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[[File:Ranks list.png|thumb|300x300px|List of ranks]]{{Quotation||Ranked is a challenge mode that provides a more competitive Deadlock experience where you'll be matchmade with players of similar skill to determine your Skill Rank among the global population.}}
'''Ranked mode''' is a game mode in Deadlock for competitive players to compete with other players of similar skill levels. By winning matches and performing well, players can earn badges for their profile depending on the highest rank they achieve.

Ranked mode was first added to the game on {{Update link|October|10|2024}}, replaced by the [[Skill Rating]] system on {{Update link|November|21|2024}}, and re-introduced on {{Update link|July|30|2026}}.

The first ranked season, called '''Beta Season 1''', started in July 30, 2026 and will end in October 7, 2026.

== Overview ==
Players can view their ranks and the leaderboards in the rank menu in the [[Hideout]], represented by a chalkboard that displays the player's current rank or placement progress and their performance in their most recent ranked match.

Players eligible for ranked need to play 8 placement matches. A player cannot be ranked above Oracle VI in placement matches.

=== Requirements ===
Players need the following requirements to play ranked mode:
* 60 wins in standard mode
* 3 heroes unlocked for ranked
** A hero needs 15 wins in standard mode to be unlocked in ranked

Players also cannot queue for ranked if they have any matchmaking restrictions or bans, and cannot queue in parties of more than 2 players. Players in a party can only be up to 1 rank apart, and in Eternus they have to be up to 3 subranks apart.

=== Rank Points ===
Players will win or lose around 250 rank points for each match, slightly adjusted based on matchmaking and performance.

Ranking up a subrank requires 1000 points, and ranking up to the next rank requires 2000 points. The exception is Eternus, in which the rank requirements per subrank are instead percentile-based.

Upon reaching the lowest threshold in a subrank, the player has 2 matches of rank protection before ranking down. Before going down a full rank, they have 5 matches of rank protection.

=== Pre-Match phase ===
During the pre-match phase, players have 30 seconds to switch lanes, and/or change to a different hero that they have queued for. Each player can only change heroes once. Players can't see if the enemy team has changed heroes. If a player tries to change to a hero that another player in either team has already picked, that hero will be unavailable for them.

3 heroes can be banned in ranked matches (1 more than in Standard).

=== Abandons ===
If a player abandons a match before 5 minutes, the match becomes unscored and safe to leave for all players except for the leaver and their duo.

If they abandon after 5 minutes, the match becomes unscored and safe to leave only for the leaver's team, unless they manage to win. If all players on that team leave, the match ends and the enemy team wins. If a player on the enemy team also leaves, the same rules apply to that team (the match is unscored unless the team wins).

=== Leaderboards ===
The Global leaderboard showcases the top 1,000 Deadlock players per region, as well as up to 3 of their highest-rated heroes. Hero leaderboards showcase the top 1,000 players of each hero available in Normal mode, per region.

A player needs to have played a minimum of 75 matches in the past 30 days to appear in the global leaderboard, and a minimum of 30 matches with a specific hero in the past 30 days, as well as 100 wins total with that hero, to appear in that hero's leaderboard.

The leaderboard regions are North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.

== Ranks ==
Players are grouped into the below ranks, with Eternus as the highest and most skilled rank available.

Within each rank, players are further assigned a subrank from I to VI, with VI the highest subrank. The ranks, from lowest to highest are:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! #
! Badge
! Chalk
! Name
! Material
|-
| 0 || [[File:Rank Obscurus Badge.webp|150px]] ||  || Obscurus (Unranked) || -
|-
| 1 || [[File:Rank Initiate Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank initiate chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Initiate || Brick
|-
| 2 || [[File:Rank Seeker Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank seeker chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Seeker || Stone
|-
| 3 || [[File:Rank Acolyte Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank acolyte chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Acolyte || Iron
|-
| 4 || [[File:Rank Sentinel Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank sentinel chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Sentinel || Bronze
|-
| 5 || [[File:Rank Mystic Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank mystic chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Mystic || Silver
|-
| 6 || [[File:Rank Ritualist Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank ritualist chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Ritualist || Gold
|-
| 7 || [[File:Rank Emissary Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank emissary chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Emissary || Platinum
|-
| 8 || [[File:Rank Oracle Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank oracle chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Oracle || Diamond
|-
| 9 || [[File:Rank Phantom Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank phantom chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Phantom || -
|-
| 10 || [[File:Rank Ascendant Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank ascendant chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Ascendant || -
|-
| 11 || [[File:Rank Eternus Badge.webp|150px]] || [[File:Rank eternus chalkboard.webp|75px]] || Eternus || -
|}

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== References ==
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