Anubis, the latest map added to CS:GO‘s official map pool, has gone from the least-popular pick in pro play ahead of the BLAST Paris Major to a solid pick by many teams during the last CS:GO Major ever. And according to an interview today, at least one superstar has a good idea as to why that is.
Anubis was only played 8.2 percent of the time in tier-one events during the past three months, but is rising in popularity during the BLAST Paris Major. 100 maps have been played in the French Major thus far, and Anubis’s pick rate sits at 13 percent. For FaZe Clan’s in-game leader and veteran player karrigan, the rising popularity of the map is mostly related to tier-one teams feeling more comfortable on it.