I climbed to 3800+ ELO and Top 500 on FACEIT, and after thousands of hours playing this beautiful game - here's EVERYTHING you need to know to improve: 1. MOST IMPORTANT MECHANICS: • Crosshair placement →the single most important mechanic in the game. Good players don’t rely on flicks (they’re inconsistent) - your crosshair should be on the enemy before you even peek. The less you need to adjust, the more consistent your aim becomes. • Movement → it’s actually criminally underrated. Counter-strafing, efficient rotations, good pathing, and all the peeking techniques are just as important as your aim. • Spray control → a lot of players misunderstand this as “knowing spray patterns”. It’s actually about understanding when to spray, burst, or tap. Close range = spraying, longer distance = bursts or taps. 2. BEST PRACTICE TOOLS: • Deathmatch → best mechanical accelerator in the game. Constant fights, but it can feel chaotic. • Refrag → realistic scenarios where you can train literally everything (you can use the code “Biley3” on refrag.gg/redeem to try it out for free). • Workshop maps → I usually use these for warmups. • Aim trainers → I’ve got 300+ hours in them and they’re by far the best thing you can do for your raw aim. 3. PRACTICE ROUTINE → improvement needs structure. IMO this system works best: warmup → matches → focused practice Consistency matters far more than playing 10 hours of pugs every now and then. 4. FACEIT >> PREMIER → if your goal is improvement, you need stronger opponents and more serious matches - all you get on Premier are cheaters. Playing against better players accelerates improvement. 5. UTILITY FUNDAMENTALS → DON’T try to learn 50 lineups per map. Learn a few high-value smokes, flashes, and mollies that you will actually use in real games (ideally 2–3 of each per site). 6. FIND YOUR ROLES & POSITIONS → don’t blindly copy pro roles. Analyze where you feel comfortable and confident, where you perform best - and keep playing those positions EVERY MATCH. 7. TIME INVESTMENT → just like with everything in life, you can’t half-ass it. Improvement requires time. From experience, 30+ hours in the last two weeks is the minimum if you want consistent progress. 8. COMMUNICATION → no need to call like Karrigan or give TED Talks every round. Just communicate the essentials: • HP on enemies • what buy they have • utility • basic round information 9. ECONOMY MANAGEMENT → no need for a PhD in CS2 economics. Just understand when to eco, force, or full buy. Also pay attention to the enemy economy - you don’t want to take Cave on Ancient when Ts are rushing with Tec-9s. 10. WATCH DEMOS & HIGH-LEVEL PLAYERS → reviewing your own games and watching better players exposes mistakes and often teaches decision-making faster than just playing more matches. 11. SETTINGS → there is no magical sensitivity or resolution. Find comfortable settings and stick to them for thousands of hours. • 4:3 vs 16:9 → entirely preference • sensitivity → should allow you to comfortably do quick 180° turns 12. GEAR → a solid setup helps: • Mouse → under ~65g • Keyboard → Hall Effect • Monitor → at least 144Hz, ideally 240Hz+ • Mousepad → control or fast pad - personal preference 13. MENTAL GAME → one concept that helped me a lot is the 30 / 30 / 40 rule: • 30% of games are unwinnable • 30% are free wins • 40% are where your performance decides the outcome Focus on those 40%. 14. TAKE CARE OF IRL → 7+ hours of sleep, proper hydration, exercise, and avoiding burnout have a massive impact on your focus and long-term improvement. I break all of this down in depth (including aim routines and practice structure) - FULL VIDEO IN REPLY👇