Ranked mode

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In-game description of Ranked mode

For the current rank system, see Skill Rating.

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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 was a game mode in Deadlock for competitive players to compete with other players of similar skill levels. By winning matches and performing well, players could earn badges for their profile depending on the highest rank they achieve.

Medals were updated once per week, requiring at least 7 games played within that week to receive a rank.

Ranked mode was added to the game on October 10, 2024, but was not publicly available until October 15th. Medals were granted the following Tuesday, on October 22nd. The gamemode was removed on November 21st. Ranks still appears in a player's profile as Skill Ratings.

Overview

The rank badge can be found by viewing the profile. In ranked mode, an additional small icon was displayed when hovering other player's profiles and on the hero's icon in the end game stats.

In order to play, players:

• Had to have 50 games played
• Had to have zero behavior-related restrictions (Voice/text bans, report misuse, etc.)

Ranks

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

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

#	Badge	Name
0		Obscurus†
1		Initiate
2		Seeker
3		Alchemist
4		Arcanist
5		Ritualist
6		Emissary
7		Archon
8		Oracle
9		Phantom
10		Ascendant
11		Eternus

†Players that have not yet earned a medal for the week will have the "Obscurus" Rank

Initiate, Rank 1

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Seeker, Rank 2

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Alchemist, Rank 3

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Arcanist, Rank 4

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Ritualist, Rank 5

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Emissary, Rank 6

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Archon, Rank 7

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Oracle, Rank 8

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Phantom, Rank 9

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Ascendant, Rank 10

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Eternus, Rank 11

Rank Badge	1	2	3	4	5	6

Update history

Update	Changes
November 21, 2024	[ Matchmaking Rework ] This update includes a new version of the matchmaker. The matchmaking pools are no longer split between normal and ranked, there is only one primary matchmaking mode and there are no limited hours.
October 18, 2024	We have adjusted the matchmaking schedule to not be split across many different hours throughout the day, primarily to help address queue times. There will now be a wider continuous, but more concentrated, set of hours that it is enabled in. The schedule is now more simplified as well, as there is no more user selection component. Ranked now has weekend specific hours (starts 5 hours earlier) Fixed some regions (South America, Oceania, Asia) that were off by 1-2 hours from their intended times
October 10, 2024	[ Ranked Mode ] Added Ranked mode