Prefire in CS2: Training Position Preaim on Workshop Maps
Prefire is shooting an angle before the enemy is even visible — your crosshair is already where they'll appear. The metric is Preaim (Crosshair Placement, in degrees): 12.4° at 1k Premier, 10.5° at 10k, around 8° for top players. The smaller your adjustment angle, the earlier your shot fires — and that comes from knowing the angles, not from reflexes. On prefire maps the bots stand in real positions; 15 minutes on one map per session.
What this drill is
Pre-aim on common angles: you pre-set your crosshair on the head where an enemy usually stands and fire as you push through. Muscle memory for real peeks.
How to train it
Map: the 5E_Prac_{map}_Prefire series (Workshop, free) — 4 difficulty levels and 8 entry and defence routes per map. Bots stand in typical hold spots. The map button in your plan opens the right one. Yprac Hub can do Prefire too, but its free tier only rotates a subset of maps each week.
Settings: in the 5E_Prac maps, bots and route reset are controlled from the in-map menu. For custom practice: sv_cheats 1; bot_kick; bot_add_t / bot_add_ct; mp_roundtime 60; mp_warmup_end.
Routine (15 min): 1. 2 min warm-up: run a familiar route on medium difficulty. 2. 10 min on one route: run ONE push (e.g. T entry onto A) 8-12 times. Crosshair at head level BEFORE the peek → peek → click. Goal — clear the whole route with no misses. 3. 3 min check run at higher bot speed.
Common mistakes: crosshair low instead of at head level; running and shooting without a micro-stop; running random angles instead of one real route; training map memory (where the bot stands) instead of the peek mechanic — swap routes between sessions.
Metric: clean runs of one route in a row, no misses.
Maps to train on
Benchmark by rank: Preaim
| Rank | Preaim° |
|---|---|
| 1k Premier | 12.4 |
| 5k Premier | 11.1 |
| 10k Premier | 10.5 |
| 15k Premier | 9.9 |
| 20k Premier | 9.5 |
| 25k Premier | 9.0 |
| 30k Premier | 8.0 |
Practicing on your own server
Some drills are easier to run on your own server with cheat commands — grab the CS2 practice config with infinite ammo and grenade trajectories. No server of your own? See where to train in CS2: deathmatch and retake servers plus workshop maps.
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Updated: 1 September 2026