area with a ramp and scaffold. T-side approaches via two stairwells and a long scaffold walk, while CTs defend short angles at A site's choke point and B site's doorway. Mid on Vertigo is notably compact; a single grenade at the right moment can shift an entire round.

Vertigo is the most CQC-intensive map in the Active Duty pool and significantly favors close-range weapons in economy-stressed rounds. At high levels, T-side strategy often involves aggressive ladder room pushes and precise timing through Mid scaffold to catch CTs off-guard. The map has developed a distinct pro metagame emphasizing fast executes over utility-heavy slow plays.