An Engineer's Guide to: Steel

Previous Editions: Badwater Basin, Dustbowl, Gold Rush, Gorge, Gravel Pit

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**Steel - Heatmaps: **

• Popular Build Locations
• Popular Kill Locations
• Popular Locations With At Least One Kill

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Point A

BLU

1. None Necessary

Strengths: None
Weaknesses: None

RED

1. Around the Corner

Strengths: Safe, tankable
Weaknesses: Does not cover the point

2. By the Point

Strengths: Covers all paths
Weaknesses: Can be spammed from over the ledge

3. Below the Ledge

Strengths: Safe, tankable
Weaknesses: Gives up a lot of the map to the enemy enemy

4. Outside of Spawn

Strengths: Tankable
Weaknesses: Can be spammed from over the ledge, gives up a lot of the map to the enemy

5. On the Ledge's Roof

Strengths: Can force BLU to use an Uber
Weaknesses: Hard to set up, dies easily

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Point B

BLU

1. None Necessary

Strengths: None
Weaknesses: None

RED

1. Around the Corner

Strengths: Tankable
Weaknesses: Attackable from many angles

2. By the Huge Ammo Pack

Strengths: Tankable
Weaknesses: Spammable from afar

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Point C

BLU

1. In the Hallway From B to E

Strengths: Safe, tankable, useful for attacking C or E
Weaknesses: Harmful if your team needs to take D

2. Before C

Strengths: Harder base to spam than In the Hallway From B to E
Weaknesses: Funnels your teammates through one area

3. On the Ledge

Strengths: Distracting
Weaknesses: Can be spammed from out of range, needs the Wrangler to be most effective

RED

1. On the Point

Strengths: Hidden, covers the point
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to Demomen on the first floor

2. By the Point

Strengths: Hidden, covers the point
Weaknesses: Gives up a lot of the map to the enemy

3. On the Little Ledge Looking at the Point

Strengths: Covers the point
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to Demomen on the first floor

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Point D

BLU

1. By the Ammo and Health

Strengths: Safe, tankable, can attack D and E
Weaknesses: Vulnerable to many attack paths

RED

1. On the Ledge

Strengths: Tankable
Weaknesses: Difficult to set up without being useless defending the previous point

2. On the Ledge, 2

Strengths: Tankable
Weaknesses: Difficult to set up without being useless defending the previous point

3. On the Ledge, 3

Strengths: Tankable
Weaknesses: Difficult to set up without being useless defending the previous point

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Point E

BLU

1. In the Hallway From B to E

Strengths: Safe, tankable, useful for attacking C or E
Weaknesses: Fewer attack paths than having a base By the Ammo and Health between A and D

2. By E

Strengths: If this gets up it will ensure you will cap the point
Weaknesses: Hard to set up

3. By the Ammo Below E

Strengths: Hidden, tankable
Weaknesses: Spam

RED

1. In the Corner

Strengths: Covers the point, safe, tankable, almost hidden
Weaknesses: Very vulnerable to spam from By the Ammo Below E

2. In the Open

Strengths: Covers the point
Weaknesses: Spam

3. Behind the Window

Strengths: Covers the point, safe, tankable, almost hidden
Weaknesses: Spam

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The next guide will be for Viaduct.