Border Defender Site Setups

Border map overview

All three Border bombsites hang off the same spine: CCTV, Armory and the East stairs. Whoever holds those holds the map, which is why a Border defence starts above and outside the site and trades space backwards instead of sitting on the plant. Fountain is the fallback all three sites funnel into, and the long sightlines mean angles are worth holding in pairs.

Layout

Two floors, joined by the East and West stairs. Both land close to the 1F bombsites, and the West stairs also come out near the 2F site. Hatches drop from 2F straight into the 1F sites, and there is plenty of breakable floor besides, so 1F is attacked from above as much as from the side. Attackers reach 2F from the northeast into Archives and from the southwest into CCTV and Armory, while 1F takes pressure from above and from the east for fast plants.

Bombsites

2F Armory Lockers, 2F Archives. The crossfire site. Long angles through Armory and CCTV want open lines and a player out on 90 or Fountain, while Archives needs cover against smokes, flashes and fast plants. Triple wall is the aggressive seat; East stairs is the flank that decides how much time you get.

1F Bathroom, 1F Tellers. A layered site. CCTV and Armory buy time early, then everyone falls back through Fountain with the walls closed off behind them. Workshop and Bathroom hold against smokes and Glaz, and East stairs on 2F is the power spot for burning clock.

1F Ventilation Room, 1F Workshop. The widest site, extending into Bathroom with room to roam Customs. Hold upstairs but keep the drop open, and once the hatches are gone give up the top floor rather than fighting for it. Armory covers the plant from above.

Holding the site

Border rewards comms more than gadgets. The crossfires only work if both players call the angle they are covering, and ghost pressure is what stops attackers committing to a push. CCTV is the position the rest is built around: lose it early and every site loses its first read on where the attack is going.

Border setup screenshots

35 in-game reference screenshots from the Border defender setups, covering 1F Bathroom, 1F Tellers; 1F Ventilation Room, 1F Workshop; 2F Armory Lockers, 2F Archives.

Border – 1F Site A1F Bathroom, 1F Tellers

Corner of torn drywall panels on Border 1F with a blue tarp on the floor, holes opening to an office with a CRT monitor, filing cabinets and a kettle
Tiled washroom on Border 1F facing a wooden wall with two long jagged breaches, opening to a lit room with a yellow cart and gas cylinders
Tiled room on Border 1F with a plywood-boarded section and closed metal shutters along a blockwork wall, and a rack of electronics with lit indicators at right
Blue-papered room on Border 1F with a drywall partition breached by three jagged holes, a blue tarp and drywall debris on the tiled floor
Break room on Border 1F with a kettle on a microwave, a yellow-X green barricade in an arched doorway, and a boarded wall torn open near the ceiling
Tiled office on Border 1F with a closed metal shutter at left and a plywood-boarded partition torn open along its base, a desk and chair at right
Hallway on Border 1F with a service window, a blue sign, a numbered counter display, and a jagged hole in a plywood wall backed by a metal shelf unit
Arched room on Border 1F with a CRT monitor and keyboard on a long counter, a closed metal shutter in an archway, and torn wooden paneling at left
Ornate arched room on Border 1F with a wall lantern, wood-paneled walls torn open in two places, cardboard boxes in the corner, and splintered debris
Ornate arched hall on Border 1F with a mosaic floor, black-and-yellow tape, a fire extinguisher on a pillar, and jagged holes through a wooden partition
Arched room on Border 1F with a desk lamp and papers at right and a wooden partition breached at left, revealing a red-lit brick room and a yellow-X panel
Vaulted ornate room on Border 1F with a red rug, a closed dark metal shutter, and a wooden wall broken open to a mosaic-tiled room with a raised basin
Vaulted room on Border with a red rug, two closed metal shutters, and a large ragged hole in a wooden wall opening to a grey room with metal cabinets
High-ceilinged tiled room on Border 1F with a wide closed metal shutter, a wall fan, a mounted TV at left, and doorways to blue-walled rooms ahead

Border – 1F Site B1F Ventilation Room, 1F Workshop

Closed metal floor hatch set into wooden floorboards on Border 1F, beside a desk with a CRT monitor and shelves of file boxes behind a railing
Tiled room on Border 1F with an electronics rack and a plywood wall broken open along the floor line, red cables and a yellow cable ramp crossing the tiles
Drywall-lined room on Border 1F with a large ragged breach opening to a brick-walled tiled area, a dark metal shutter and a blue tarp with a light stick
Break room on Border 1F with a wall clock, a yellow-X green panel in an arched doorway beside a tall dark cabinet, a kettle on a microwave, and torn boarded walls
Blockwork room on Border 1F with peeling posters on both walls, a closed metal shutter beneath a brick arch, a caged wall lamp, and a metal table
Room on Border 1F with a CRT monitor on a desk, a corkboard, a green panel marked with two yellow X's, a metal shutter, and painted arrows on the floor
Red-lit room on Border 1F with a wide dark metal shutter, a red rug, a yellow-X panel, and a hole in a wooden wall revealing a desk lamp and chair
Ornate room on Border 1F with a ceiling fan, mesh-front cabinets, a splintered breach at the base of a wooden partition, and a doorway to a CRT monitor
Ornate corner on Border 1F with two closed red-and-black shutters beneath latticed arches, a glowing wall lantern, and a filing cabinet with box files
Arched office on Border 1F with a herringbone brick floor and a desk with a CRT monitor and lamp, facing a wooden wall breached along its base
Mosaic-tiled room on Border 1F with a curved raised basin, arched wooden partitions, a small breach low in one panel, and hazard tape on the floor
Blockwork room on Border lit by a red light, with a yellow-X-marked wooden door, a plywood wall stripped at its base, and a metal shelf of boxes at left

Border – 2F2F Armory Lockers, 2F Archives

Breeze-block room on Border 2F with an ornate red rug, a boarded doorway marked with a yellow X under red light, a metal shutter, and empty shelving
Mosaic-tiled room on Border 2F with a curved tiled ledge, black-and-yellow tape on the floor, and an arched doorway whose wooden panel is torn open at the base
Ornate arched hall on Border 2F with a closed red-framed metal shutter, a fire extinguisher, mosaic flooring with hazard tape, and a tiled platform at right
Ornate arched room on Border 2F with rows of red-and-black metal shutter cabinets over a wooden floor and a yellow hazard locker at left
Wooden partitions on Border 2F with splintered holes, an open doorway to a room with a CRT monitor, and a metal detector gate at right
Office on Border 2F with a herringbone brick floor, a desk with a CRT monitor, and low jagged holes in a wooden wall showing red brick beyond
Carpeted corner room on Border 2F with a closed dark metal shutter and an exit-signed doorway opening to a brick room with metal wall studs
Room on Border 2F with an ornate tiled ceiling, green plank walls with torn patches, a long metal shutter, and a counter with cardboard boxes and a lamp
Brick-floored room on Border 2F with a red rug, a hanging lantern, a metal shutter, a yellow-X door in a red-lit corner, and holes torn in the plywood walls