CS2 Map Statistics 2026: Tier-1 Trends Before EWC

2 min readWinio Team

Dust2 and Mirage Account for Nearly Half of Tier-1 CS2 Maps in 2026

Ahead of EWC 2026, Winio analyzed every map played at completed tier-1 tournaments during the 2026 season. Nearly half of the entire sample came from just two maps: Dust2 and Mirage.

Teams played 946 maps across the current competitive pool. Dust2 and Mirage accounted for 450 of them - 47.6% of the total.

This gives teams and analysts a substantial amount of data on the two most popular maps. Cache sits at the opposite end of the spectrum: it has appeared only once at a completed tier-1 event, making it the biggest unknown heading into EWC.

Most-Played CS2 Maps in 2026

MapMaps playedBest teamRecordWin rate
Dust2232Vitality19:483%
Mirage218Legacy7:278%
Inferno154Vitality13:381%
Nuke142Vitality12:286%
Ancient137Astralis11:285%
Anubis62Falcons8:280%
Cache1FaZe1:0100%

To identify the strongest team on each map, we used a minimum sample of eight maps. Cache is the only exception because it has been played just once at a completed tier-1 tournament.

FaZe defeated Spirit on Cache at BLAST Bounty, but a single result is not enough to establish a genuine season leader.

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Winio considers map performance, current form, roster changes, opponent strength, and other match-specific factors when calculating AI-powered probabilities.

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