Breeze is the largest map in the game, made of long distances and open ground. You cross almost nothing here without a smoke, and a duel is often lost before it has even started.
Breeze puts two spike sites face to face, separated by a huge middle that is on its own bigger than many whole maps. A Site can be taken from several directions, including a raised corridor, while B Site narrows around a single choke point. In the lore, the map sits on a tropical island, around a radianite mine and a cargo ship run aground on the beach.
A SiteThe most open side of the map, approached through A Main, through A Shop and from above through Hall. The pyramids and A Cave give the defenders plenty of cover, which forces you to deal with several angles before every plant.
MidA gigantic area, built around a large pillar, with Nest overlooking it and Hall up high on the A side. The distances are such that taking control is done with utility, never with an improvised duel.
B SiteA compact site organized around a central pillar, with B Main as the main entrance and B Tunnel as a second way in. Its shape makes it the easiest area to hold on the whole map.
The ropes and the automatic door
The special features of Breeze are all gathered on the A side. A rope at the back of A Site lets you climb to Bridge and then to Hall, which gives the defending side quick access to height. Hall also has an automatic door that opens as soon as a player comes near it, from either side, and that reacts to thrown objects as well: it <strong>makes a very recognizable sound as it opens</strong>, which rules out using it quietly.
Vocabulary
ALL THE CALLOUTS ON BREEZE
On Breeze, callouts are vital: the distances are so long that a badly called position sends a teammate to hold an angle that is of no use.
Callout
In plain English
Tactical role
A Main
A main entrance
The main attacking route into A Site, wide and open. The first contacts of the round often happen there at long range.
A Shop
The shop
A side area on the edges of A Site. It gives the attackers an extra axis so they do not arrive from a single direction.
A Cave
The cave
The recess on A Site, popular with defenders. An angle to clear before the plant, or you get taken from behind.
A Pyramids
The pyramids
The two structures that cover A Site. They serve as cover for the defenders and as a landmark for locating a position on the plant area.
A Bridge
The walkway above A
The raised walkway linking the back of A Site to Hall. It is reached by the rope behind the site.
A Switch
The switch
The area named after the mechanism on the A side. A useful landmark for saying where pressure coming from above is arriving.
A Rope
The rope on A
The rope that lets you climb to the height on the A side. It shortens the trip to Hall considerably.
Mid Top
The top of mid
The upper part of mid, on the attacker side. The starting point of any attempt to take the center.
Mid Bottom
The bottom of mid
The lower part of mid, more sheltered. It lets you move up without exposing yourself to the long sightlines straight away.
Mid Nest
The nest
The raised position dominating mid. A formidable holding angle, and one of the first areas to smoke on attack.
Mid Pillar
The pillar
The large pillar that shapes mid and splits it into two halves. The reference cover for crossing the area.
Mid Doors
The doors in mid
The passage linking mid to A Site. It is the side access to the site for whoever has taken the center.
Mid Hall
The hall
The raised corridor linking mid to the A side, often called simply Hall. It holds the automatic door of the map.
Mid Chute
The chute
The shaft dropping from Hall down to mid. You also hear it called Vent, and using it is audible from far away.
B Main
B main entrance
The main entrance to B Site, and the major choke point of the map. A well placed defender delays a whole team there.
B Tunnel
The tunnel into B
The second way into B Site, narrower. It lets you pinch the site instead of entering only through B Main.
B Pillar
The pillar on B
The central pillar of B Site. It covers the plant area and serves both as a post plant position and as a retake point.
B Back
The back of B
The back part of B Site, where the defenders fall back. An area to clear every time on an entry.
The callouts of Breeze, with their zone and their tactical role.
Remember
THE KEY POINTS OF THE MAP
Mid
Mid Pillar and Mid Nest
The pillar shapes mid, the nest watches it from above. Dealing with both together is the only way to cross the center without leaving a player behind.
A Site
Hall and its door
The raised corridor leading to the A side. Its automatic door is audible from far away, so going through it always tells the enemy: you take it knowing exactly that.
B Site
B Main
The sharpest choke point on the map. It is held with few players, which forces the attackers to open a second axis through the tunnel.
Gameplan
THE COMMON STRATEGIES
Attacking
Open the distances with smoke
Smoke the long sightlines before moving up, because the map forgives no crossing in the open.
Take mid in stages, leaning on the pillar rather than crossing it in one movement.
Attack B through B Main and through the tunnel at the same time, because the frontal entrance alone is too easy to hold.
Use Hall knowing that the door announces the crossing, so either to back up an execute or to sell a fake.
Defending
Hold the distances, give nothing away for free
Take the long range duels from cover that lets you disengage, such as the nest or the pyramids.
Leave B Site to few players, since its shape allows it to be held with very few.
Gather information on mid constantly, because a swing there takes a lot of time and is spotted early.
Use the rope and the walkway to reposition up high on the A side rather than crossing the site on foot.
Media
DISCOVER BREEZE ON VIDEO
Riot Games' official map overview, useful for picturing the volumes and the heights before you set foot on it.
Map overview
The video only loads when you click, so it does not slow the page down.
Long distances, an automatic door and long range duels: what players approaching Breeze ask about most.
It is hard, but for a reason that is easy to understand. Its structure is not complicated at all, two sites and a middle, but its distances are far longer than anywhere else. A beginner therefore loses a lot of duels without knowing why, for want of having smoked a sightline or picked the right angle. It is, on the other hand, an excellent place to learn the value of utility, since the map punishes anyone who moves up without putting something down.
They are all gathered on the A side. A rope at the back of the site lets you climb to the walkway and then to Hall, which gives quick access to height. Hall for its part has an automatic door that opens as soon as a player comes near it, from both sides, and that reacts to thrown objects as well. Opening it produces a very recognizable sound, which means the crossing is always announced: you take it to move fast, never to surprise anyone.
Because they change the order of priorities. On a compact map you can move up and then react; here a placement mistake is paid for before you have even seen the opponent. The consequences are concrete: smokes are not only there to enter a site but to cross the ground, and information is worth more than elsewhere since moving to go and look costs time and often a player. That is also why precision weapons are more common here than on the other maps.
The map asks above all for the ability to block wide areas. A controller whose utility covers a whole distance completely changes the way you cross the ground, and many teams play two of them. An initiator who can gather information from a distance matters just as much, since going to look for information yourself is risky here. Finally, a player who is comfortable at long range finds more opportunities on this map than anywhere else, whether that is a mobile duelist or a sentinel armed with a sniper rifle.
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