Lotus is in the MW4 Hijack pool. This guide shows the two towers where pros planted the Spike at the CDL Launch Invitational, how many plants went down at each and the way carriers brought it in. It's built from 37 Spike plants in 5 CDL Hijack games on Lotus.
At the CDL Launch Invitational there were 37 Spike plants on Lotus: 21 at the tower by Fish Market and 16 at the one by Hostel.
The line is the route CDL carriers took over the last 20 seconds before a plant here, the one closest to all the others.
Plan Hijack on Lotus in the Map LabThe line is the route CDL carriers took over the last 20 seconds before a plant here, the one closest to all the others.
Plan Hijack on Lotus in the Map LabOur pro scrim Hijack numbers aren't split by map yet. Across 24 pro scrim Hijack games on all maps there were 78 plants, about 3.2 a game, and the median plant held for 12 seconds before it was stopped. Every second a plant holds is a point.
On Lotus at the CDL Launch Invitational it was about 7.4 plants a game.
The Map Lab plays back whole CDL games on Lotus, with all eight players on the map, the Spike, the score and the clock. There are 5 Hijack games here so far.
The plants, towers and carry routes come from 5 Hijack games on Lotus at the CDL Launch Invitational. The all-maps numbers come from 24 pro scrim Hijack games.
The pro games are from the CDL Launch Invitational broadcast.
For Hardpoint on Lotus, read the Lotus Hardpoint guide. Plan your own Hijack games in the free Map Lab, then save the plan and send it to your team. Updated 8 November 2026.
A Team Review puts your own rotations, rounds and spawns next to these pro numbers, map by map, with the five changes that matter most.
