As with all Valorant maps, knowing the correct callouts for Bind is the first step to dominating.
Bind is a map where players are constantly moving, especially on the attacking side. The teleporters and short distance between A and B Site mean that clear communication is key. This applies to both Attackers, who need to know where to go, and Defenders, who need to know precisely where enemies are.
As a map, Bind has a history of confused terms, so getting them right is more important than ever.
Like most of the other maps, the default Bind callouts are pretty accurate. However, there are a few different callouts on A that are popular in the community. A bath is more commonly called A showers, and A lamps is called A truck often. Some people call out A tower as heaven instead, matching callouts from other maps like Haven.
Oddly enough, A short and A cubby are also called mid or A mid. The same goes for B short. Since there’s no true mid on the map, this doesn’t generally cause a problem. The same goes for the teleporters. They’re all mostly called teleporter with more context as to where the enemies are headed.
The callouts on B site don’t have many discrepancies. There’s just one major one that stems from the early days of the game.
Some Valorant players use hookah as a catchall callout for B link, B short, and B window on Bind.
Hookah has historically been a confusing term on Bind. When the game was first released, A and B link were grouped together and called hookah. This was a pretty universal term, and players still use it today. Some people would use it to mean that enemies are pushing into B short. Consequentially, many players still use the term today.
However, as Valorant grew, many people started using hookah as a callout instead of B window on Bind. Because there’s no dedicated place that is actually called hookah, it’s hard to tell exactly what a teammate means if they use it. It’s safe to assume that they mean that enemies are somewhere around B short.
Because there is no official name for the area called hookah, it’s best to just use the actual terms for that area.
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