Killjoy setups: every map

This setup holds A with few players. The Turret on A Tower covers A Main and forces attackers to destroy it. The two Nanoswarms hold the accesses on each side of the entrance, and the Alarmbot warns you when someone comes up the ascender. Weakness: an attacker who knows the positions destroys the Turret before entering.

The Turret on B Tower gives early info on B Main. The Alarmbot hidden behind the B Danger pillar spots anyone coming along the ledge. The Nanoswarm on the plant zone delays the spike, and on a map with long rotations, those seconds count. esports.net variant: the Turret on B Link, to cover flanks from Mid Bottom. esports.net, on the other hand, finds the Turret of little use on the B side.

This setup blocks attackers coming out of Hookah. One Nanoswarm in the corner between the big crate and the Hookah wall, a second on a cushion on the floor, and the Alarmbot against the Hookah entrance toward the site. The Turret goes on Tube, a bit to the left when looking from Hookah: the author moved it from the back of the site. Weakness: the sounds give the Nanoswarm away.

To hold back a push coming from B Long into B Garden. One Nanoswarm aims at the middle of the left door frame, a second at the wall (the article is vague on the exact spot), and the Alarmbot hides against the right frame. The Turret, placed on a plank, stays out of sight of Hookah and B Garden. One Nanoswarm also covers the outer nook, a common attacker position.

A retake lineup on A after the plant, taken from a 2022 article. Throw the Lockdown from the A Link corner: it covers almost the whole site and forces attackers to leave or hide in the cubby. Throw the Nanoswarm toward that cubby to take their cover away. Your team waits for the trigger before entering. Weakness: no exact throwing position for the Nanoswarm.

A setup taken from a 2023 guide with annotated top-down views. The Turret takes a corner of the site on the Mid side, to see who is coming. The Alarmbot and two Nanoswarms go around the center crate, near the plant spots: they are there to disrupt a plant and deal damage. Weakness: the guide considers B hard to hold and does not give the exact throws.

A C defense setup described by a 2023 guide: Turret and Alarmbot along Garage to spot anyone sneaking in, two Nanoswarms in front of the site entrance from Garage. You play from Logs to aim at the entrance without getting caught by the Nanoswarm. Weakness: positions are given at the zone level, with no precise throw; check them in game.

A passive setup to punish a rush on A. The Alarmbot warns you when attackers enter, the two Nanoswarms cover the default plant, and the Turret goes at the foot of A Top, near the rope. Weakness: a Nanoswarm seen several times is easy to avoid. The sources predate 12.05, which changed the A plant zone: check the positions in game.

A setup against a push through B Main. The Turret watches A Link and the site entrance, the Alarmbot covers the center of the B Main entrance, and both Nanoswarms go off as soon as it rings. Weakness: it becomes predictable if you replay it every round.

C has only one L-shaped entry, so the Alarmbot rings fast there and the Nanoswarms hurt. The first is near the Alarmbot, the second on the ledge you reach by jumping. The Turret, on a big box at the back of the site, watches the arrival. Weakness: if the enemy team has already spotted your traps, it avoids them.

A setup centered on the A generator. The Turret, placed on top of it, covers both entries of the site, and the Alarmbot stays deeper so that attackers have committed before it triggers. The guide adds two Nanoswarms on either side of the generator corner, thrown on the Alarmbot's signal, but doesn't specify the sides: place them in a custom game. 2023 guide; A has only received minor fixes since.

For B, dodge.gg (March 2026) puts the Turret on a connector to watch the mid flanks, the Alarmbot in B Market, and Lockdown on a site. The only guide with precise positions (2023) predates the B rework in patch 9.08: only the zones are kept, no fine positions. Weakness: B Main still has to be covered with a weapon.

The setup covers the site entrance on the A Link door side and the default plant. The Turret watches from the stacked crates on the left wall, the Alarmbot tells you who comes through the door, and the Nanoswarms punish those who bunch up. If you get pre-aimed, move the Turret to the green boxes, the generator or Heaven. The guide avoids playing mid with Killjoy.

According to the guide's author, B is the site where Killjoy shines the most. The Alarmbot and a Nanoswarm in the entrance alley, a very common push, bring easy kills. A second Nanoswarm on the plant surprises a planter. The Turret goes on the green boxes, or in Logs. To clear, hold from the Boat House.

This setup covers the accesses to A. The Turret, in the back right corner of the site, watches A Link and A Rope. One Nanoswarm holds the entrance from A Main, another the foot of A Drop, and the Alarmbot warns you of an arrival through A Rope. Then hide under the platform in the back right corner to trigger the Nanoswarms. Weakness: a spotted Turret goes down fast, and the Alarmbot can be destroyed from range.

This setup closes B through B Main and the back of the site. A Nanoswarm waits at the entrance from B Main, the Turret goes behind the crates on the site, and an Alarmbot near the B Tower rope warns of a push from the top. A second Nanoswarm in B Tower completes the defense. Then stay hidden at the back of the site. Weakness: B Tower is exposed if it gets smoked.

The guide describes A as a site where the enemy comes through a big choke. The Alarmbot is there to spot an engagement on the site, and the Nanoswarm denies the default plant. The exact spots in the first-person screenshots could not be located: positions are by zone, not pixel-perfect, and the Turret is not drawn.

The guide finds B thankless for Killjoy. The Turret can go near Snowman, at the back. The Alarmbot sees a full take or an enemy hiding behind Yellow, and the Nanoswarms delay both default plants. Weak point: the Alarmbot and the Nanoswarm have little other use here.