Entry fragging is one of the most demanding – and often underappreciated – roles in Counter-Strike. It requires a unique blend of confidence, mechanical skill, and strategic awareness. A strong entry isn’t just looking for frags; they understand the broader impact of creating space, applying pressure, and forcing defenders to react.
We’ve all queued into matchmaking with players who scream “Rush B” only to wait behind the back, biding their time until the end of the round. That’s the exact opposite of an entry fragger’s mindset. The true entry is the tip of the spear: jumping onto the bombsite, clearing common angles, fragging the site Anchor, and often trading their life for the round win.
Today, we’re going to take a look at how to improve as an Entry Fragger using Refrag.
First Bullet Accuracy (Prefire)
As an Entry, a lot of your success is going to hinge on how quickly and accurately you get your first bullet off. If you can nail that first bullet headshot onto the Anchor, you will be able to take a lot of space in a very short span of time. Of course, there are many modes that will sharpen your raw aim (Pop and Aimbotz being two of them), but none are as useful for pure first-bullet entry work as Prefire.
In Prefire Mode, you will be placed in common entry pathing positions on real bombsites from every map in the competitive pool. From there, you will have to clear all the most common defensive angles – from rat spots to headshot angles to defensive outposts – in the fastest time possible. This mode trains your crosshair placement, angle understanding, and first-bullet accuracy. If you grind Prefire on every bombsite for every map that you play, you will begin to feel comfortable and confident in your capacity to destroy the CT site player, no matter where they’re playing.
Hard-Clearing Common Spots (Angle Trainer)
First-bullet accuracy is great, and Prefire will absolutely help you improve in that regard, but good mechanics are nothing if they’re not paired with discipline and decision making. An Entry Fragger lives and dies by how well they clear their angles. It is, quite literally, the most important part of their gameplay.
Angle Trainer will, much like Prefire, put you in common entry pathing positions across every map in the competitive pool. However, Angle Trainer has a trick up its sleeve. In this mode, the bots will spawn in the commonly-played spots as expected…but only some of them. This means that you can’t just predict where the bots will be every round. Some common angles will be empty, and some will have a bot waiting to remove you from the round.
The reason for this is that it both mimics a real game environment and forces you to be diligent with how you clear your angles. If you get lazy because you assume there’s not going to be a bot hiding in that particular corner, chances are you’re going to catch a bullet, just like in your Faceit or Premier games. Once you have practiced Angle Trainer enough, you will start to notice yourself clearing angles in-game vastly more proficiently, and will almost certainly get some free kills because of it. You can thank us later!
Dealing With Trade Attempts (Xfire)
Now, let’s talk about how the CTs are going to react to your entry-fragging efforts. A lot of the time, the bombsite you are attempting to crack open will not be populated by merely one solitary defender. No, a lot of the time you will be coming into contact with the phrase that makes Entry Fraggers’ blood run cold…a CT setup.
You see, the CTs are creative guys. It won’t take too many rounds of you one-tapping the anchor before they decide to put another body on the site, and usually, a setup will either involve a solid crossfire or a trade play. This is why you should use Xfire.
Xfire is kind of like Prefire, but with a significant twist. When you’re playing Xfire, you will clear your angles on a bombsite, kill a CT, and then another CT will swing you from somewhere else and attempt to trade that kill. This unpredictable, fast, and violent attempt at catching you off guard is a perfect simulation of trade-based CT setups in-game. If you can get used to clearing out hiding Anchors whilst also dealing with their swinging friends, you are going to be controlling your cracked-open bombsites like a demon in no time.
Mastering Micro-Movements (Repeek)
One of the most overlooked aspects of entry fragging is what happens after the first peek. Great entries don’t just charge in blindly – they understand how to take space intelligently, using movement and timing to bait shots, dodge trades, and reset unfavorable fights. That’s where Refrag’s Repeek Mode comes into play.
Repeek allows you to practice those high-pressure micro-movements that separate a good entry from a dead one. You can drill scenarios where you jiggle a corner to bait an AWP shot, shoulder peek to draw fire and discover where the Anchor is playing, or wide swing to punish off-angles.
For entry fraggers, this means you’re not just running in, you’re learning how to survive the first peek, reposition for the second, and capitalize on your opponent’s hesitation. Whether you’re practicing wide swinging from Palace or jiggling in Banana, you can fine-tune a multitude of different peek styles based on your read of the situation at hand.
Whether you are looking to improve at your role for your CS team, learn about role-based Counter-Strike in general, or simply polish a few of the skills you feel are lacking in your gameplay, Refrag can be tailored to fit your needs with unmatched ease and precision. Over the next few weeks, we will be delving into the details of using Refrag to focus on specific roles – so if you’re an IGL, AWPer, Support Player, Rotator, or Lurker, keep your eyes on our blog!
Using Refrag as an Entry Fragger FAQ
What is an Entry Fragger? – An entry fragger is a player that will take first contact upon executing into a bombsite or when taking map control. At higher levels of play, this can often be the same player over the course of the game, but in pick-up games, anyone can find themselves playing the role of an entry fragger.
What are the best Refrag modes to practice to improve entry skill? – Prefire, Xfire, Angle Trainer, Repeek
What skills are needed to have high entry success? – Great crosshair placement and entry pathing are core skills that contribute to high entry success.
