Opening options

• Contest Ivy with an AWP or rifle setup, supported by utility that allows a safe first duel and fallback (Aggressive)
• Hold a deeper line that denies the exit and keeps the attacker visible long enough for a crossfire (Defensive)
• Give the entrance early, track the utility and prepare a timed re-clear with an outer-yard teammate (Situational)

Mid-round decisions

• Report whether Ivy control is held, contested or merely unobserved. Those are different states and should produce different rotations across the map.
• If A pressure arrives through T Main or Popdog, keep Ivy covered until another player takes the handoff. The late lurker is most dangerous when every defender turns toward the obvious execute.
• When re-clearing, use the information to improve the whole setup. Gaining Ivy should free a teammate or tighten a site, not tempt the player into an unsupported chase.

What breaks the structure

• Calling Ivy clear after losing vision rather than after a real check or teammate handoff
• Fighting too far forward once T utility has removed the escape and trade routes

What to study in the POV

• The difference between hearing no contact and actually owning Ivy
• How the defender changes depth after showing the first position
• The moment Ivy information releases or recalls an A-site teammate