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.
In-game description of 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.
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
