Ranked mode

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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 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 October 10, 2024, replaced by the Skill Rating system on November 21, 2024, and re-introduced on July 30, 2026.

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 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:

#	Badge	Chalk	Name
0			Obscurus†
1		File:Rank initiate chalkboard.webp	Initiate
2		File:Rank seeker chalkboard.webp	Seeker
3		File:Rank acolyte chalkboard.webp	Acolyte
4		File:Rank sentinel chalkboard.webp	Sentinel
5		File:Rank mystic chalkboard.webp	Mystic
6		File:Rank ritualist chalkboard.webp	Ritualist
7			Emissary
8		File:Rank oracle chalkboard.webp	Oracle
9		File:Rank phantom chalkboard.webp	Phantom
10		File:Rank ascendant chalkboard.webp	Ascendant
11		File:Rank eternus chalkboard.webp	Eternus

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

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