Mastering the Inferno banana retake in 2026
Five smoke + molly setups every coordinated team should have memorized by RMR season.
SOBy Sean O'Neill
||12 min read
Banana is still the spiritual heart of Inferno, and the retake meta has evolved since the smoke physics rework.
This guide breaks down five drilled retake setups — each with utility timings, role assignments, and a worked example from a recent pro match.
We finish with a section on solo-queue heuristics: how to read enemy economy and call a fast vs slow retake without comms.
SO
By
Sean O'Neill
Staff correspondent at The Mirage Post. Covering the Blog desk.
