All CS2 Ancient Callouts Explained: Best Calls Guide For 2025

If you only play Premier at a low level, you probably don’t play too much of Ancient. It’s a map that many new players choose to ignore in favor of old favorites like Dust2 and Mirage. But if you’re ever going to play in the high ranks, it’s essential you know the CS2 Ancient callouts. Ancient is one of the most-played maps among the best CS2 players, so playing it without knowing the essential callouts really has the potential to end in disaster. Don’t be left behind!

Ancient CS2 Callouts Guide

Our map of the Ancient CS2 callouts is a great visual aid to figuring out exactly what your teammates are talking about in voice chat. No, they’re probably not calling you a donut, even if you’re playing badly. That’s just an actual callout on the map.

Alternatively, our CS2 Ancient callouts list below gives you a better idea of what you’re looking for visually when you hear your teammates make a call. Either one or the other should work for you.

CS2 Ancient Callouts List (2025)

• CT Spawn: The area that CTs spawn at the start of every round.
• T Spawn: The area that CTs spawn at the start of every round.
• Tunnel: A long tunnel submerged in knee-deep water to the right of T Spawn.
• Water: Small area submerged in knee-deep water just beyond Tunnel.
• Ruins: Small enclosed area with several boxes between Double Doors and Water.
• Double Doors: Set of double doors leading to Ramp on the B side of the map.
• T Lower: Lower area just before Ramp, but before the upper Catwalk area.
• Ramp: Ramp leading up to B Site.
• Catwalk: Small walkway just before Cheetah and Heaven.
• Heaven: Elevated platform overlooking Mid and Xbox.
• Cheetah: T side of the Cave on B.
• Cave: CT side of the Cave on B.
• B Site: The main plantable area on the B side of the map.
• Pillar: Huge pillar located right in the middle of B Site.
• Long: Of the two entries to B Site, located furthest away from CT Spawn.
• Short: Of the two entries to B Site, located closest to CT Spawn.
• Alley: Short walkway between Long and Short.
• House: Small room directly infront of CT Spawn.
• Red: Small elevated room at the top of Mid on the CT side of the map.
• Mid: Main open middle area of Ancient.
• Xbox: Small set of boxes used for cover, just underneath Heaven.
• Elbow: Entrance to Mid from Split, shaped like an elbow – often a choke point at the start of the round.
• Donut: Small circular cave leading from Mid to A, shaped like a donut.
• Split: Huge pillar just outside Elbow.
• A Stairs: Small set of stairs leading to A Main.
• A Halls: Two hallways inside A Main.
• A Main: Entrance point to A Site.
• Boost: Elevated area to the right of A Main – players can boost on this to surprise A Main players.
• Big Box: Large box near A Site and outside Temple with a view into A Main.
• Plat: Small elevated platform next to Big Box – also has a smaller box of its own to hide behind.
• A Site: The main plantable area on the A side of the map.
• Triple: Set of boxes located on A Site.
• Temple: Huge enclosed temple located at the back of A Site.
• Lane: Main lane used to enter A Site from CT Spawn, parallel with Temple.

That’s all the Ancient CS2 callouts you need to know on the sort-of-but-not-really popular map. Valve has made changes to its layout before, but Ancient feels like it’s in a pretty balanced place right now, so there’s no real expectation to see it (or its callouts) change anytime soon. If any adjustments are made or the community consensus on any specific Ancient callouts changes, you’ll be able to catch up right here.