Counter-Strike 2

Decoy Grenade

Utility, both sides.

Decoy Grenade
Utility · both sides

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Changed in 2 updates

2 balance changes across 2 updates, condensed below to what still matters.

0 buffs and 2 nerfs in total: trending weaker.

Biggest balance changes

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    Doors and moving trains will no longer get blocked by weapons or decoys.
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    Damage Decoy grenade explosions no longer damage teammates by default. (controlled via convar ff_damage_decoy_explosion)

Most recent change 23 July 2020

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    Damage Decoy grenade explosions no longer damage teammates by default. (controlled via convar ff_damage_decoy_explosion)

Using the Decoy Grenade now

A cheap trick for faking a push. Do not spend a full-buy slot on it.

Alternatives

Every Decoy Grenade change, update by update

All 11 lines Valve listed for the Decoy Grenade since Apr 2014, newest first, fixes and visual changes included. Last changed 2 November 2023.

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    Decoy grenades interact aesthetically with smoke clouds

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    Trajectory preview for decoy grenades is now correct.

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    Damage Decoy grenade explosions no longer damage teammates by default. (controlled via convar ff_damage_decoy_explosion)

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    Players are less likely to become stuck on mid-air grenades, and are now able to stand up when crouched on top of another player’s decoy grenade.

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    Fixed friendly decoys showing up on the radar with an odd color and a random number/letter. fix
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    Fixed friendly decoys showing up as enemy ghosts when they detonated. fix
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    The functional change to the decoy that shipped with the last update will not be reverted: from here on decoys will be radar-visible by the team that threw it and not radar-visible to the enemy team. visual

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    Fixed an issue where decoy grenades could make sounds from the wrong weapon. fix

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    Fixed an issue where decoy grenades could make sounds from the wrong weapon. fix

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    Doors and moving trains will no longer get blocked by weapons or decoys.

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    Decoy grenades now work properly for the USP-S, M4A1-S, and CZ75 Auto.