What maps are in the CS2 map pool?

The Active Duty pool has seven maps: Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke. It's the pool for Premier and for Valve-sanctioned events like the Majors.

What is the newest map in CS2's map pool?

Cache. It was added on July 8, 2026, replacing Overpass.

How often does the CS2 map pool change?

Valve changes one map at a time, and since 2025 it has done so twice a year, in January and July. The July changes came with a new season.

Which maps have left the CS2 map pool?

Since CS2 launched: Overpass, Vertigo, Anubis, Train. Some came back later, like Overpass and Anubis.

Is the Premier map pool the same as the Active Duty pool?

Yes. Premier is CS2's pick-and-ban mode on the Active Duty maps, so the two pools are the same.

CS2 Map Pool

The seven Active Duty maps you play in Premier and see at every Major, and every change Valve has made to the pool since CS2 launched.

Current map pool

Since July 8, 2026, when Cache replaced Overpass.

Ancient
In since CS2 launched
Anubis
In since January 2026
Cache
In since July 2026
Dust II
In since April 2024
Inferno
In since CS2 launched
Mirage
In since CS2 launched
Nuke
In since CS2 launched

Every map pool change

Date	Added	Removed	Pool after the change
July 8, 2026With Season 5	Cache	Overpass	Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke
January 21, 2026	Anubis	Train	Ancient, Anubis, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass
July 16, 2025With Season Two	Overpass	Anubis	Ancient, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, Train
January 28, 2025	Train	Vertigo	Ancient, Anubis, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Train
April 25, 2024For Premier and competitions	Dust II	Overpass	Ancient, Anubis, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Vertigo
September 2023CS2 launch	Launched with CS:GO's last pool		Ancient, Anubis, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, Vertigo

Each date links to Valve's release note for that change. The launch pool is cross-checked on Liquipedia.

FAQ

What maps are in the CS2 map pool?: The Active Duty pool has seven maps: Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke. It's the pool for Premier and for Valve-sanctioned events like the Majors.
What is the newest map in CS2's map pool?: Cache. It was added on July 8, 2026, replacing Overpass.
How often does the CS2 map pool change?: Valve changes one map at a time, and since 2025 it has done so twice a year, in January and July. The July changes came with a new season.
Which maps have left the CS2 map pool?: Since CS2 launched: Overpass, Vertigo, Anubis, Train. Some came back later, like Overpass and Anubis.
Is the Premier map pool the same as the Active Duty pool?: Yes. Premier is CS2's pick-and-ban mode on the Active Duty maps, so the two pools are the same.

See which teams won on these maps on our CS2 Major page, and every patch in the CS2 update log.