
Yes! You can queue up with friends even if they have a fairly large skill discrepancy. It just simply means that your position on the leaderboard has shifted. The long answer is still no, but for those of you hanging out in the Immortal and Radiant ranks, you can drop on the leaderboard. The short version is nope! No rank decay here, my friend. Rank Rating (RR) for Immortal and Radiant Ranks Will my rank decay? Rank Rating (RR) for Iron through Ascendant Ranks To learn more about each, follow the links below. Rank Rating (or RR for short) represents a visual way to track your progress as you climb, and works different for ranks Iron through Ascendant than it does for Immortal and Radiant ranks. Want to know more about Act Ranks? You can learn all about them in our Act Ranks and Episode Rewards article. Your Act Rank measures your rank across, well, an entire Act! It’s determined by your highest ranked win, something we like to call your proven skill. Your rank will play directly into your Act Rank over time. The higher the number, the better your rank. With the exception of Radiant, each rank has three tiers. The ranks are: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Ascendant, Immortal, and Radiant. Plus, it’s visible to your party, the tab menu, and the summary scoreboards. It’s a way to accurately determine both your skill and rank in matches. Rank will be familiar to you if you’ve been playing VALORANT for a bit. It’s important that Agents, like yourself, have the competitive edge, so we’ve devised a few different ways to measure your skill. What's the difference between Rank and Act Rank? That’s no longer the case, and the only way to unlock Competitive Mode is by having the appropriate Account Level as mentioned above. Once an Episode ends, you’ll earn a gun buddy that represents the highest Act Rank badge you received during that Episode.Prior to Episode 4, you would need to win 10 unrated matches to access Competitive Mode. How do I qualify for ranked rewards?Īlthough you only need to play 5 placement games to get an Act Rank, to earn an Act Rank badge and qualify for ranked rewards, you'll need to win at least 9 competitive games in an Act, which is the equivalent to reaching the level 1 border in your Act Rank. Your Badge will only be awarded upon an Act’s completion, so if you find yourself proud of your performance during Act 1, be sure to display your Badge with pride in Act 2, and so on. Your Act Rank Badge represents your highest ranked win and can be viewed in the Career tab and on your Player Card, along with your current rank. The progress bar below the pyramid shows how many wins you need to reach the next border level. Your Act Rank Border evolves once you have 9, 25, 50, 75, and 100 competitive wins. The border that surrounds the pyramid is your Act Rank Border. Wins of a higher rank will slowly begin to replace the lower ones to give a more accurate visual representation of your progress. The color and dimension of each triangle shows the rank you were in when you won that particular match. So if you win a match that promotes you to Diamond 2, you will receive a Diamond 2 triangle.Īct Rank in Episode 1 was determined by your 9th highest ranked win, but this was changed to your highest ranked win at the beginning of Episode 2. Your highest ranked win is based on your rank at the end of the match. How does my Act Rank appear in-game?Įach triangle within the pyramid represents a ranked match win, with the triangle at the top representing your proven skill (highest ranked win)-and your Act Rank. After placement, your Act Rank will rise and fall with your wins and losses.įor a deeper look at what affects your Act Rank, take a look at our Rank Rating articles for Iron-Ascendant and Immortal-Radiant ranks. To receive your rank in Act 2 or 3, you'll need to play 1 placement match.

When a new Episode begins, all players need to play 5 placement matches to be placed, with Ascendant 1 being the highest initial placement. An Episode is the size of an event, and has 3 Acts.

Let’s start from the top! An Act is a competitive period within an Episode. Well, look no further than Act Rank! What's Act Rank? You’ve gone to great lengths to prove yourself, Agent, and you deserve to know how you compare to your comrades.
